7 Keys to Comprehension

As I was doing some reading this weekend I came across one of my recommended reading books for parents, 7 Keys to Comprehension by Susan Zimmermann and Chryse Huthchins. I have found this book extremely valuable as a classroom teacher and often encourage parents to read it. Based on research by P. David Pearson and a number of his colleagues, the authors have found 7 things that will encourage children to understand and care about what they read. Not only with the information be of value this year, but for years to come. I still find myself reading and start thinking, "Hey I just made a mental image!" or "I have schema for that."
So this year I'd like to start our first annual book club! Get a copy of the book at the library, bookstore, borrow mine, or just click on the link to Amazon (I just learned how to do this and I'm psyched!!) Each month we'll read a new chapter and talk about (and blog) about what we've learned. There are eight chapters which will permit us to do one chapter each month. This month's chapter is called Reading for Life and it took me less than 30 minutes to complete it and it's not heavy reading. I'll post a blog at the end of each month and share some highlight or insight about the reading and then parents can respond and leave their comments. I'll look forward to hearing from you soon.
Now all you have to do is get the book and we're on our way!