Ten years ago, Reading Power was launched in an elementary school in Vancouver. It has since evolved into a recognized approach to comprehension instruction being implemented across Canada, in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, and China. This ground-breaking approach showed teachers how to help students think while they read — connect, question, visualize, infer, and transform. Since the publication of the first edition of Reading Power, Adrienne Gear has continued to reflect on and refine her ideas about metacognition, comprehension instruction, and the Reading Power strategies. This revised and expanded edition shares these new understandings, and offers teachers new ideas, new lessons, and, of course, new anchor books to support the Reading Power principles. An ideal resource for teachers familiar to this strategic approach to teaching reading, or for those looking for new ways to connect thinking with reading. On Twitter: #readpower2 Adrienne Gear has been teaching in Vancouver for almost 20 years. After 4 years working as a Literacy Mentor -- supporting students, teachers, and schools throughout the Vancouver School District -- she is happy to be back "home" in the classroom teaching part-time. When not teaching, Adrienne presents workshops, conducts demonstration lessons, and facilitates teacher leadership groups throughout British Columbia. For more information on her Reading Power series, visit www.readingpowergear.com. Adrienne lives in Vancouver with her husband and their 2 boys.
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