Love & Literacy

<p>When our students enter middle and high school, the saying goes that they stop learning to read and start reading to learn.&nbsp; Then why is literacy still a struggle for so many of our students?&nbsp; The reality is that elementary school isn&rsquo;t designed to prepare students for Othello and Song of Solomon: so what do we do?</p> <p><i>Love and Literacy</i> steps into the classrooms of extraordinary teachers who have guided students to the highest levels of literacy.&nbsp; There is magic in their teaching, but that magic is replicable. It starts with a simple premise:&nbsp; kids fall in love with texts when they understand them, and that understanding comes from the right knowledge and/or the right strategy at the right time.</p> <p><i>Love and Literacy</i> dissects the moves of successful teachers and schools and leaves you with the tools to make these your own:</p> <ul> <li>Research-based best practices in facilitating discourse, building curriculum, guiding student comprehension and analysis, creating a class culture where literacy thrives, and more</li> <li>Video clips of middle and high school teachers implementing these practices</li> <li>An online, print-ready Reading and Writing Handbook that places every tool at your fingertips to implement effectively</li> <li>Discussion questions for your own professional learning or book study group</li> </ul> <p>Great reading is more than just liking books: it&rsquo;s having the knowledge, skill, and desire to experience any text in all its fullness.&nbsp; <i>Love and Literacy</i> guides you to create environments where students can build the will and wherewithal to truly fall in love with literacy.&nbsp;</p>