


Check out the series on her YouTube page. Slideshare Presentation Notes Projects Ask the Book whispererĪsk the Book Whisperer is Donalyn Miller’s new weekly web series where she answers questions from you about engaging young people with reading or creating a culture of reading at school and home.

What Are the Habits of Lifelong Readers, How Do We Instill Them? (BAM Radio Podcast with Larry Ferlazzo)

Reading Rockets: An Interview with Donalyn Miller Guest Posts and interviewsĪre Good Readers Born or Made? (Washington Post Answer Sheet) You can find the archive of Donalyn’s Book Whisperer posts here. Share a Story Shape a Future: Creating a Reading Culture at Home You can find the archive of Donalyn’s SLJ Posts here.įive Teaching Tips for Helping Students Become ‘Wild Readers’ Laying the Groundwork for Summer Reading Starts Now You can find the archive of Donalyn’s Nerdy Book Club posts here.įor Kids Who Don’t Have Books at Home, Communities Are Working to Reach Them Past, Present, and Future (Our Eighth Nerdversary) Reading or Not, Here We Go: A Social Distancing #bookaday Challenge This book also includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" to help parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.Book Access During a Pandemic – A Conversation Between Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp Brought to life with Miller's passionate voice, The Book Whisperer will help teachers support students of all levels on their path to reading success. Travel alongside the author as she leads her students to discover the ample rewards of reading and literature. No matter how far behind Miller's students may be when they start out, they end up reading an average of forty books per year, achieving high scores on standardized tests, and internalizing a love for reading that lasts long after they've left her class. Her zeal for reading is infectious and inspiring, and the results speak for themselves. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. From sixth grade teacher Donalyn Miller comes an innovative approach to instilling in students a love of reading that extends well beyond the classroom.ĭonalyn Miller is a dedicated teacher who says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader.
