Teaching children to inquire, discuss ideas, and defend thinking about a literary text is a key aim of the common core state standards (CCSS). This article describes how four third-grade, male struggling readers successfully co-constructed meaning during a discussion based reading intervention rooted in philosophical inquiry. Three elements that…

Notes that most parents, eventhose who are college educated, do not know how to teach reading nor how to help their children. Discusses possible methods of informing parents. (RW)

Explores how teachers can guide children to deeper understandings of how literature works, just as a curator might show them through a collection. (MG)

Conversation is a basis for critical thinking. It is the thread that ties together cognitive strategies and provides students with the practice that becomes the foundation for reading, writing, and thinking. In recent years, proficient reader research has yielded information about what good readers do as they comprehend text. This article provides…