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Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits

This book explores strategies and techniques for encouraging reading as a lifelong habit, offering insights from an experienced educator. more

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Donalyn Miller
Donalyn Miller

Donalyn Miller is a renowned author specializing in the field of education. Details about her life and achievements are limited. more

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“I am a reader, a flashlight-under-the-covers, carries-a-book-everywhere-I-go​, don't-look-at-my-Amazon-bill. I choose purses based on whether I can cram a paperback into them, and my books are the first items I pack into a suitcase. I am the person who family and friends call when they need a book recommendation or cannot remember who wrote Heidi. My identity as a person is so entwined with my love of reading and books that I cannot separate the two.”

“Exposing students to lots of books and positive reading experiences while building a network of other readers who support each other provides students with tools that last beyond the classroom setting.”

“By believing that only some of our students will ever develop a love of books and reading, we ignore those who do not fall into books and reading on their own. We renege on our responsibility to teach students how to become self-actualized readers. We are selling our students short by believing that reading is a talent and that lifelong reading behaviors cannot be taught.”