Has it been since December since I posted? Ooo, that's bad. I have been so caught up in cleaning my house after replacing 75% of the downstairs tile (MESSY, but they are beautiful!), keeping holiday guests busy, and now resuming "normal" life.
All this and our internet at home is hit or miss (very frustrating).
I read cover to cover a book that I feel I could have written myself (probably not as eloquently). It is called The Book Whisperer By Donalyn Miller - she teaches here in Texas, and I have read her blog from time to time.
She believes, pretty much lock and step, what I do. Give kids time to authentically read. Model reading. Be excited about reading. Enthuse them, don't worksheet them.
My favorite quote, however, comes from Mark Twain. I am going to share it with a few of my students tomorrow and get their feedback on what it means.
"He who does not read books is no more than the man who can't."
WOW. That hits right between the eyes.
It's wasted talent not to pick up a book.
In that case, let's read.
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