The Book Whisperer: Chapter 1

-Donalyn Miller: The Book Whisperer

The first chapter of this book begins with Miller sharing with the reader her love for reading and how she could not wait to instill this love for reading in her students her first year teaching. 

For her first year teaching, Miller decided to do a novel study. She soon became disappointed when her students did not seem to connect with the novel. She states that "they were robots." Students who already had a love for books would often rush through their work to read the book that they had chosen.

The Book Whisperer: What You Need to Know!

This spring, I have signed up to do a book study with some other teacher friends in my county. I chose the book The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller.

This author shares her strategies on how she ditches conventional instruction in order to instill the love of reading in her 6th graders. She "has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader."