Day 85 - Love of Reading

As a teacher and someone who LOVES reading, watching students lose themselves in 'The Reading Zone' is a remarkable site. We read in class every day, students are required to read 30 minutes a night, I introduce new books, we discuss what everyone's reading. Some say the goal is to help students become better readers. For me, it's to hook kids on reading, plant the seed of enjoying a book so it will bloom. If a student enjoys reading and does a lot they will inevitably become a better reader. My love for reading is NO secret to my students but what they may not realize is one of their greatest gifts to me is seeing them fall in love with books.
Thanks for the pic A and A.

Day 65 - Power of Words

I LOVE reading and do it every chance I get. I just finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It was a very thought provoking book that showed both the beautiful and ugly sides of the human race. This book amplified the important role words play in our lives. Words create messages that move people to do great things, good and bad. Words, like pictures, are precious gifts. The question is if the above picture captures one word is it still worth a 1000?? Hmmm.

Day 27 - National Literacy Day

I never need an excuse to buy magazines or books but today I had them. One, it's National Literacy Day; a time to appreciate our ability to read and the many literature options we have. Secondly, a couple of my students had given me gift certificates to Renaud Bray for Christmas and I hadn't used them yet. Finally, I had some rare extra time in my day and I happened to be close to a mall. Although it is a primarily French book store I was able to find some English material. I chose a couple of photography magazines a very appealing novel. I look forward to diving into my reading zone. In fact, I think I'll go do that right now.