“Strategies That Work” has made me consider and evaluate how I am employing comprehension strategies in my classroom. This book has helped me to see ways and give strategy lessons that I can use to further teach questioning, inferring and connecting strategies in the classroom. It reinforced in my mind how important comprehension is for every student and how they need to make meaning for themselves.
I did find the amount of strategy lessons to be a bit overwhelming. However, at the same time, a teacher at every grade level would be able to find a strategy lesson that they could use to develop every area of comprehension. I plan to keep this book as a resource for future teaching if I ever wind up teaching another grade level. In addition, if I find my students struggling with a certain area of comprehension then I will use this book to further delve into a specific comprehension strategy.
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It sounds like a great resource book but maybe not a beach read! ;) I love having books like this in my "arsenal" if I'm feeling stuck in a particular area or hungry for new ideas. It seems like all of our books are a wealth of strategies. I totally feel as Jamie stated that I teach skills more than strategies and wish to change that.
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