How to Teach a Love of Reading...

Teaching students the importance of Literacy is critically important to their future success.  That said, do we teach students to love reading?  Or, do we teach students to hate it?  These are important questions, but as a starting point for me, I would strongly encourage every teacher, administrator, EA, parent and student to read Kelly Gallagher's book...

Readicide:  How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It.  

(For teachers in Red Deer Catholic its worth noting that the Foreword is written by Dr. Richard Allington, who is coming to Red Deer in late August for our opening PD day.)

During the summer months, many people read because this is one time in the year they have time to do so.  If this is you, grab a copy of this book, and enjoy!  This book is truly a great read, and I know it will change how you look at how you teach reading in your classroom, no matter what your grade level.

You can follow Kelly Gallagher's blog here...http://kellygallagher.org

And on Twitter here...@KellyGToGo