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What Does Real Reading Look Like?

Written by Digital Editor | Mar 26, 2015 12:30:05 PM

I Am Reading: Nurturing Young Children’s Meaning Making and Joyful Engagement with Any Book by Kathy Collins and Matt Glover is out now. 

How do we help kids become more strategic readers before they're decoding? In the video below, Matt and Kathy argue that emergent readers are strategic before reading the words.

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In bestselling books such as Growing Readers and Already Ready, Kathy Collins and Matt Glover have shared their commitment to exemplary instruction for Pre-K and primary students. Their extensive teaching, professional development, and leadership experiences have helped them make powerful connections with other early childhood educators as nationally known consultants, speakers, and presenters. Follow them on Twitter: @Mattglover123 and @KathyCollins15.

Go to the Am Reading page to preview the book and read a sample chapter.