“ In a research-poor context,isolated experience replaces professional knowledge as the dominant influence on how teachers teach. Mike Schmoker
“ These programs and reading series are the fruit of an intellectually exhausted literacy industry that lost its way long ago, even as we mutely accepted its misguided agenda - to complicate reading and… Mike Schmoker
“ We must begin where we are and move forward immediately by starting small and capitalizing on what's at hand. Mike Schmoker
“ The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development. Mike Schmoker
“ Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence. Mike Schmoker
“ Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well. Mike Schmoker
“ Worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing). Mike Schmoker
“ When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn" - learning itself - by years. Mike Schmoker
“ Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make difference. Mike Schmoker
