“ We don’t need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We hav… Donalyn Miller
“ As Stephen Krashen and Joanne Ujiie (2005) assert, Many people are fearful that if children engage in ‘light reading,' if they read comics and magazines they will stay with this kind of reading foreve… Donalyn Miller
“ A classroom atmosphere that promotes reading does not come from the furniture and its placement as much as it comes from the teacher's expectation that students will read. Donalyn Miller
“ Without any reading time in class, too much homework, and little choice provided in reading material or writing topics, Sarah keeps her reading life alive in spite of school, not because of it. Our ch… Donalyn Miller
“ The uninitiated might say that I am lost in my books, but I know I am more found than lost. Donalyn Miller
“ Every book begins and ends with other people- the readers who suggest the book to us and encourage us to read it, the talented author who crafted each word, the fascinating individuals we meet inside… Donalyn Miller
“ The purpose of school should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now. Donalyn Miller
“ I realized that every lesson, conference, response, and assignment I taught must lead students away from me and toward their autonomy as literate people. Donalyn Miller
“ Reading changes your life. Reading unlocks worlds unknown or forgotten, taking travelers around the world and through time. Reading helps you escape the confines of school and pursue your own educatio… Donalyn Miller
“ Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them wait for the one unit a year in which they are allowed to choose their own books an… Donalyn Miller
“ Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words. Donalyn Miller
