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If our children are not learning, then we have to find a better way to teach them.

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Nothing breeds success more than engaging children in a book that they can’t wait to read.

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Teachers teach children. NOT programs.

This week's tip on unboxing Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ comes from a member of our Fountas & Pinnell Facebook group!

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Our roles as teachers is not only to teach children how to read, but to teach them to WANT to read.

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As important as it is for students to see themselves as readers, it's just as important for them to see themselves as writers.

The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guides provide you with precise teaching language to demonstrate, prompt for, or reinforce effective reading behaviors.

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To be effective, intervention must incorporate everything we know about what students need to learn, especially those who are experiencing difficulty.

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Good readers read regularly, voluntarily, and voraciously. They read a wide variety of material with confidence and enjoyment.

Looking to go paperless? Fountas & Pinnell offer a suite of digital apps to use in your classroom for greater convenience and efficiency.

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The challenge of assessment is to put ourselves in a good position to observe and analyze the process and product of reading.

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Teaching is the opportunity to help students expand their processing power in a way that is generative.

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The purpose of assessment is to meet students where they are and bring them forward with intention and precision.

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Our goal is to help teachers use tools to understand more about the reading process.

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As educators, we need to get on the same page and work in the same direction .

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The Prompting Guides give teachers language that will help students take on independence.

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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ helps teachers learn how to observe kids and guide for deeper understanding.

As you wait for you Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ shipment to deliver, check out these resources that are currently available, as well as some that are coming soon—all created to help you prepare for, unpack, and organize your new materials.

*The views expressed in our blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Fountas and Pinnell.