When we meet and I discover that we have read and loved the same books, we are instant friends.
Donalyn MillerFailing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone.
Donalyn MillerOur children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.
Donalyn MillerI try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's.
Donalyn MillerStudents 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 and become readers, they may never read at all. To keep our students reading, we have to let them.
Donalyn Miller