Topic: Whole Book Reading

Digital devices have changed the ways we read, which isn't always a bad thing (consider: Kindle and BookTok). While recent data suggests a decline in people who read, we believe that new technologies can, and should, facilitate reader engagement.

Penny Kittle recounts her early experiences with loving books, and questions how we impart the same joy onto students. If students choose what to read most of the time, and we support them as readers, we can shift pretending to read to a passion for reading in almost every teenager.

What is bibliotherapy? Learn how to choose books that you will not only enjoy, but will help you grow into the kind of person you want to be.

In many schools, teachers are under immense pressure to keep up with pacing guides that come with their curriculum, leaving seemingly no room for reading whole books. Marilyn Pryle dissects the necessities of choice and ownership in getting kids to read for pleasure.

No one becomes an avid reader on a diet of text tidbits. Practicing reading skills on paragraph-long excerpts lacks authenticity; it is absent of purpose apart from “doing school.” Books are more than tools for teaching children how to read. They are the reason to read.

The literacy crisis is more than "kids aren't reading!" Let's explore why and how we can get them back to whole books. Featuring new posts from Carol Jago, Penny Kittle, Marilyn Pryle, and more. Excerpts from previous titles by Kelly Gallagher, Tom Newkirk, Stephanie Affinito, and more.