Exposing students to lots of books and positive reading experiences while building a network of other readers who support each other provides student….

If we value all readers, we must value all reading..

Although I enjoy digging through the library to help students find books, my aim is to help them develop self-confidence in choosing books for themse….

Failure is not an option, so why talk about it?.

Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone..

I never tell students they cannot read a book they pick up, but I do guide them toward books that I think would be a good fit for them. I think of my….

Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics..

Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading..

A classroom atmosphere that promotes reading does not come from the furniture and its placement as much as it comes from the teacher's expectation th….

I realized that every lesson, conference, response, and assignment I taught must lead students away from me and toward their autonomy as literate peo….

I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's..

When we meet and I discover that we have read and loved the same books, we are instant friends..

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 c….

Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them wait for the one unit a year in ….

Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words..

Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late..

If you don't read, I don't know how to communicate with you...I can never express who I am in my own words as powerfully as my books can..

The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now.

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 ….

Reading changes your life. Reading unlocks worlds unknown or forgotten, taking travelers around the world and through time. Reading helps you escape ….