Table of Contents
Foreword, by
Teri S. Lesesne xi
Introduction xvii
Life, the Universe, and Everything 1
Chapter 1 Wild Readers Dedicate Time to Read 5
Creating a Workshop Schedule That Works for You 37
Chapter 2 Wild Readers Self-Select Reading Material 42
Curating a Classroom Library 79
Chapter 3 Wild Readers Share Books and Reading with Other Readers 87
Conferring: What’s the Point? 129
Chapter 4 Wild Readers Have Reading Plans 135
Building a Personal Canon 158
Chapter 5 Wild Readers Show Preferences 162
Coda 194
Appendix A: Reader’s Notebook Sheets 198
Genre Requirements Graph 199
My Reading List 200
Books to Read List 206
Status of the Class 207
Appendix B: Reading Habits Reflections 208
My Reading Itinerary 209
My Selection Reflection 214
My Reading Influences 217
Appendix C: Reading Habits Assessments 219
Independent Reading Time Observation 220
Reading Habits Conference Chart 221
Appendix D: Reading Habits Surveys 222
Wild Reader Survey 223
End-of-year Reading Habits Survey 227
End-of-year Reading Preferences Survey 231
Appendix E: Students’ Favorite Titles and Series 234
References 248 Acknowledgments 254 About the Authors 258 About the Sponsor 259 Index 260