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The gift of reading is among the most powerful gifts we can give to those we love. In a world where more and more things have to be done online, reading has become the standard exchange currency for information. Reading is essential to economic independence and personal freedom as well as the ability to learn and acquire new skills as demands change over time. This month we feature FEA Reading Trainers throughout Florida who are helping teachers
spread strategies for teaching reading. Books make great gifts at any time of year, and we have included some suggestions for books that will foster the love of reading in young people this season. Anything we do to strengthen reading skills and encourage the love and habit of reading constitutes a gift that keeps on giving and grows in value over time.
In the last few years all educators in all grade levels and subject areas have been asked to incorporate reading into their daily classroom activities. Some instructors have added silent, sustained reading at the beginning of their class period, and others have added reading and writing projects related to their curriculum. Despite the concerted efforts, middle and high school students have not demonstrated extraordinary gains in reading based on normed and criterion
referenced test scores. Given the incredible pressure educators feel to teach the critical concepts in their subject areas, keep pace with grade level and content area expectations, and gather and record student progress data, it seems like too much to expect hard working educators to be reading teachers, too. Many teachers ask why.
