Mosaic of Thought: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction

Ellin Keene has added a lot more depth and practicality in her second edition. All teachers of reading should read this book!

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down and finished it in less than a week. It is chock full of great reading teaching points and literature discussion starters. I definitely plan on using this book while planning this year. My husband laughed at me because I tabbed so many of the pages. Excellent book on language arts for teachers.

Susan and Ellin's dedication to teachers and classrooms across the Nation shines through in this second edition of Mosaic of Thought. Their detailed descriptions of comprehension lessons across all grade levels and with teachers from many places help us see the universal truth of these core comprehension strategies. These powerful strategies are not just about reading, but are ways of thinking deeply that can impact learning in any content area in every school across our country and our world. Every person who looks to our children as the future should read this book.

I can't recall ever wanting to read a professional text more than once. I almost couldn't wait to finish the book so that I could read it again. I find myself using the strategies they discuss in my own reading and of course, in my student's. I plan to use this text as a handbook for reader's workshop in my class this year.