Kim Riddle miller part 2

I appreciate this authors simple style of writing. She doesn't get lot in hearing herself spout education jargon just for the sake of impressing her peers.
However, it is quite repetitive.  We get it... Independent reading needs support.  We can't turn them lose to read silently for thirty minutes and trust they are truly getting into the book or magazine or web page.  We have to model.  We have to teach how to pick a goodie.  We have to give feedback and hold their feet to the fire.
The chart on page 14 FIGURE 2-1 is great.  I like the comparison of the traditional and ScSR at a glance.
I don't know if I agree that poor readers benefit from less time reading than good readers. That seems a little backwards.  The reading stamina may need to be built up. I would be interested in reading more about that future study.  ... One day....
Page 20- figure 2-2 is another golden nugget.  Love the genre wheel!  Confession time... I stink at remembering to encourage variety of genre.  It is integrated in out lrp but daily exposure could be better😀. And my classroom library could use some diversification as well.
When I teach my kids about choosing reading material difficulty I tell them it depends on the purpose of the read.  If I'm kicked back on the porch reading for pleasure I want brain candy. Easy stuff.  If I'm building a deck with my husband I want a book on decks that teach me what I want to know and it is probably the meat and potatoes technical read. You want kids to build that reading muscle but Mr. Universe didn't start out by lifting Volkswagen bugs.
I have conferences with my kids about what they are reading but I have a hard time cutting off the conference at 5 min.  I can usually get five to seven conferences in a day.  My goal is to stick to the time limit and try two shorter reading sessions a day instead of one long one.  Perhaps morning and afternoon.  Hey.... Wonder what studies have been done about WHEN is the best time of day.
I agree that students need to talk about what they are reading.  It makes sense because if I'm sitting with my husband and we are both reading different things we naturally stop at a good part and share.  It's an organic response.  Even though I don't really want to hear about the latest cool welding gadget or record catfish I listen because when I am laughing out loud at a Janet Evanovich book he best listen to me read that gut buster part.