Quotes by : Mike Schmoker

What gets measured (and clearly defined) does get done.

When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn" - learning....

worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).

These programs and reading series are the fruit of an intellectually exhausted literacy industry that....

We must begin where we are and move forward immediately by starting small and capitalizing on what's....

The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.

Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves;....

Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make difference.....

Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.

In a research-poor context,isolated experience replaces professional knowledge as the dominant influence....