Readicide by Kelly GallagherPosted by Marsha on December 22, 2010
“Students may pass the tests, but they’re being robbed perhaps of the only opportunity they may ever have of building that wide knowledge base that is foundational if they are to develop into critical readers of the world.” Kelly Gallagher, author of Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It
GREAT book every [...]
Breathing In, Breathing OutPosted by Marsha on October 11, 2010
Breathing In, Breathing Out
Ralph Fletcher
Where do writers get their ideas? From their own lives! Writers simply pay attention to their world and the world around them, then record what they see, hear, feel, and
Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principles Worth Fighting ForPosted by Marsha on
Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principles Worth Fighting For
By Thomas Newkirk
Quoted from Amazon:
Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones is for every teacher who has struggled under top-down mandates, who ever had to slavishly follow the script of a reading lesson, who ever [...]
The Book Whisper:Awakening the Inner Reading in Every ChildPosted by Marsha on
The Book Whisper:Awakening the Inner Reading in Every Child
Donalyn Miller
This author’s goal is to turn her students into life-long readers and lovers of books; not just good test takers (although her students consistently score high on state assessments). A 6th grade language arts teacher and avid reader, Miller provides tips for teachers including
