1200 Hours: What It Takes For Readers And Schools To Succeed

What does it takefor new readers to succeed? It takes 1.200 hours of exposure, instruction and practice, practice, practice. Patrick knows all about practice. He learned that in music school. But a job in a professional orchestra hasn’t happened. With a son ready to begin school, something has to change. When the jaded principal of the neighborhood school presses Patrick to get involved, no one could predict the outcome. Guided by a flamboyant former professor, a salty science instructor, and a discouraged kindergarten teacher, Patrick discovers what is most important for young readers, and for his own future. Filled with classroom ideas, tools, and models for teachers to use to make their own exciting learning environments, 1,200 Hours is the story of one school’s decision to do the hard work required for success. It might be your school’s story.