Donalyn Miller
Paperback | Pages: 227 pages Rating: 4.52 | 14885 Users | 2613 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child |
| Author | : | Donalyn Miller |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 227 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2009 by Jossey-Bass (first published January 1st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Education. Nonfiction. Teaching. Adult. Writing. Books About Books. Parenting. Academic. School |
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Known for her popular blog, "The Book Whisperer," Donalyn Miller is a dedicated teacher who says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. Her approach, however, is not conventional. Miller dispenses with the more traditional reading instruction of book reports and comprehension worksheets in favor of embracing students' choices in books and independent reading. Her zeal for reading is infections and inspiring --and the results are remarkable. No matter how far behind Miller's students may be when they enter her 6th grade classroom, her students read an average of 40 books a year, achieve high scores on standardized tests, and internalize a love for books and reading that lasts long after they've left her class. Travel alongside the author as she leads her students to discover the ample rewards of reading and literature. Her secrets include:Affirming the reader in every student
Supporting students' reading choices
Carving out extra reading time
Modeling authentic reading behaviors
Discarding time-worn reading assisgnments
Developing a classroom library with high-interest books
Rich with classroom examples and practical advice and stitched together with the thread of Miller's passionate voice, this book will help teachers support students of all levels on their path to reading success and points a way out of the nation's literacy crisis. The book also includes an invaluable list of books that students most enjoy reading.
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| Original Title: | The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child |
| ISBN: | 0470372273 (ISBN13: 9780470372272) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Many years ago, I took a graduate class with the author, Donalyn Miller. The first day, our professor let everyone in the class know we had a reading celebrity in our midst. Many times, this professor would refer to Donalyn for her opinion. At that time, I decided I should probably read her book at some point. I purchased the book and stuck it on my to-read bookshelf. Like Donalyn, I have a mountain for my to-read list. During the school year, I read two things: professional pedagogy andAkin to Nancie Atwell's In the Middle about reading workshop, Miller's book talks about creating a community of readers and encouraging students to read by giving them time in school to read. She points out that her students score well on their standardized tests, and she attributes this to her expectation that each student will read 40 books during their school year. I think she's right.My only irritation with this book is that, as a school librarian, I find classroom libraries to be a
I can't wait to start my school year because of this book
It has been said that teachers teach how they were taught. ~ P. 13I think this statement is the crux of my bafflement and let down over The Book Whisperer. I would have been what Donalyn Miller calls an Underground Reader had it not been for the fact that I was homeschooled. I read and read growing up, and the line between books for school and for pleasure blurred. Every book was a whole-class novel study because I constituted the entire class! I guess I never doubted that I would allow my own
Donalyn Miller is a soldier in the fight to make reading pleasurable again. Schools have hijacked reading, but "Reading ultimately belongs to readers, not schools, and not schoolteachers." Miller argues that thoughtful teachers should tear down the walls erected between students and books (book reports, worksheets, whole-class novels, incentive programs, Accelerated Reader, book logs, comprehension tests, and other miscellaneous drudgery) and instead reacquaint students with the joys of reading
This is a book I wish I could rate a couple of different ways. Because in some ways it is a 5 star book, and others it deserves a 2. Let me explain.First why is it so great? I would highly suggest this for any reading/English teacher in America. There is nothing really complex about this book, but it certainly proposes a culture shift in reading education. The basic premise is that the way we are teaching reading is actually what is destroying the love of reading in America. Americans are
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