Failing to graduate a
Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone. Donalyn Miller
Donalyn Miller
Failure is not an
Failure is not an option, so why talk about it? Donalyn Miller
Books are love letters
Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words. Donalyn Miller
If you don’t read,
If you don’t read, I don’t know how to communicate with you…I can never express who I am in my own words as powerfully as my books can. Donalyn Miller
Our children shouldn’t have
Our children shouldn’t have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late. Donalyn Miller
The purpose of schools
The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now Donalyn Miller
When we meet and
When we meet and I discover that we have read and loved the same books, we are instant friends. Donalyn Miller
Although I enjoy digging
Although I enjoy digging through the library to help students find books, my aim is to help them develop self-confidence in choosing books for themselves. Donalyn Miller
I am a reader,
I am a reader, a flashlight-under-the-covers, carries-a-book-everywhere-I-go, don’t-look-at-my-Amazon-bill. I choose purses based on whether I can cram a paperback into them, and my books are the first items I pack into a suitcase. I am the person who family and friends call when they need a book recommendation or cannot remember who wrote Heidi. My … Read more
A classroom atmosphere that
A classroom atmosphere that promotes reading does not come from the furniture and its placement as much as it comes from the teacher’s expectation that students will read. Donalyn Miller