Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits Author: Donalyn Miller | Language: English | ISBN:
047090030X | Format: EPUB
Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits Description
In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes how to truly instill lifelong "wild" reading habits in our students.
Based, in part, on survey responses from adult readers as well as students, Reading in the Wild offers solid advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage, and assess five key reading habits that cultivate a lifelong love of reading. Also included are strategies, lesson plans, management tools, and comprehensive lists of recommended books. Copublished with Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Teacher magazine, Reading in the Wild is packed with ideas for helping students build capacity for a lifetime of "wild" reading.
"When the thrill of choice reading starts to fade, it's time to grab Reading in the Wild. This treasure trove of resources and management techniques will enhance and improve existing classroom systems and structures."
—Cris Tovani, secondary teacher, Cherry Creek School District, Colorado, consultant, and author of Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?
"With Reading in the Wild, Donalyn Miller gives educators another important book. She reminds us that creating lifelong readers goes far beyond the first step of putting good books into kids' hands."
—Franki Sibberson, third-grade teacher, Dublin City Schools, Dublin, Ohio, and author of Beyond Leveled Books
"Reading in the Wild, along with the now legendary The Book Whisperer, constitutes the complete guide to creating a stimulating literature program that also gets students excited about pleasure reading, the kind of reading that best prepares students for understanding demanding academic texts. In other words, Donalyn Miller has solved one of the central problems in language education."
—Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus, University of Southern California
- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (November 4, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 047090030X
- ISBN-13: 978-0470900307
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Donalyn does it again. Just when you think you have your reading instruction up and running, students reading more than in the past, books passing around your room at light speed.... Donalyn challenges us with the simple question: Are we really teaching readers if they only read with us?
Comparing a survey of readers "in the wild" to classrooms practices that either promote or discourage reading growth, Donalyn and Susan provide real classroom strategies and lots of support for helping you bridge the gap from students who read wildly only during your course or your year, to students that truly are becoming readers.
Inspirational, as I've come to find all of Donalyn's work.
By Christopher Lehman
I own and reference The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller's first book for use with my upcoming role as a teen book club leader. Her insights are classroom tested and she is rewarded with "wild readers" who are those who read many genres and independently for life. I am a wild reader myself. It makes my heart beat a little faster to enter a book store knowing the treasures inside. I recommend this book to educators and parents who desire the kids they are in contact with to read more often and with desire and purpose. Donald Miller is a book sage. She offers insights on how to interest a student in different genres as how to recognize a slow or uninspired reader. I will be referencing this book as well in the future. I also bookmarked many sites she listed of book lists and blogs so I have even more information. Thanks so much for the shared wisdom. This book will be a great help to me with the students.
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