Anne and I did some more observations. The students in these classes had scored below basic two years in a row on their state tests in ELA.
In all classes today all students were engaged with activities, both reading and writing.
One teacher decided to do Midwife's Apprentice with her group and was worried that it would be too hard for them based on their reading levels and the lexile level of the book, but the students are "really getting it and enjoying the book."
"Kids are asking to read all day."
"I love the books and things are going well."
One teacher said that other teachers come to her and ask, "How do you do it?" meaning keeping kids engaged and on task. She tells them, "It's not me, it's the books."
One teacher told us that she had a substitute teacher yesterday and the sub reported to her that the kids did not want to stop reading.
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