If you agree that Reading--->Empathy--->Equity, then you will want to attend the @Booksource live broadcast on Thursday night -- an intimate conversation with Nic Stone and Brittany Hogan, the team of Empathy in Equity. Register at the link below...
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Independent reading time helps students guide their own reading lives. Why Self-Directed Literacy Matters More Than Ever by @TchKimPossible / @ASCD https://t.co/gFafu2nXUI
A2: Independent Reading goes awry when students are compliant, not engaged. Engagement comes when students set their own purposes for reading and choose their own books. #G2Great
Best day ever!!! Thank you @BTheGrowth and @getnicced. You are very special voices, shining light and energy on reading and the people you meet. #engagedreading @empathyinequity #empathyinequity
“The clear winner in boosting reading achievement appears to be providing access to books, which in turn helps create a pleasure reading habit, which in turn results in better scores on tests such as the PIRLS, and in turn contributes to school and life success.”
Predictors of high performance among 10 yr olds in 50 countries: POSITIVE: percentage school libraries with 5000 books. NO EFFECT: amount of reading instruction. NO EFFECT: development of preschool literacy. https://t.co/NIzt3bub9Y