“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” 
~ Chinese proverb ~

1. Show students that reading contains other worlds:
   fantasy...intrigue...knowledge...
   adventure...mystery...
   worlds that appeal to anyone!
2. Provide students with a wide variety of materials
   that they can and want to read
3. Model reading
4. Write about reading
5. Talk about reading
6. Use the library
7. Share enthusiasm for reading
8. Read out loud
9. Ask questions about reading
10. Have books on your desk, on your shelf, overflowing from your bag…that students can borrow

“Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.” 
~ James Russell Lowell  ~