Good Read

Making the Most of Small Groups
Differentiation for All

by Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007

From Starting with Comprehension-Reading Strategies for the Youngest Learners by Andie Cunningham and Ruth Shagoury

I have learned it is never too early to start comprehension instruction.  In fact, I’ve discovered it’s essential to begin with meaning when we start formal reading instruction.  Otherwise, the earliest, most crucial introductions to literacy have little or no connection to students’ lives.