This book also includes a dynamite list of recommended 'kid lit' to help parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read. Brought to life with Miller's passionate voice, The Book Whisperer will help teachers support students of all levels on their path to reading success. Travel alongside the author as she leads her students to discover the ample rewards of reading and literature. No matter how far behind Miller's students may be when they start out, they end up reading an average of forty books per year, achieving high scores on standardized tests, and internalizing a love for reading that lasts long after they've left her class.

Her zeal for reading is infectious and inspiring, and the results speak for themselves. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.From sixth grade teacher Donalyn Miller comes an innovative approach to instilling in students a love of reading that extends well beyond the classroom.ĭonalyn Miller is a dedicated teacher who says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. Donalyn Miller Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits 1st Edition by Donalyn Miller (Author), Susan Kelley 497 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.00 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 22.07 - 87.07 Other new and used from 22. Packed with ideas for helping students choose their own reading material, respond to text, and build capacity for lifelong reading. Contains accessible strategies, ideas, tips, lesson plans, and management tools along with lists of recommended books.Ĭo-published with Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Teacher magazine. Includes advice for supporting the love of reading by explicitly teaching lifelong reading habits. Teaching students to become lifelong readers.Ī companion to the best-selling 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.īased on survey responses from more than 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.

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