i honestly wasn't sure how I would like this before I started reading. i figured I'd read Section 1 and see what happens. It is a very interesting article. It actually peaked my interest enough that I will be reading Section 2 later on. The author expressed many of the concerns I have about independent reading. The main concern being time.
After reading the experience in the Baltimore school, I could see how time can be found. I began to think about my class times here at school and ways I could tweak my schedule. It is amazing at just how much time is available when you take a good look. I look forward to reading further and gaining some tips that will help me in my classroom.
Time is so fleeting--and so camouflaged! I hope you will continue to get helpful tips from this book. Independent reading might differ in our early childhood classrooms from some of the more generic vignettes in the book, but our little ones definitely benefit from daily times set aside to interact with books.
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