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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donalyn Miller; Jeff Anderson |
| ISBN: | 9780470372272 0470372273 |
| OCLC Number: | 251208607 |
| Description: | xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | There and back again -- Everybody is a reader -- Whisper : student surveys -- There's a time and a place -- Reading freedom -- Whisper : reader's notebooks -- Walking the walk -- Cutting the teacher strings -- Whisper : end-of-year evaluations -- Letting go -- Afterword / Ron D Myers -- Appendix. Care and feeding of a classroom library ; Ultimate library list ; Student forms. |
| Series Title: | Jossey-Bass teacher. |
| Responsibility: | Donalyn Miller ; foreword by Jeff Anderson. |
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[ Starred review ] Miller, a sixth-grade language arts and social studies teacher and blogger, has enabled students of many different backgrounds to enjoy reading and to be good at it; her students regularly score high on the Texas standardized tests. Her approach is simple yet provocative: affirm the reader in every student, allow students to choose their own books, carve out extra reading time, model authentic reading behaviors, discard timeworn reading assignments such as book reports and comprehension worksheets, and develop a classroom library filled with high-interest books. Her students regularly read more than 40 books in a school year and leave her classroom with an appreciation and love of books and reading. Miller provides many tips for teachers and parents and includes a useful list of ultimate reading suggestions picked by her students. This outstanding contribution to the literature is highly recommended for teachers, parents, and others serving young students.-Mark Bay, Univ. of the Cumberlands Lib., Williamsburg, KY ( Library Journal , March 15, 2009) "Mrs. Miller's message was powerful, yet simple. She reminded educators of the simplest way to foster a love for reading: let students read for fun without asking for a book report when they are done." ( The Examiner , November 4, 2009) Read more...

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