Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice
Grade: 6th-12th
Pub Date: 2/14/2018
As an English teacher, Kate Roberts has seen the power of whole-class novels to build community in her classroom. But she’s also seen too many kids struggle too much to read them--and consequently, check out of reading altogether. Kate’s had better success getting kids to actually read – and enjoy it—when they choose their own books within a workshop model. “And yet,”... more
