http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Laura+Robb Education Laura Robb Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=251663&ca=Education A study of why students scored high on an international reading test taken by 32 countries was written up in the January, 2008 issue of The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. The authors were more interested in what was unique about the reading lives and habits of some students that enabled t... Education Laura Robb Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=249490&ca=Education "But I'm not a reading teacher. I teach literature." I hear this comment repeated again and again as I coach teachers in Virginia, New York, and Michigan and conduct workshops for middle and high school teachers around the country. I'm sympathetic to their words because these teachers have had littl... Education Laura Robb Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=247399&ca=Education When I support a school district with improving reading and motivating middle school students to read, I always interview dozens of students from each grade during my first two visits. I find that middle school students are candid, and these interviews often spotlight students' needs and provide me... Education Laura Robb Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=245270&ca=Education Not too long ago, on a visit to two sixth-grade classrooms, I saw very clearly the challenge teachers have before them when they try to differentiate reading. In both classrooms, 11-year-olds who read like fourth graders shared tables with classmates who read like the average ninth grader - a five-y... Education Laura Robb Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=243052&ca=Education Once a month I invite students to choose a book they read and present a short, 2 to 3 minute book talk. From the start of the school year, it's helpful for you to model the book talking process by giving short talks on new additions to your classroom library or on favorite books, magazines, or graph...