Book love with penny kittle, choice, and voice ela. Penny kittle in book love tackles the problem of students who dont read, and offers english teachers tactics to combat this problem. Reigniting the love of reading with penny kittle the. In her book, published five years ago, kittle offers her entire system for. Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. Book love by penny kittle, 9780325042954, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Penny kittles descriptions of the readers in her classrooms, the ones who expertly pretend to read and then develop evasive strategies to fool the teacher into thinking they have been reading, were so spoton in book love that i felt she may have. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate reading lists. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic.
I was listening, agreeing with head nods and an occasional audible yes as i flipped through the pages of their recently published book 180 days. Problems with standardized testing schoolwide reading breaks provide access to books maintain silence establish expectations have plans for nonreaders implementaion clare adamus a book isnt rigorous if students arent reading it kittle, 20, p. It also told me that i didnt need to dedicate hours and hours to italthough i certainly have. Please read a note from penny kittle to website visitors. The ten minutes of sustained silent reading was nonnegotiable, but i wanted to give more book talks, so i. These chapters talked about the influence that positive book talk can have on students and how giving them the time and resources to discuss these books helps with classroom motivation and processing. I was talking to the author penny kittle for several hours the other nightin my head. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers 1 by penny kittle isbn. Students will enjoy writing, reading, and sharing their thoughts across different grade levels and life experiences.
And the teacher learning sessions is honored to work on a new podcast with. Penny kittle freshman composition teacher plymouth. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The further i get into my higher education, the more thankful i am to have been made aware of the practices of teachers like mrs. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I did finally buy penny kittles book love back in june, and i fully intended to read it. Due to the uncertainty of covid19 and the stay at home orders for the city of st. She is a k12 literacy coach and directs the new teacher mentoring program. Please join us in congratulating penny kittle for her 2009 ncte britton award for write beside them. Book love handouts, 20 penny kittle 926 view the penny moon and the quarter earth formated 1,252 view penny drive manual the dred scott heritage foundation 1,518 view alternative love trail dublin city council 1,570 view handy handouts fun learning materials for kids. That advice told me to just tryjust dedicate regular time to the practice of writing and i would be able to reach my goals. If you are interested in booking penny kittle for a speaking event, please contact michelle. What i enjoy the most about penny kittles work is that its so useful.
This year, the educational world is hype about choice and voice in general instruction. For a future teacher, this book is a treasure trove of ideas to get kids to. Penny kittle is an english teacher, literacy coach, and director of new teacher mentoring at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire. The first time i saw you oh, you looked so fine and i had a feeling one day youd be mine honey you came along and captured my heart now my love is somewhere lost in your.
Risk, voice, and clarity in high school writing is a compelling and seminal work on the practicalities of teaching writing to high school english students from new hampshire teacher and literacyinstructional coach penny kittle. But much more than that, its a powerful reminder of why we became english teachers in the first place. It is often easier for people to take inspiration from the text on the page than to create their own poems from scratch. In room 149 we are one month into the second semester.
Reading book love was a reckoning that made me reevaluate what i had been doing for the last five years, but i found myself agreeing with every statement she made, particularly about how standardized testing plays into. In our plc this year, we explored book love by penny kittle. She is the author of five books, including book love and write beside them. Louis county, we have suspended shipping until midmay. Help us celebrate the teachers who are doing just that. This is a book of vision and hope and joy, but it is also a book of genre units and minilessons and actual conferences with students. Penny kittles book love this week for my adolescent literature class we read a couple of chapters from penny kittles book love. Book love summer book club 2018 985 members last activity aug 10, 2018 06. This book is intended to be used in older classrooms and geared towards practices used with teenagers. This is the book i wanted when i was first given ninth graders and a list of novels to teach.
What makes the single biggest difference to student writers. The foundation then provides selected teachers with starter classroom libraries of 500 books, funding as many libraries as it can from the donated money it receives. Penny kittle, in her quest to get more teachers to embrace the kind of teaching that will instill a love of reading in their students, has founded the book love foundation a nonprofit org with one goal. Lend your support to the book love foundation podcast through thunderclap.
Ive been tweaking how we begin class since i read penny kittles book love. Admittedly, it was a bit onesidedshe and her coauthor, kelly gallagher were doing most of the talking. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Penny kittle and don gravess quick writes book attracted some of my kids inasmuch as i adapted some of the quick writes for my students to use as homework if they needed an continue reading. Before i read it, i had already been doing many of the best practices penny mentionswriters notebooks, choice reading, personalized writing.
I shared parts of it with the students in my young adult literature and would recommend it to my teaching colleagues. The summative message of her book is that the first step in getting students to read is to get them to enjoy what they are reading. Check back often as additional resources are posted when they become available. Mar 15, 20 penny kittle has her students stack all of the books theyve read at the end of the year for a group pic stay safe and healthy. The book love foundation is dedicated to teachers who inspire a love of reading. The first two chapters of penny kittles book love were full of helpful reminders, shocking statistics, and a whole lot of hope. She is also the k12 literacy coach for the conway schools. This week on the heinemann podcast, were joined by penny kittle, author of book love. But i didnt know how to bring it all together until book love.
Just 15 minutes a day and youll have a book in a year. Book love is a call to arms for putting every single kid, no exceptions allowed, on a personal reading journey. You can also watch the speech she gave when that book earned her the 2009 ncte britton award. Book love, by penny kittle, was an incredibly insightful text set that included teaching practices and words of inspiration for future and present english teachers. We seek passionately committed teachers who will aim instruction toward increasing. Book love by penny kittle this was the book that helped to solidify my vision of an ideal classroom. Book love is making a global difference local news. As an indemand heinemann professional development provider penny delivers pd workshops, webinars, and onsite seminars and consulting services nationwide. She teaches 10th, 11th, and 12th graders each fall and also occasionally in the alternative night school for adult students. Book love is a both an ode to the power of reading to expand our interests and intellect, and a guide to encouraging even the most reluctant readers in our classrooms to read and enjoy more books. Penny kittle teaches high school english and is a k12 literacy coach in north conway, nh. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. Penny kittle teaches teenagers at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire. Join us to create a community of teachers who are disrupting old habits reading, thinking and for registered 2018 summer book club members only.
It is never too late to lead a nonreader to reading. Kittle parried, students need to be reading and writing more than they need to be listening to me talking p. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers. Book love foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle and high school students. Penny kittle books, author biography, and reading level. Nurturing interdependent readers in a classroom community. Book love foundation choice inspires reading how to. Book love is fueled by a passion for reading and the belief that every student deserves to live a rich literary life today, were talking about the groundwork behind book love, its. Heinemann, publisher of book love, and book source both generously fund one library a year, as do penny and her husband, pat. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers by penny kittle in doc, fb2, fb3 download ebook. This has deep implications for readingwhere choice reading has sometimes been discouraged in the classroom in the past. Penny kittle teaches seniors at kennett high school in new hampshire.
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