Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone.

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.

If we value all readers, we must value all reading.

Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone.

Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading.

Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.

I never tell students they cannot read a book they pick up, but I do guide them toward books that I think would be a good fit for them. I think of myself as a reading mentor-a reader who can help them find books they might like.