Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits
Teaching students to become lifelong readers A companion to the bestselling The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching "wild" reading. Based on survey responses from...
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Teaching students to become lifelong readers A companion to the bestselling The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching "wild" reading. Based on survey responses from over 900 adult readers and classroom feedback, Reading in the Wild offers solid advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage and assess key lifelong reading habits, including dedicating time for reading, planning for future reading, and defining oneself as a reader.Includes advice for supporting the love of reading by explicitly teaching lifelong reading habitsContains accessible strategies, ideas, tips, lesson plans and management tools along with lists of recommended booksCo-published with Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Teacher MagazinePacked with ideas for helping students choose their own reading material, respond to text, and build capacity for lifelong reading.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780470900307 (047090030X)
ASIN: 047090030X
Publish date: December 20th 2013
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
"Reading changes your life. Reading unlocks worlds unknown or forgotten, taking travelers around the world and through time. Reading helps you escape the confines of school and pursue your own education. Through characters - the saints and the sinners, real or imagined - reading shows you how to ...