The Book Whisperer by Miller, Donalyn -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise Jossey-Bass Teacher Copyright Page Title Page Dedication Foreword Introduction CHAPTER 1 - There and Back Again

Wake-Up Call Lost in the Wilderness Where Am I Going? On the Path Going Forward, Sort of

CHAPTER 2 - Everybody Is a Reader

Types of Readers Testing the Teacher Conditions for Learning

CHAPTER 3 - There’s a Time and a Place

Time for Reading Is Time Well Spent Stealing Reading Moments Creating a Place for Reading Quiet, Please (Except Maybe This Teacher)

CHAPTER 4 - Reading Freedom

Reading Plans Reading Requirements: Why Forty Books? Validating Reading Choices Introducing Authors Through Read-Alouds Building Background for Genre On the Same Page: Keeping a Reader’s Notebook

CHAPTER 5 - Walking the Walk

The Need for Reading Role Models: The Crux of the Reading Crisis What Does Reading Mean to You? Finding Your Inner Reader

CHAPTER 6 - Cutting the Teacher Strings

Seeing the Wallpaper Traditional Practice: Whole-Class Novels Traditional Practice: Comprehension Tests Traditional Practice: Book Reports Traditional Practice: Reading Logs Traditional Practice: Round-Robin and Popcorn Reading Traditional Practice: Incentive Programs

CHAPTER 7 - Letting Go

Back to Square One? What Are We Preparing Students for? Learning from Exemplars Connecting Through Books

Afterword Appendix A: The Care and Feeding of a Classroom Library Appendix B: Ultimate Library List Appendix C: Student Forms References Index Acknowledgements About the Author About the Sponsor