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“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.”
~ Chinese proverb ~- Show students that reading contains other worlds:
fantasy...intrigue...knowledge...
adventure...mystery...
worlds that appeal to anyone! - Provide students with a wide variety of materials
that they can and want to read - Model reading
- Write about reading
- Talk about reading
- Use the library
- Share enthusiasm for reading
- Read out loud
- Ask questions about reading
- 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 ~ - Show students that reading contains other worlds: