Donalyn Miller
211 p
Donalyn Miller's straightforward and easy to digest vision of a classroom reading program was encouraging and inspiring. She believes that there is no student that she can not turn into a reader. Her philosophy can be summed up in just a few words, provide appropriate books and let the students read what they want to read. There...done. Why it took 211 pages to say that I'm not quite sure. I did not have to be convinced to embrace her philosophy.
In order to make her vision come to life the teacher must be a virtual two-legged wikipedia of children's literature. Providing the students with engaging and appropriate books for each individual child takes a wide ranging classroom library and an indepth knowledge of the books found there.
I was an easy convert just waiting for someone to tell me it was ok to let go of reading groups.
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