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The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child D Miller

The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in  Every Child By D Miller

The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by D Miller


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Summary

Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore.

The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child Summary

The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by D Miller

Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. The book includes a dynamite list of recommended kid lit that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child Reviews

[ 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)

About D Miller

Donalyn Miller teaches 6th grade language arts and social studies at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, Texas. She also writes an ongoing blog for teachermagazine.org. The book is published in partnership with Education Week Press (www.edweek.org).

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Jeff Anderson, author and literacy staff developer ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 There and Back Again 7 CHAPTER 2 Everybody Is a Reader 19 Whisper STUDENT SURVEYS 39 CHAPTER 3 There's a Time and a Place 47 CHAPTER 4 Reading Freedom 69 Whisper READER'S NOTEBOOKS 99 CHAPTER 5 Walking the Walk 103 CHAPTER 6 Cutting the Teacher Strings 119 Whisper END-OF-YEAR EVALUATIONS 153 CHAPTER 7 Letting Go 159 Afterword, by Ron D. Myers, principal 179 Appendix A: The Care and Feeding of a Classroom Library 183 Appendix B: Ultimate Library List 193 Appendix C: Student Forms 201 References 213 Index 217 Acknowledgments 225 About the Author 228 About the Sponsor 228

Additional information

GOR006045359
9780470372272
0470372273
The Book Whisperer - Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by D Miller
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20090403
240
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