Following up on my last post, Nancie Atwell, author of In the Middle and The Reading Zone and reading workshop queen, responds to the August 30th New York Times article, “A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like”. In this video statement, Atwell addresses many of the myths about reading workshop and allowing students to choose their own books to read.
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