Publication Date:March 16, 2009 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description 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.
Best Professional read in a LONG time!August 22, 2010 Teacher1 This book made me feel so much better about teaching reading. I believe that we are over-teaching reading strategies and killing the love of reading. This book shows how you should go about creating readers, kids who love to read and share what they've read. It confirmed my beliefs and I am going into this school year feeling very confident about my reading philosophy.
Easy read and it makes sense!!!
I wish I could buy one for every teacher I knowAugust 9, 2010 J. Prather(IN USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book primarily aimed at teachers, but as a parent of a soon to be sixth grader and a public library employee working with children, I found much to enjoy here. The author does a great job of pointing out some of the problems inherent in the public school system and it's failure to promote a joy of reading, and points to a real world solution that some might see as just common sense, but is in fact an important philosophy that I hope more people will listen to before we lose an entire generation of readers.
I picked this book up because it seemed to be offering a solution for older students. Most studies these days seem to be focused on young children, and I think that many educators and parents have adopted an attitude that says if their children haven't established themselves as effective readers by third grade then they are never going to become an effective reader and are certainly never going to enjoy it. As an avid reader myself, this has always bothered me, and I am glad to see that this author's approach is working.
I spend quite a bit of time in my job recommending books to children and talking to parents about how to help their children become readers and I will use some of the information offered here to reinforce what I always tell kids; reading is like sports, the more you do it, the better reader you become, and the more you will enjoy it. This book is very inspirational. Purchase it if you are a parent wanting to help your child. You can pick up some great tips that you can adapt for use at home. Certainly purchase it if you are a teacher - I wish I could purchase it for every teacher I know. Buy this book if you work with children and are looking for some confirmation that you can also change lives by being a Book Whisperer. You'll be helping to create a whole new generation of readers who will not only know the mechanics of reading but also the joy.
The Book Whisperer is a fantastic bookJuly 31, 2010 Debbie Dingman The Book Whisperer has wonderful tips for getting students to read. The author emphasizes so many things that I totally agree with as a teacher. Students must read daily to become better readers. This book is a quick read and has totally inspired me as a teacher to try some of the strategies when I go back to teaching this fall. 6th grade is mentioned a lot and since this is what I teach it was even more meaningful to me.
You'll want to become a Book Whisperer too!July 4, 2010 C. Curran(Clifton, NJ USA) How do I love this book? Let me count the ways! As a preservice educator, I so believe in the message Donalyn Miller is trying to sell/get across in this book: let us get back to 'passing on' the gift (and it is a gift) of reading to our students and children! Reading this book was a joy. It is well-written, very readable, and downright fun at times. I found myself smiling, laughing, nodding, and even getting choked up along the way (all over the power of reading! Can you tell I'm a reader through and through?).
I think Miller's presentation and delivery is perfect--practical, to-the-point, and easily understandable. Ease of implementation in my own classroom someday may be another story...but it is a challenge I am absolutely willing to tackle one day! Reading this book just got me so excited in anticipation of all the ways (and Miller provides so so many great ideas) I could create my own classroom of readers.
I recommend this excellent, quick read to all educators, and to parents interested in cultivating a love of reading in their children.
Very PleasedJune 24, 2010 Pursey Parks The book was shipped VERY quickly and was in excellent condition. I was very pleased with my purchase.
