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Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading: Shifting to a Problem-Based Approach
How do we prepare students for a world that's changing so rapidly that a majority of those sitting in classrooms today will go on to hold jobs that don't yet exist, using technologies that haven't yet been invented to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet? For Vicki Vinton, the answer is to help build students' capacities as critical and creative thinkers by shifting to a problem-based approach for teaching reading.
Problem-based teaching has taken hold in STEM classes across the country, but it's not common in reading, where we tend to think of problems as existing only at the word level. Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading, however, will help you become more aware of the problems texts pose for readers at the literal, inferential, and thematic levels, and then show you how to create opportunities for students to read closely and think deeply as they wrestle with those problems.
Additionally, you'll learn how to:
- Develop a repertoire of dynamic teaching moves that will help you probe student thinking and provide responsive feedback when students most need it.
- Shift your focus from the teaching of complex texts to complex thinking.
- Help students develop lines of inquiry as readers.
Chock-full of classroom examples and the voices of students figuring things out, Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading connects the practices in the book to all sorts of current thinking and trends-from growth mindsets to the Common Core State Standards and from productive struggle to educational neuroscience. That breadth and depth ensures that Vicki's book is one that educators will be talking about-and you don't want to miss.
Problem-based teaching has taken hold in STEM classes across the country, but it's not common in reading, where we tend to think of problems as existing only at the word level. Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading, however, will help you become more aware of the problems texts pose for readers at the literal, inferential, and thematic levels, and then show you how to create opportunities for students to read closely and think deeply as they wrestle with those problems.
Additionally, you'll learn how to:
- Develop a repertoire of dynamic teaching moves that will help you probe student thinking and provide responsive feedback when students most need it.
- Shift your focus from the teaching of complex texts to complex thinking.
- Help students develop lines of inquiry as readers.
Chock-full of classroom examples and the voices of students figuring things out, Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading connects the practices in the book to all sorts of current thinking and trends-from growth mindsets to the Common Core State Standards and from productive struggle to educational neuroscience. That breadth and depth ensures that Vicki's book is one that educators will be talking about-and you don't want to miss.
223 pages, Paperback
Published March 21, 2017
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July 22, 2017
This is a book that is inspiring me to rethink my teaching practices. Not that I need to do major overhaul, but VV has given me plenty of evidence for tweaks that can make my teaching so much more intentional. As I read, I would get lost imagining how this all could work in my classroom (the problems I would have encountered last year and the work I need to do to strengthen community so the same problems won't happen again) and I would lose my place and have to reread!
I am in awe of the craft in VV's writing, as well. Do you remember that volume of the Encyclopedia Brittanica with the plastic overlays of different systems of the human body? I've taken to reading each chapter in three passes as if there are overlays. First I read the main text, then add the layer of the Core Practices, and finally layer on top of it all the sections on Steering the Ship and Considering Complexity. These strata of careful thought, insightful research, and perfect examples are a peek into VV's highly organized, creative, and intelligent brain.
I am in awe of the craft in VV's writing, as well. Do you remember that volume of the Encyclopedia Brittanica with the plastic overlays of different systems of the human body? I've taken to reading each chapter in three passes as if there are overlays. First I read the main text, then add the layer of the Core Practices, and finally layer on top of it all the sections on Steering the Ship and Considering Complexity. These strata of careful thought, insightful research, and perfect examples are a peek into VV's highly organized, creative, and intelligent brain.
July 10, 2017
If you're trying to find a way to grow your teaching and change in ways that honor children and give you voice for your choices to follow or not CCSS, then you must read this book. I'll have it at my side everyday in my classroom to help remind me of the importance of supporting thinking and asking children to be changed by what they read.
July 23, 2017
Solidly grounded in reading as meaning-making, Dynamic Teaching for Deeper Reading challenges some basic assumptions about reading instruction in the elementary classroom. For example, sticking to a narrowly focused predetermined teaching point is abandoned in favor of responding to the reader and text in front of you; I-We-You is turned on its head as Vinton proposes You-We-I; the challenges even extend to the point of dismantling many commonly used scaffolds. At the heart of it all is a more complex vision of reading, a vision with curiosity, problem-solving, and inquiry at the core, with the clear intention of developing efficacious students (and teachers) who flexibly think through common text challenges, identify patterns, and recast them as lines of inquiry. Highly recommend for teachers ready to be a bit rattled on the road to creating authentic opportunities for readers to think deeply and create their own meaning from text.
August 5, 2017
Vicki Vinton has written an incredibly thought-provoking book that has challenged my perceptions and assumptions about reading instruction that will change my pedagogy forever! If we approach reading as a problem-solving task - a transaction between the writer and the reader that should not be boiled down to "right answers", we will create a place for all readers at the table. Reading this book was an act of problem-solving for myself as well. Some ideas I pushed back on, some I saw as "a-ha" moments, and others deepened my convictions and beliefs. I read this as part of #CyberPD 17 and was blessed with a variety of perspectives and online discussions that helped me look more closely and think more deeply. Great book for staff development!
February 26, 2018
So I trust Kelly Gallagher and Gallagher trusts her. So I have to almost unlearn what Gallagher taught me to utilize Vinton 100% but I don't believe her methods fits all molds. I think Gallagher is the most useful in an EL classroom, but Vinton should be utilized after students are ready and have the basics in their belts. (I believe only ELA Teachers will understand this review)
March 12, 2023
This should be required reading for all teachers. I don't even care what subject they teach. Best book on teaching I've read in years.
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