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How to Make the Most of This Book

Here are some simple tips, which you may have already thought of, already implemented, or may be new to you. They are only suggestions to help you make your students as successful in reading as possible.

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  Read through the book ahead of time so you are familiar with each portion. The better you understand how the book works, the easier it will be to answer students’ questions.
  
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  Set aside a regular time each day to incorporate Daily Warm-Ups into your routine. Once the routine is established, students will look forward to and expect to work on reading strategies at that particular time.
  
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  Make sure that any amount of time spent on Daily Warm-Ups is positive and constructive. This should be a time of practicing for success and recognizing it as it is achieved.
  
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  Allot only about 10 minutes to Daily Warm-Ups. Too much time will not be useful; too little time will create additional stress.
  
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  Be sure to model the reading and question-answering process at the beginning of the year. Model pre-reading questions, reading the passage, highlighting information that refers to the questions, and eliminating answers that are obviously wrong. Finally, refer back to the text once again, to make sure the answers chosen are the best ones.
  
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  Create and store overheads of each lesson so that you can review student work, concepts, and strategies as quickly as possible.
  
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  Utilize peer tutors who have strong skills for peer interaction to assist with struggling students.
  
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  Offer small group time to students who need extra enrichment or opportunities for questions regarding the text. Small groups will allow many of these students, once they are comfortable with the format, to achieve success independently.
  
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  Adjust the procedures, as you see fit, to meet the needs of all your students.