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References
Allington, R. L. (2014). “How Reading Volume Affects Both Reading Fluency and Reading Achievement.” International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, vol. 7, no. 1, 2014, pp. 13–26.
Krashen, Stephen D. The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. 2nd ed., Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
Rosenberg, Brittany (2018). A Case for the Inclusions of Graphic Novels in the Classroom.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1226&context=independent-studies
Samuels, S. Jay, and Yi-Chen Wu. “How the Amount of Time Spent on Independent Reading Affects Reading Achievement: A Response to the National Reading Panel.” CiteSeer, Jan. 2001, http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.539.9906.
Graphic Novel Series to Explore
Amulet (8 books), by Kazu Kibuishi, Scholastic.
BabyMouse (19 books) by Jennifer L. Holm, PenguinRandomHouse.
Cat Kid Comic Club (4 books) by Dav Pilkey, Scholastic.
Dog Man (10 books) by Dav Pilkey, Scholastic.
I Survived (7 books) by Lauren Tarshis, Graphix.
The Bad Guys (10 books) by Aaron Blabey, Scholastic.
Laura Robb is an author, teacher, coach, and international speaker, Laura Robb has completed more than 43 years of teaching in grades 4-8, and she returns to teach striving readers each year. Robb received the Richard W. Halle Award for outstanding middle level educator from NCTE as well as the Friends of Literacy Award from the Nassau Reading Council.Laura Robb has written more than 30 books for teachers.
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