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Format:

Book

Author:

Miller, Donalyn.

Title:

The book whisperer : awakening the inner reader in every child / Donalyn Miller ; foreword by Jeff Anderson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

xi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Summary:

From the Publisher: 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.

Series:

Jossey-Bass teacher

Jossey-Bass teacher.

Subjects:

Reading (Elementary)

Reading (Middle school)

Children -- Books and reading.

Motivation in education.

Other Author:

Anderson, Jeff, 1966-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

Contents:

There and back again -- Everybody is a reader -- Whisper : student surveys -- There's a time and a place -- Reading freedom -- Whisper : reader's notebooks -- Walking the walk -- Cutting the teacher strings -- Whisper : end-of-year evaluations -- Letting go -- Afterword / Ron D Myers -- Appendix. Care and feeding of a classroom library ; Ultimate library list ; Student forms.

Web Site:

Table of contents

LCCN:

2008055666

ISBN:

9780470372272

0470372273

Other Number:

251208607

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

712460

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

j 372.4 Miller