Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades

This is a great book for both new and "seasoned" teachers. Ms. Miller offers many examples of ways to "amp up" your reading instruction and to do away with a lot of the old Round Robin styled reading. I have to admit, it's a little hard to let go of monitoring every single word my students read, but once I started utilizing her reading club structure, I found that my children are MUCH more excited about reading. I am giving them difficult comprehension questions, and even the struggling readers are doing well. John Hattie and other experts in the field of education have found evidence that peer discussions, grouped both heterogeneously and homogeneously, lead to raised student performance. I find her suggestions and book lists to be very helpful. It's an enjoyable read and I finished it over a weekend. Now my students are enjoying the influences of Ms. Miller's ideas mixed in with mine. Excellent!

Everyone would benefit from reading this book. Even though it is a teacher education book it sure has made me look at my reading habits and how I can get more out of my reading experience. Using reading strategies wasn't even mentioned when I was in school (that was a long time ago) but it applies to the little kids that are in this classroom and all of us. I have found that when I started using some of these strategies myself my reading pleasure and understanding have both jumped.

I got this book for a class about teaching literacy to children. I though the ideas and strategies were great, and I enjoyed that the book was laid out by parts of the school year. I thought the book would be more about evidenced strategies for teaching, but they seemed to be more like what the teacher (the author) enjoys using in her own classroom.

This book was easy to read and I will definitely be using it as a resource and guide in my classroom next year . I loved how each month is organized . It will be easy to use throughout the school year . The book made a lot of sense and got me eager to see what will happen in my classroom next year. If you are a teacher ready for change in your classroom and want your students engaged in authentic learning then this book is for you !

Some teaching books are written from the perspective of "I'm perfect. If you're not you're not doing it right." This book speaks directly to me: a perfectly imperfect teacher. She puts so much of her research IN THE BOOK. She puts the things she figured out, the lessons she learned, and even plots out her teaching plan month-to-month IN THE BOOK. I truly enjoy reading every page. i feel like I'm getting smarter and becoming a better teacher for my kids

I haven't read this yet but have a major complaint. I am reading this as part of a book group I am in. All other participants have print copies. I assumed (incorrectly) as with most more recent Kindle editions there would be real page numbers. It is causing me significant grief just to determine where each weeks assignments are being taken from as we aren't considering the book in order written! These types of books should have real page numbers!

Even better than the first edition, this book adds very specific suggestions for planning at the beginning of each chapter. Wonderful book. This is a favorite with my preservice teachers and their cooperating teachers usually love the fact that they have already read it! Miller offers clear and practical help to teach young readers how to comprehend a range of text, yet never abandons her deeply held convictions about learners and learning.

very useful

This book brings a whole new meaning to teaching emergent readers. Miller places a greater emphasis on understanding with decoding taking a back seat. I think a balance of the two would serve our young readers well.

This is a great book for teachers new to primary or teachers who have been in primary for awhile and are looking to improve their reading program. The book includes monthly overviews for the whole year.

Every teacher needs to read this if primary.

Great teaching resource

great