Educational Reading

I recently participated in a book study of Penny Kittle's book called "Book Love."  As a reading teacher, I am always looking for new ways to engage and connect with students.  Often I find, students and adults just need to reconnect to reading and find the book that rebuilds the confidence they had as young readers.  In Kittle's book, she really dives into understanding readers and making connections with teens.  There is a chapter dedicated to stamina and fluency and I recommend reading that chapter just to be rejuvenated on how to make those successes.  Some topics were very validating for me as others were a new way to view an old trick.

I really like Kittle's down to earth manner.  I had the opportunity to hear her speak and I wasn't disappointed.  I look forward to adding more educational texts to this site for all of my nerdy teacher friends who still love to learn about being a reading teacher.  You know who you are....