Have we explicitly taught our students HOW to be effective digital readers with the same energy that we’ve taught them to be print readers? Great question to ask ourselves as educators, parents and homeschool teachers!
Reading with a digital devise is a yes and for me!
I come from a place of pedagogy. Raised by teachers who were readers and nurtured by principals who believed their most important job was to place text in the hands of kids. I come from classroom libraries and nightly book checkout, from teacher book clubs and living like a reader. I come from conversations about what’s on your nightstand and passion for poetry and periodicals.
I am a reader. I have seen the power of books as a just-right title is placed in the hands of a child, and how that changes everything for that student from that day forward. I love paper books and spend a significant portion of my time and salary procuring them for students. In fact, my first graders often joke I visit the local bookstore so frequently that my car sometimes takes me there against my will.
As an author and someone who has spent…
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