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Reading fiction is at the heart of our classrooms.
It's what we love. It's what we want our students to love--whether whole class novels, book club texts, or independent choices. But to love fiction, kids need to be able to and hopefully want to read without our constant guidance and instruction. How can we coach students towards more proficient, independent practice when they read? Kate Roberts offers strategies to teach the skills students need to confidently analyze character, theme, and craft--strategies they can repeatedly practice across time and texts. Since reading strategies alone don't help teachers or students understand the "why" and "how," each strategy is anchored by:The Heart of Fiction is about more than skill building. It's also about the conditions we can set up in our teaching to make this work stick, and for our students to truly grow into themselves as readers. It's about the lifeblood of our classrooms.
Kate Roberts is a national literacy consultant, author, and speaker. She taught eighth grade in Brooklyn, NY and worked as a literacy coach before transitioning into supporting teachers full-time through her consulting work. In 2018, Kate's last book, A Novel Approach, asked how we can teach whole-class novels while preserving student-centered practices like independent reading and peer-centered book groups. She is also the co-author of Falling in Love with Close Reading (with Christopher Lehman) and DIY Literacy (with Maggie Beattie Roberts).
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