Books Quote by Donalyn Miller

“Empowered and knowledgeable, wild readers know they can walk into any library or bookstore and find something to read. Our students must develop this…

— Donalyn Miller

“I don't believe some teachers consider whether their classroom instruction fosters the development of reading habits in their students. Reflecting on the landslide of…

— Donalyn Miller

“For me, this is what wild reading is: readers who incorporate reading into their personal identities to the degree that it weaves into their…

— Donalyn Miller

Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.

— Donalyn Miller

“While we need to stay informed about what they read and remain connected to our students, we don't need to participate in every discussion…

— Donalyn Miller

“This is what I want for my students, to lose and find themselves in books.”

— Donalyn Miller

“We must connect students to books that force them to pay attention, to think and wonder, to imagine and believe, and then read for…

— Peggy Kittle

“Without any reading time in class, too much homework, and little choice provided in reading material or writing topics, Sarah keeps her reading life…

— Donalyn Miller

“Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity.”

— Kim Holden

“Readers may be divided into three classes - the superficial, the ignorant, and the learned, and I have with much felicity fitted my pen…

— Jonathan Swift

Reading is where the wild things are.

— Jeanette Winterson

“As outsiders looking in, my readers and I must reform how we think so we may open ourselves to new forms of knowledge.”

— Cristina Marrero