The how-to guide for building a celebratory culture of reading
Engaged students achieve better reading success. Grounded in current research, this book provides resources and strategies to help educators improve literacy culture in their schools and inspire a love of reading in their students. Author Lorraine M. Radice shares ways in which all stakeholders can contribute to students’ reading engagement.
How can this book support your work?
Teachers and instructional coaches gain practical ways to build an engaging culture of reading with step-by-step plans, ready-to-use resources, and book lists to support work in the classroom.
School and district leaders can access clear, outlined plans with resources for engaging all stakeholders in building reading culture and supporting students’ reading lives including parents, caregivers, and local community members.
Use this book as a faculty and leadership team book study. Each chapter includes reflection questions and planning prompts for educators to start the work in their classrooms and schools right away.
Do you have several initiatives in your school? Use this book to learn how integrating reading and book selections can support a variety of projects and goals.
Interested in having Lorraine work with your team with Leading A Culture of Reading: How to Ignite & Sustain a Love of Literacy in Your School Community? Lorraine will plan with you on how to integrate the book into professional learning and design action plans from the book that meet the needs of your school community. Sample plans are:
Host a book study with Lorraine.
Invite Lorraine to do a book talk or introductory presentation about the contents of the book to help get your work started.
Work with Lorraine to create action plans using strategies from the book that suit your school community.
Lorraine’s work has been published in:
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Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Intersecting New Needs and New Approaches
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Literacy Today by International Literacy Association
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Educational Leadership by ASCD
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National Council of Teachers of English Blog
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Edutopia
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ASCD Blog
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Solution Tree Blog