Books Quote by Donalyn Miller

Although I enjoy digging through the library to help students find books, my aim is to help them develop self-confidence in choosing books for…

— Donalyn Miller

Exposing students to lots of books and positive reading experiences while building a network of other readers who support each other provides students with…

— 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

“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

I never tell students they cannot read a book they pick up, but I do guide them toward books that I think would be…

— Donalyn Miller

“Why buy books when you can read them online”

— Matthew Reilly

“Human contacts have been so highly valued in the past only because reading was not a common accomplishment and because books were scarce and…

— Aldous Huxley

“Book buying is a relationship activity, and you need a means to develop relationships with readers and new fans of your work”

— Barb Drozdowich

“The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.”

— Mike Schmoker

“There are books that I own that somehow even without reading them they mean something to me. So I think people have a relationship…

— Rem Koolhaas

The most important thing whenever we're connecting kids to books, is that we try to match the book to the kid and make sure…

— Rick Riordan

Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics.

— Donalyn Miller