I just finished reading Chapter 7, “Letting Go”, from the Book Whisperer. As Sandi from rubber boots and elf shoes so aptly said, “… the book has come full circle.” Since I’m a bit late today with this post, and since all my book study buddies have done an excellent job summarizing this chapter, I thought I’d share my favourite … Read more
The Book Whisperer, Chapter 6, Cutting the Teacher Strings. Chapter 6 was a very compelling read. I’m laughing at myself here because if you’ve read this chapter then you’ll recognize my lame joke:) But seriously it was immensely thought-provoking, the gist of it being that teachers need to take a long hard look at the traditional and so called tried … Read more
Welcome to Chapter 5 of The Book Whisperer! Chapter 5, Walking the Walk, was a quick, inspiring read. The big idea in this chapter is that it’s the teacher’s responsibility to be an awesome reading role model. Readers are made, not born (p. 108). And since we can’t assume all students will get the role modelling they need at home, … Read more
Welcome to Chapter 3 of The Book Whisperer: There’s a Time and a Place. Chapter 3 focuses on three big ideas: 1. The importance of FREE READING TIME, 2. How to carve out time for more independent reading, and 3. Do we really need a dedicated reading corner? FREE READING IS KING Stephen Krashen found, in a 40-year investigative study of … Read more