Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read MattersKylene Beers and Robert Probst's book Disruptive Thinking: Why How We Read Matters is essential to have in your library if you are in the business of books, reading, and teaching reading. The book is divided into different parts that include the different types of readers you may encounter, strategies to use, and the research behind their ideas. It is because of how this book is formatted that I was able to take away so many ideas that opened my eyes to how as a librarian I can make changes to the way I approach my future teaching. One of the main ideas I took from their writing is that we are not challenging our students when we have them extract information; what we need to do is have them engage in a text in a way that makes them feel valued as a reader. The text, if it is to influence our kids to be readers, needs to be meaningful to them, and by having them answer comprehension questions or making them give a basic summary is not going to make them feel valued as readers. I do plan on using some of these strategies in my future student book clubs, and I cannot wait to see what comes from this reframing of my structures. I will keep you all posted! If you are interested in this text, you can find it in the links below: Amazon Barnes and Noble Better World Books Powell's
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