This past summer, I found myself in a reading frenzy, devouring every book I could get my hands on. Over the past few years, I read/ taught /discussed wonderful and engaging chapter books during the school year. However, during my leisure time, I only read professional teacher-type books (mostly about Reading/Writing), and anything written by Jodi Piccoult. This strikes me as funny since, as a child, I would check out stacks of books from the public library and read them all day (laying with my head hanging off the edge of my bed). Nothing gave me as much of a thrill as getting lost in a book.
This past summer, I rediscovered my love of pleasure reading. I found myself drawn to Science Fiction dystopian novel series like Divergent, the Uglies, Unwind, Maze Runner and the Shadow Children. I relished being drawn into their unimaginable worlds...amazed at the way each author created relatable characters and engaging predicaments. I ordered plenty of books from Amazon and Better World Books when I just had to have the next book in the series. Sometimes I couldn't wait that long and drove to the public library to check them out. Once each month, I also scoured the racks of the Salvation Army family store in Elk River for carts full of "treasures" costing 25 cents a piece. I was determined to build a quality, high-interest classroom library to inspire and motivate my current and future students.
This past summer, I became a better Reading teacher because I again became a pleasure reader.
This past summer, I rediscovered my love of pleasure reading. I found myself drawn to Science Fiction dystopian novel series like Divergent, the Uglies, Unwind, Maze Runner and the Shadow Children. I relished being drawn into their unimaginable worlds...amazed at the way each author created relatable characters and engaging predicaments. I ordered plenty of books from Amazon and Better World Books when I just had to have the next book in the series. Sometimes I couldn't wait that long and drove to the public library to check them out. Once each month, I also scoured the racks of the Salvation Army family store in Elk River for carts full of "treasures" costing 25 cents a piece. I was determined to build a quality, high-interest classroom library to inspire and motivate my current and future students.
This past summer, I became a better Reading teacher because I again became a pleasure reader.