25 Great Ways Schools Can Support Reading

Book Scroll

Mrs. Zander's grade 5/6 class used a book scroll to record each book they read throughout the school year. At the end of the year, they rolled out the scroll and marveled at how long it reached! They also enjoyed looking back and remembering the books they had read.

Get in the Spirit of Reading!

Get in the spirit of the season by creating a Christmas tree out of books. This one was constructed by Mrs. Zander's grade 5/6 class. Wonder was deliberately chosen to be the star on top of the tree!

Kid President's Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!

Learning Spaces Are.....

Comfy, cozy, inviting, organized.

Mrs. Emerson's reading corner invites kids to lose themselves in their book.

I Can't Keep My Own Secrets

Have you heard of this book? I saw it on Amazon and I had to order it (I know I'm not the only one who does that).

A Six-Word Memoir® is the story of your life—some part of it or all of it—told in exactly six words.

It's not new. The original Six-Word Memoir, Not Quite What I Was Planning, was published in 2008, and this version for teens was published in 2009. Since then, it has become a bit of a phenomenon and if you check out the website  you will see just how widespread the Six-Word memoir has become. The Teaching Guide  provides great discussion questions and ideas for how to use the book in your classroom.

While some of the memoirs are definitely intended for high school students, there are many that can be shared on a selective basis with middle years students. Explore this book with your students and watch it spark some great discussion and Six-Word Memoirs!

Abandoning a Book....


We've all done it....started a book with good intentions and anticipation and then realized this book is not for me. Not too long ago, I abandoned The Rosie Project.....Before that, it was Me Before You. Reading time is limited, and life is too short to waste it on books that are just not that enjoyable. We should all be talking to our kids and students about why and when they might choose to abandon a book, and why it's okay to do that once in a while! This infographic by goodreads is a fun way to talk to kids about abandoning a book.