Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. This item is unavailable.Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop

How do students become thoughtful, independent readers who comprehend text at a deep level?

SUSAN ZIMMERMANN cofounded and served as the executive director of the Public Education & Business Coalition. During her ten years there, she initiated numerous programs to improve the quality of public schools, including the Reading Project, which has been implemented in more than thirty Colorado schools and is the source of the classroom examples presented in Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. Mosaic of Thought (co-authored with Ellin Oliver Keene) has been a celebrated Heinemann title since 1997. She is also the author of Writing to Heal the Soul (Three Rivers Press, 2002), Grief Dancers (Nemo Press, 1996), and the upcoming 7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It (Susan ZimmermannChryse Hutchins, Prima Publishing, June 2003). Susan provides workshops throughout the country on the comprehension strategies. For more information on Susan Zimmermann visit her Web site at www.susanzimmermann.com.