Putting on a book fair, the easy (and free!) way
As a literacy coach, my primary job is to work with teachers to improve reading and writing instruction. But a related goal is to help promote a culture of rea...
Category: reading
The Goodreads community knows its books
Many serious readers like Goodreads, a social networking site geared toward people who love to read. I like it, too. You can keep track of books you’ve r...
This is why I believe reading is important
I taught for 10 years before really figuring out how truly important and crucial reading is. Since then, I’ve been a bit obsessed. I’ve found that ...
This is true, but not motivating, for students
I’ve seen different versions of this poster many, many times over the past few years. The numbers seem about right: that if you read about 1/2 an hour a ...
Book Review: The Circle, by Dave Eggers (★★★☆☆)
The Circle is definitely a page turner, a thriller, and I like its premise (or at least what I think its premise is): What would happen if Google, Facebook, an...