Strategies That Work is a book I have been wanting to read, and I am glad that I finally had the "excuse" to dedicate time to reading it. There are so many great ideas, some of which I have already tried, and others which I will try in the future.
I agree with Michelle, however, that on the downside the amount of skills and ideas covered was overwhelming. The more I read this book, the more I started to feel like I wasn't doing anything right in the classroom!!! No matter how much I do, there's always more to be done.
With that in mind, I think this book is better to be used as a resource, and not as a cover-to-cover read. If you have a particular skill that you'd like to focus on, this book can give you several ideas to try. Instead of trying them all, it would be great to focus on one. I think using this book as a reference would be less overwhelming and more specific.
I do feel that this is a book worth having, or at least taking a peek at. It will have a great home on my curriculum shelf at school, and I am looking forward to trying at least one new thing from the book next year. I figure that as long as I do one thing better each year, I am on the right track!
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I also felt that our book was overwhelming with the amount of ideas that the author covered! The more I read the book, the more I realized I was not doing these things and that I WANT TO DO THESE THINGS! Thank you for the suggestions about how to use this book. I have also wanted to read this book, as I do some of the strategies in my classroom. I agree that if I try one new thing, my students will gain so much!!!!
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