Topic: A Novel Approach

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Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice by Kate Roberts.

Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re excited to bring you a special read aloud episode with author Kate Roberts. In her latest book, A Novel Approach Kate takes a close look at both whole-class novels and independent reading...

To practice reading skills either as a student or a teacher, you can download the skills and strategies bookmarks that accompany A Novel Approach. Each set is available for free download and filled with steps that readers can take with them in whatever text they're currently reading.

Here, Kate Roberts shares just a few extended classroom clips from her book, A Novel Approach. In this blog, you'll get a chance to watch Kate confer with two different students, and see how Kate structures a mini-less and read aloud.

Whole-class novels can offer a method of teaching that allows us to ignite a sense of community in the classroom.

When teaching whole-class novels, Roberts continually asks two questions to determine if her teaching practice truly has students' interests in mind:

The study guide includes easy-to-use worksheets, reflection questions, and workshop strategies to invigorate reading instruction in your classroom and guide students through difficult texts.

if you have a good readers workshop going in your classroom I give you a hi-five and say keep it up! There are, though, a few caveats that might cause you to consider the whole class novel approach...

In this following video, Kate walks you through what you can expect to find in her new book, A Novel Approach, and shows you how you too can find a student-centered, balanced approach to teaching reading.

I believe we can teach whole class novels in ways that increase independence, ability, and engagement. We can keep our novels, but we may need to change the way we do them.

Today on the podcast, whole class novels AND choice, can we really have it both ways?

On this edition of Facebook Live, we're talking with Kate Roberts on her newest book, A Novel Approach. Listen in as we learn about how this book came to be.

Here, Kate Roberts shows you just what is in store for you inside her new book, A Novel Approach