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building a reader's community

Building a Reader’s Community to Motivate Middle and High School Readers

Building a reader’s community in your classroom is a way to motivate middle and high school readers. Many middle and high school students struggle to read much less have a desire to read for pleasure. Yet, reading can help students develop critical thinking skills, learn new information, and expand their …

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book selection strategies

Book Selection Strategies: How to Choose Books to Read for Your Classroom

A few common questions I often see in teacher social media spaces are “What books do you read with your students?” or “What’s your favorite book to read with your students and why?” While these are valid questions, they don’t always help teachers who are just starting out or who …

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5 Empowering Black Character Books: Why Black Character Matter in Middle and High School Book

Why Black Characters Matter Simple. Children including all shades of black children deserve to have their experiences named. This is why it is important to assign books with black characters and books that have black characters as protagonists, role models, heroes, etc. In his 2014 op-ed, “Where Are the People …

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