- A love of books!
- To be a reader!
- A passion for learning!
- A need to connect every single student with that just right book!
- The ability to scaffold and accelerate skills and understandings in ELA!
“Jillian Heise @heisereads Important for kids to know we have rdg plans. Kids see rdg like bungee jumping-well that was fun now I don’t have to do it again.#mra13”
“Jillian Heise @heisereads If we don’t read ourselves, we’re choosing to be less effective with our kids. -Donalyn Miller #MRA13”
“Jillian Heise @heisereadsFor our kids who struggle, reading is nothing but hard…all day long. We need to show them the fun in reading too.@donalynbooks #MRA13”
“Heather Jensen @hmjensen31 Reading teacher: a teacher who reads and a reader who teaches.#mra13” @donalynbooks Commeyras, Bisplinghoff & Olson (2003)
What do you think are the MOST important qualities of a Reading Teacher?
PS: Do you recognize @donalynbooks ? That is the Book Whisperer!