“What do teachers and curriculum directors mean by 'value' reading? A look at the practice of most schools suggests that when a school 'values' reading what it really means is that the school intensely focuses on raising state-mandated reading test scores- the kind of reading our students will rarely, if ever, do in adulthood.”
“What do teachers and curriculum directors mean by 'value' reading? A look at the practice of most schools suggests that when a school 'values' reading what it really means is that the school intensely focuses on raising state-mandated reading test scores- the kind of reading our students will rarely, if ever, do in adulthood.”
Kelly Gallagher
“...Shouldn't schools be the place where students interact with interesting books? Shouldn't the faculty have an ongoing laser-like commitment to put good books in our students' hands? Shouldn't this be a front-burner issue at all times?”
Kelly Gallagher, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It“I am not simply teaching the reading I am teaching the reader. ”
Kelly Gallagher, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It“What do we mean when we say our school 'values' reading?”
Kelly Gallagher, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It“What do teachers and curriculum directors mean by 'value' reading? A look at the practice of most schools suggests that when a school 'values' reading what it really means is that the school intensely focuses on raising state-mandated reading test scores- the kind of reading our students will rarely, if ever, do in adulthood.”
Kelly Gallagher, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It“To become a lifelong reader, one has to do a lot of varied and interesting reading.”
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