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I’d taught for over ten years but had never been trained in this and it’s made a huge difference in getting my students (predominantly English Learners in a large urban district) to read fluently. The truth may hurt but it will also make you better! It's our goal that every child in every elementary school in America can read fluently by the end of second grade. Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018, Denny has the most common sense about working and training horses, One of the best books on horses and riding I've ever read, Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019. No matter where we are right now there’s a next waiting. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Know Better, Do Better READ. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. Please try again. This would be a great book study book to do as a school or content team. I’ve never read a book with so much horse sense, and I’ve read a lot of horse books. It's not preachy but a very enjoyable read. Please try again. This book is great. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Poems for Building Reading Skills Level 2 (The Poet and the Professor), The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading book + The Guided Reading Teacher's Companion. Yes, they tell us, some children are slower at learning to read, but that’s just because they are slower, not because they are dumber. When more schools use the right approaches for beginning reading, all children will benefit. With horses, we don’t get a “do-over button,” as much as we’d sometimes like one. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Know Better to Do Better by Denny Emerson is that book, written in a straightforward conversational style that appeals to the neophyte as much as to the expert. It's our goal that every child in every elementary school in America can read fluently by the end of second grade. Read this book and you will start digesting entire paragraphs at once, not every word. One thing that I really likef about the book is the reflection questions they ask in each chapter. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. “Denny's roots are never far from his narrative. The answer is YES, and David and Meredith Liben have done it! “I love that Denny Emerson's new book Know Better to Do Better, much like his first How Good Riders Get Good, is not discipline-specific. Perhaps most importantly, Emerson insists that it is never, ever too late to change–for the good of the horse and for the good of oneself. Highly recommended! Please try again. An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Loved the chapter on struggling readers. As such, his persona looms large in my horsewoman's mythology and was relegated to an almost untouchable class of rider. Teaching The Foundations So Every Child Can Read, Susan Pimentel (Grandmother to budding readers), Lead Author English Language Arts - Common Core State Standards, Past President International Reading Association, Author, California Reading Hall of Fame Member. You don’t want this book—you need this book. How many times have you walked away from school conversations at a loss for how to improve them? That’s the Liben’s book in a nutshell. 100+ copies 30% off. He knocks himself off the pedestal first, and that makes it easy to follow him through the messy and nonlinear process of becoming a better horseman. Reading this book gave me a plethora of new ideas and I appreciated the appendices at the end of each chapter highlighting sources for deeper learning and teaching and all of the stories of real students in their care. The authors give useful resources. This book explains how to make that happen – for all children in all classrooms. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The best is that he encourages the ignorant to be impetuous and even arrogant , for his own life proves that ‘way leads on to way.’ Bravo!!! I love Denny's humility, and his faith that we can all do better for our horses and ourselves if we resolve to make the effort.