“Now let’s talk about the reader identity for a moment. Yes fluency is important as is phonemic awareness, vocabulary and comprehension but these are tools that measure the progress and literacy of the reader. But what makes a person a reader to begin with? Well, things that are notoriously difficult to measure into neat little numbers like 3.1, things
like: choice, desire, emotion, imagination, to name a few.” ( Excerpt from Jennifer Delvecchio’s blog)

Jennifer Delvecchio’s thoughtful post on how “dessert” and “main course” books each have their place in our children’s reading bags.  Click HERE for the full post.