The Book Whisperer Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child

by Miller, Donalyn; Anderson, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780470372272
• ISBN10: 0470372273
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-16
• Publisher: WILEY JOHN & SONS LTD

Summary

Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. The book includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

Author Biography

Donalyn Miller (Bedford, TX) teaches 6th grade language arts and social studies at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School in Keller, Texas. Her popular blog, "The Book Whisperer," is hosted by teachermagazine.org

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
There and Back Again	p. 7
Everybody Is a Reader	p. 19
Whisper Student Surveys	p. 39
There's a Time and a Place	p. 47
Reading Freedom	p. 69
Whisper Reader's Notebooks	p. 99
Walking the Walk	p. 103
Cutting the Teacher Strings	p. 119
Whisper End-of-Year Evaluations	p. 153
Letting Go	p. 159
Afterword, by Ron D. Myers, Principal	p. 179
The Care and Feeding of a Classroom Library	p. 183
Ultimate Library List	p. 193
Student Forms	p. 201
References	p. 213
Index	p. 216
Acknowledgments	p. 225
About the Author	p. 228
About the Sponsor	p. 228
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