Wild About Reading!

What I’m excited about is the idea that we can help students become life long readers. I guess I have always kind of believed you either liked to read or you didn’t, that for some people reading was their thing, and for others it was math or science, etc. The revelation that everyone can be “readers”, can find joy in reading, is really encouraging. Not only that, but that you can even help high school students, the ones that you thought were too old and set in their ways become wild about reading, again, that is a shocker to me. I also am excited about hacking my future classroom so that it will be a place that my students will want to be. Miller talks about having bean bags and a comfy couch, and shelves of books, that’s what I want to do in my classroom too. I’m also excited about putting to use some of the practical tips, advice and methods she describes. For instance,the Status of the Class worksheet where students record what they are reading seems like a good tool to facilitate reading outside the classroom. So far, Miller’s book is full of helpful tools that I know I will be able to put to use in my classroom. I’m looking forward to reading more. Did I mention that I’m excited? Oh yeah, only about 12 times in this paragraph! Sorry, this was an “Oh shit” blog, as in “Oh shit, I forgot to do my blog!”