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Using Beloved Children's Classics to Teach Reading Comprehension

About the book Using Beloved Classics to Deepen Reading Comprehension by Monica Edinger:

"Digging deep into literature helps students with many aspects of their learning. I've seen them become more fluent readers, more able decoders, and more confident at comprehension — all as a result of their literary explorations," says author Monica Edinger. Monice has made literature studies an integral part of her classroom. In this book, she shares the lessons, strategies, and activities that have been so successful for her.

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In addition, the author discusses how to introduced and manage journals, whole-class discussions, student-led small-group discussions, literature centers, read-alouds, and more to create a literacy-rich learning environment that delights students. Her story will inspire you and your students to read deeply, developing a love of literature that will last a lifetime.

About the author:

Monica Edinger is a teacher at the Dalton School in New York City. She is the author of Seeking History: Teaching with Primary Sources in Grades 4 - 6 and, with Stephanie Fins, of Far Away and Long Ago: Young Historians in the Classroom, in addition to numerous articles. Monica has also been an active presence online for many years. She has developed online curricula related to children's literature and history for Scholastic Network, the Library of Congress, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among other organizations.