Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading. — Donalyn Miller Book Copy Share Image
“No matter what our curriculum requires us to teach or how little class time we have, children must read a lot in… — Donalyn Miller Children Copy Share Image
“Without any reading time in class, too much homework, and little choice provided in reading material or writing topics, Sarah keeps her… — Donalyn Miller Books Copy Share Image
Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them… — Donalyn Miller Book Copy Share Image
If you don't read, I don't know how to communicate with you...I can never express who I am in my own words… — Donalyn Miller Book Copy Share Image
“my job as a teacher to equip the travelers, teach them how to read a map, and show them what to do… — Donalyn Miller Education Copy Share Image
The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students… — Donalyn Miller Children Copy Share Image
“Reading has become schoolwork, not an activity in which students willingly engage outside of school.” — Donalyn Miller Reading Copy Share Image
By believing that only some of our students will ever develop a love of books and reading, we ignore those who do… — Donalyn Miller Behavior Copy Share Image
“I don't believe some teachers consider whether their classroom instruction fosters the development of reading habits in their students. Reflecting on the… — Donalyn Miller Books Copy Share Image
“I am a reader, a flashlight-under-the-covers, carries-a-book-everywhere-I-go, don't-look-at-my-Amazon-bill. I choose purses based on whether I can cram a paperback into them, and… — Donalyn Miller Amazon Copy Share Image
“Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.” — Donalyn Miller Apology Copy Share Image
Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics. — Donalyn Miller Choices Copy Share Image
“I believe that this corporate machinery of scripted programs, comprehension worksheets (reproducibles, handouts, printables, whatever you want to call them), computer-based incentive… — Donalyn Miller Education Copy Share Image
Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone. — Donalyn Miller Consequence Copy Share Image
I realized that every lesson, conference, response, and assignment I taught must lead students away from me and toward their autonomy as… — Donalyn Miller Assignments Copy Share Image
I never tell students they cannot read a book they pick up, but I do guide them toward books that I think… — Donalyn Miller Book Copy Share Image
“If we really want our students to become wild readers, independent of our support and oversight, sometimes the best thing we can… — Donalyn Miller Books Copy Share Image
“The most effective reading teachers are teachers who read. According to Morrison, Jacobs, and Swinyard (1999), “Perhaps the most influential teacher behavior… — Donalyn Miller Reading Copy Share Image
“Being a reader is how I choose to spend my life, every aspect of it, inside and outside of the classroom. I… — Donalyn Miller Books Copy Share Image
“Reading shows us how to be better human beings, not just successful worker bees.” — Donalyn Miller Reading Copy Share Image
“Empowered and knowledgeable, wild readers know they can walk into any library or bookstore and find something to read. Our students must… — Donalyn Miller Books Copy Share Image
“For me, this is what wild reading is: readers who incorporate reading into their personal identities to the degree that it weaves… — Donalyn Miller Big deal Copy Share Image
