Book Study

      

While our school is transitioning to distance learning I find myself with time to read. Of course I am still reading for pleasure (I just finished The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and The Candymakers: The Great Chocolate Chase both of which were wonderful and I can't wait to recommend them to students), but this is a good time to enhance myself as an educator. I will have time to read all three of these books, but the decision I must make is: which one first?

I loved The Book Whisperer and have another blog post on that book. Reading in the Wild is supposed to be more practical tips for putting in place everything that Donalyn Miller stands for. I want to make my students wild readers.

A Novel Approach is going to help me structure class time around novels and self-selected reading. I want to learn a better way to approach this for next year so that I can incorporate the novels that I have picked out (Refugee, Restart, A Long Walk to Water, Love That Dog).

The Essential 55 is not reading specific, but just educator and student specific. This one will help with teaching students skills they need in order to get along in the world.

Whatever I decide, I'll come here to share my thoughts.