Miller / Kelley Reading in the Wild

The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-22116-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Millercontinues the conversation that began in her bestselling book,The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealedthe secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in theWild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes howto truly instill lifelong "wild" reading habits in ourstudents.
Based, in part, on survey responses from adult readers as wellas students, Reading in the Wild offers solid advice andstrategies on how to develop, encourage, and assess five keyreading habits that cultivate a lifelong love of reading. Alsoincluded are strategies, lesson plans, management tools, andcomprehensive lists of recommended books. Copublished withEditorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Weekand Teacher magazine, Reading in the Wild is packedwith ideas for helping students build capacity for a lifetime of"wild" reading.
"When the thrill of choice reading starts to fade, it's time tograb Reading in the Wild. This treasure trove of resourcesand management techniques will enhance and improve existingclassroom systems and structures."
--Cris Tovani, secondary teacher, Cherry Creek SchoolDistrict, Colorado, consultant, and author of Do I Really Haveto Teach Reading?
"With Reading in the Wild, Donalyn Miller gives educatorsanother important book. She reminds us that creating lifelongreaders goes far beyond the first step of putting good books intokids' hands."
--Franki Sibberson, third-grade teacher, Dublin CitySchools, Dublin, Ohio, and author of Beyond LeveledBooks
"Reading in the Wild, along with the now legendary TheBook Whisperer, constitutes the complete guide to creating astimulating literature program that also gets students excitedabout pleasure reading, the kind of reading that best preparesstudents for understanding demanding academic texts. In otherwords, Donalyn Miller has solved one of the central problems inlanguage education."
--Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus, University ofSouthern California

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, Donalyn

Kelley, Susan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Teri S. Lesesne xi
Introduction xvii
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING 1
CHAPTER 1 Wild Readers Dedicate Time to Read 5
CREATING A WORKSHOP SCHEDULE THAT WORKS FOR YOU 37
CHAPTER 2 Wild Readers Self-Select Reading Material 42
CURATING A CLASSROOM LIBRARY 79
CHAPTER 3 Wild Readers Share Books and Reading with OtherReaders 87
CONFERRING: WHAT'S THE POINT? 129
CHAPTER 4 Wild Readers Have Reading Plans 135
BUILDING A PERSONAL CANON 158
CHAPTER 5 Wild Readers Show Preferences 162
CODA 194
Appendix A: Reader's Notebook Sheets 198
GENRE REQUIREMENTS GRAPH 199
MY READING LIST 200
BOOKS TO READ LIST 206
STATUS OF THE CLASS 207
Appendix B: Reading Habits Reflections 208
MY READING ITINERARY 209
MY SELECTION REFLECTION 214
MY READING INFLUENCES 217
Appendix C: Reading Habits Assessments 219
Appendix D: Reading Habits Surveys 222
WILD READER SURVEY 223
END-OF-YEAR READING HABITS SURVEY 227
END-OF-YEAR READING PREFERENCES SURVEY 231
Appendix E: Students' Favorite Titles and Series234
References 248
Acknowledgments 254
About the Authors 258
About the Sponsor 259
Index 260

Über Autor(innen)

Donalyn Miller, known as "The Book Whisperer" for her insightful advice on what students like to read and how to foster independent reading, teaches language arts and social studies at Peterson Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Susan Kelley has taught reading for over thirty years and currently teaches language arts and social studies at Trinity Meadows Intermediate in Keller, Texas.