Leila's Reaction (foreward, acknowledgement, & intro)

Just from reading the foreward written by Shelley Harwayne, I feel like I already know the author of the story. By the way Shelley described her, I can tell that Sharon Taberski is a hardworking and devoted teacher in helping students not only to learn how to read but to develop a passion for reading too. It is wonderful to know that the things we are learning in class (ie. running records, student conferences, read out louds, etc) are strongly advocated by the author. Overall, it sounds like Sharon Taberski is a wonderful teacher.

She has alot of people whom she acknowledge her inspiration and hardwork for. It is true that without the people in your life, there would be no support for your accomplishment. She made me realized that you can't do it all by yourself. Teachers need to work together to help build a stronger education for the children.

I am really excited to read about the many strategies that Sharon has in this book. Her passion towards developing such strategies to help students enjoy reading is what makes the strategies successfully in the classroom.