JoAnn James Blog #2 No More Independent Reading Without Support - section 2

In section two of the book No More Independent Reading Without Support the authors explains how student achievement is connected to IR.  IR if done with support IR can raise achievement scores of readers of all levels.  I think the most important part of this section is the chart on page 12 that explains that IR can improve achievement if it is done correctly.  Teachers need to scaffold IR by modeling, conferring, monitoring and making students accountable for their reading.  IR alone will not help a student it needs to be connected with the teacher scaffold.  The chart of page 14 explains how to do this.  I love this chart.  So very helpful for teachers just starting on the IR journey.   Furthermore this section had excellent suggestions  about how to teach students in explicit ways to choose the "Just Right" books, how to guide students to talk about what they read, and how important it is to monitor and assess during IR.