The purpose of a book talk is to share your feelings on a book, and hopefully encourage others to consider reading it. Earlier this year, on of my students book talked Sharon Creech’s Saving Winslow. I had no idea that so much magic would come from that one book talk.
2018 was an amazing year for children’s literature. It is always exciting to look ahead and see what books are coming out next year. In this video, you will see ten books that I am pumped to read next year.
Last week, I finished Sharon M. Draper’s Blended. It was so good. I was in a bit of a reading rut, and this book helped me get out of it. Below you can find my video book talk of this amazing 2018 middle grade novel.
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I am always fascinated by what I notice when I take all of the books my students are reading, and look at them together. Yesterday, I had my students put their current book on a table in our classroom before they headed to gym. In the video below, you’ll find my thoughts on the amazing books my kids are reading.
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Talking about reading levels tends to get a lot of people riled up. Donalyn Miller and I spent a lot of time sharing our thoughts on the topic in our book Game Changer! You can get a little taste of our reading levels opinions in the latest game changer video.
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In this Game Changer! video Donalyn Miller and I discuss the power of children owning their own books. Colby discusses some of the work being done in his school to make sure children have books to read over the summer.
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A home library is tailored to the needs of individual readers. In this video Donalyn Miller talks about the importance of children having a home library.
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In this Game Changer! video Donalyn Miller and I discuss the importance of children owning books that they love.
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Raising readers takes a village. The more people we have working towards growing the reading lives of a child, the more likely that child will become a reader. In the latest Game Changer video, Donalyn Miller and I discuss the importance of teachers, librarians, and parents working together to help readers flourish.
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Our classrooms and school libraries should evolve to meet the needs of the readers we serve. In this video, Donalyn Miller and I talk about the importance of have a school and classroom library that reflects the readers we have in our schools and our classrooms.
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