Lemov's book his has some useful suggestions and supports for teachers. However, it is missing appropriate and necessary citations and references. I had a hard time getting past that!

Chapter 2 (about how to actually DO close reading) was incredibly helpful. It developed my understanding of how to ask effective questions when reading a text, and I implemented it immediately last year with great success. Unfortunately, in light of the chaos in education from COVID and my personal decision to focus on antiracist education, I have to abandon this temporarily as I research strategies for blended/online learning and racial equity training. I hope to return to this in the future, t...

A really interesting read with lots to think about. It has certainly made me rethink how I approach the teaching of reading with Year 6.

I received an advance copy through NetGalley. As a former English major I've come across many textbook/handbooks like "Reading Reconsidered." Most of the concepts and modules presented are pretty standard. There is nothing all to groundbreaking to be found here. But I think the simplicity in its format and straightforwardness in text make it more accessible than most texts on the subject matter. This is definitely a text for professional levels individuals. I would recommend this to teachers, ad...

I don't plan to shelve this one, so I guess in some ways I'll be "currently reading" it for the rest of the school year. I love the rigor and the integrated practices in this book and consider it a guiding light for my practice for the year. (I loved it so much I bought my own copy after borrowing from the library because I just didn't want to let go of it!)

In a summer where I am looking to refill my "toolbox" of teaching tricks and rethink some of my teaching practices, I've been bulldozing through several teaching books, and Reading Reconsidered has been a good one in terms of different ways of thinking about reading instruction and strategies to implement. However, the author gets on his soapbox quite a bit in the beginning, which I could have done without, and as he and I are philosophically are in disagreement about many things reading related...

Doug Lemov has no significant classroom teaching experience. He has no formal training as a reading researcher or reading specialist. This book has no research bibliography or list of sources providing a pedagogical foundation for his claims. I question the validity of his action "research" (conducted at his own charter schools) and his credibility as a reading instruction expert.Richard Allington, John Guthrie, Peter Johnston, Arthur Applebee and a staggering list of credible researchers have c...

Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with a copy of Reading Reconsidered in exchange for an honest review!In recent years, largely due to the implementation of the Common Core Standards, educational rigor has increased across the K-12 curriculum. As a result, the key to academic success lies squarely in the development of strong literacy skills in our students. In Reading Reconsidered, Lemov, Driggs, & Woolway address the "Core of the Core" - strategies that help educators hone their instruc...

Hey teachers: if you've read lots of research on reading but always felt a little empty on the 'how-to' for your classroom, you should look at this book with real intent. It approaches all reading instruction from a most 'right-side-up' view (per my own book), keeping students' post-k-12 preparation--not a love of reading or decolonizing classrooms or whatever else--at the center, and has loads of thoughtful strategies, techniques, and rationales for every facet of reading instruction.Sure wish

Although I am not a teacher, I am a reading mentor and so I was interested to read this. It is aimed at teaching, probably at secondary school age, but there is much to interest anyone who has any input into the reading lives of children, or students; whether teachers, librarians or parents. Or, indeed, if you are a student yourself and struggle with interpreting texts, want to improve your vocabulary or need some ideas on how to get the most from the texts you need to read for your studies. Thi...

I skimmed this text, and found a few helpful pieces of information. I was very disappointed that the book makes no acknowledgment that students in a classroom may have a wide variety of reading levels. Donalyn Miller makes a better argument than I can about the pitfalls (and damage) a whole class novel read can have on students who do not read "on grade level." The book also suggests that teachers should be selecting all the reading material for their students. How will students learn to self-se...

I was taught how to teach readers strong books. I was not taught how to teach reading. This book does an excellent job of helping me realize how to help my students become better readers. It has helpful ideas and evidence on what needs to be done.

Although I approached this book with a lot of bias and a bad taste in my mouth from being force-fed too much Doug Lemov, I was pleasantly surprised to find it so useful, practical, logical, and fairly thorough. Despite not containing anything new or particularly well-researched, the practices recommended in this book--when combined with others--will significantly improve my instruction.I tend to find myself not fully aligned with the teaching philosophies of UnCommon Schools (or maybe just Lemov...

This book was really hard to understand, mostly because I'm not a literature teacher at any level, and I'm not even English mother tongue. Anyway what I understood was really interesting and this book really shows how to improve your teaching skills using books, as it says: "...we’ve looked at the different ways teachers can implement four “Core of the Core” ideas in the classroom. By having students read harder texts, close read rigorously to establish and analyze meaning, read lots of nonficti...

"Cultural Literacy" taught me how to think about education."Reading Reconsidered" taught me how to teach.Easily the best book on education that I've ever read.

One of the most helpful teacher books I’ve ever read on ELA. Really inspired me. I highlighted and annotated almost every page. I especially loved the chapters on vocabulary, close reading, and writing for reading. Any Reading or Writing teacher should devour this book.2nd time reading it: just as good as the first time!

Very useful for pointers on designing a literacy course (I am planning Reading, Research and Nonfiction classes) It has helped me a great deal with different methods and pathways to deliver the classes. Would highly recommend this for any English/literacy development/librarian to read as CPD

This book was recommended to me by another teacher. It is excellent. I am going to be teaching a novel for the first time this school year and I am certain to reference the strategies modeled in this book.If you are looking into how to utilize teaching with novels, this book is a great place to start. It is detailed and encourages you to implement various strategies or techniques by explicitly explaining and modeling them to students. This is key, and is backed by cognitive science research goin...

This is one of the stronger books about ELA pedagogy that I have read. Lemov's books are good about giving practical advice for classroom teachers. I am excited to use his strategies as I begin whole class novels this school year. Though this book is not revolutionary, it gives a solid foundation for teaching background information and close reading that can change how you look at instruction. Students generally seem bored when we reread passages, but Lemov's strategies should help me get studen...