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Comments on Sharing in Reading

Meryem Kennedy sez...

Sharing is US! We human beings are made to share. I never thought of this before: Sharing in reading comes naturally to me. Since I started school when I was five, I have always had an audience (poor mom, sisters, pets) to share what I read in books.

How Do You Share in Reading?

Encouraging Student-Generated Discussion When Nobody Wants to Talk

On evenings when we’re not mesmerized by bad television, my wife and I have family reading night. She has a stack on her side of the bed. I have a stack on mine. Our dog sleeps at the foot, mildly disappointed that we won’t be having treats with TV. Not much happens, but occasionally one of us will turn to the other and say, “Listen to this.” And that’s how sharing in reading begins.