Independent Reading Activities That Keep Kids Learning. . . While You Teach Small Groups (Grades 3-6) (Paperback)

by Susan Finney (Author) "I meet teachers every week who are excited about setting up small group instruction in their own classrooms..." (more)
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Product Description
50 Engaging Reproducible Activity Sheets, Management Strategies, and Tips for Differentiating Instruction That Help Kids Build Key Reading Strategies Independently
Manage Independent Reading!
This fantastic resource is just what teachers need--a treasury of ready-to-go activities kids use independently to build reading skills. Now a teacher can rest assured that "the rest of the class" is reading and learning while he or she meet with small groups. Activity sheets guide students to build vocabulary, deepen comprehension, explore genre, identify literary elements, and so much more!

About the Author
Sue Finney has had 25 years of classroom experience. She has been a Master Teacher for UCLA and a mentor teacher in her district, as well as an adjunct professor in reading education. She is the author of the best-selling Keep the Rest of the Class Reading and Writing . . . While You Teach Small Groups.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources; Tch edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439309417
• ISBN-13: 978-0439309417
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,283 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can Be Adapted to Any Book!, April 25, 2008

By	P. J. Taylor (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is full of literacy center menus to use with any fiction or nonfiction books. You can easily change these menus to fit the books that you already have available in your classroom. My students love these literacy centers!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 10, 2008

By	B. Freitas (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My impression of this book was that I could, more or less, just copy the pages and put some basic materials together. However, I have to make sure that I have the right poetry, historical fiction, etc. books in order for students to complete the activities. Many of the suggested books are too long for students to do during centers and others are not at my students' interest and/or reading level.

This book definitely has some good activities for students to work on but the huge drawback is that there is a very long list of books that are needed in order for students to complete many of the activities. Most of the activities that do not require specific books are things teachers already have access to anyway (i.e. Creating a Story Chart). Bummer.