There is little more difficult than trying to engage a whole class of students in reading a novel that is a poor match for the group. There are things teachers can do to influence the experience ...

Carmen read the book mostly in class—sometimes listening to the audio recording through an app on her phone and sometimes reading with a small group.

Faiza Omar, who took Hackman’s class last school year as a junior, learned English as a second language and didn’t receive the foundational reading interventions until high school.

Nothing gives you the same sense of accomplishment as finishing reading a book. Did your library or third grade class have competitions like mine did? Each book you read brought you a step closer ...