Author Archives: mrbrentg

So I am sitting tanning in the backyard and listening to a fantastic teacher resources, “Reading in the Wild”. The author Donalyn Miller is passionate about igniting the spark of a reader in everyone. It got me to thinking about the countless times that parents have said to me, “(insert student name) hates reading I justContinue reading “Reading by example”

I know that for a lot of kids reading is a chore. I had a student say they don’t like reading because it is just about tests. It broke my heart and really helped shift my focus. Reading should be about adventure, mystery, humour, discovering things about characters and maybe even yourself. It should notContinue reading “Summer Reading”