"Reading never is, and never can be, just about the characters and plots. Reading to someone is an act of love." Isn't this what we all hope for our students to feel? #EDU943@AliceOzma
"A parent who has proven time and again that the growth and happiness of his or her children is priority number one does not have to worry about where those children are headed in life." Jim Brozina, foreword from "The Reading Promise" #EDU943#thereadingpromise@AliceOzma
"Without spending time to apply what they learn in the context of real reading events, students will never build capacity as readers." If this doesn't promote independent reading time in classrooms, I'm not sure what does! #edu943#thebookwhisperer
Never heard of the "Matthew effect" but it clearly makes sense - no matter the intervention developing readers must actually read to gain reading competency. I wish schools paid more attention to this. #edu943#thebookwhisperer
Her: Did you forget to give me a Xmas present?
Me: Were you expecting something else?
Her: I just thought maybe you got me a house for my penguin.
Me: No, sorry.
Her: Who did you give the penguin house to, then?
Me: I didn’t buy a penguin house.
Her: But I saw the box...
Read my first @JackieWoodson book...finished it in 3 hours! Black Girl Dreaming is a fantastic novel written in prose. Highly recommend! I'll be reading more!
@KristenBell@idinamenzel@joshgad Hi! I'm a middle school teacher and drama director in PA-our production of Frozen was cancelled this year. I was wondering if you would send some words to uplift our kids? They put lots of work into the show, it would be great to hear from you!
"Emotion and learning are completely connected." Research shows that students who feel safe and supported by adults at school are better able to learn. #HowLearningHappens