Penny kittle teaches teenagers at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire. In book love penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students dont like to read and then showing us that when we give kids books that are right for them, along with time to read and regular response to their thinking, we can create a pathway to satisfying reading that leads to more challenging literature and ultimately a. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover pennys. Before reading your post and kittles book love, id never considered doing that step. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers, and more on. Kittles work in book love 20 can easily be placed alongside other. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Risk, voice, and clarity in high school writing available in paperback. Both readings have given me new ideas to use in the journey with my own classroom library. Learn more about penny kittle on her websites, and, or follow her on twitter.
Book love is fueled by a passion for reading and the belief that every student deserves to live a rich literary life. Reading penny kittles book love introduced me to the idea. Help us celebrate the teachers who are doing just that. Tips for holding students accountable to choice reading. Two teachers and the quest to engage and empower adolescents. Reading book love was a reckoning that made me reevaluate what i had been doing for the last five years, but i found myself agreeing with every statement she made, particularly about how standardized testing plays into. Book love is making a global difference local news. Book love penny kittle teacher, author, advocate books. Oct 11, 2017 after reading penny kittles book love, two marion city schools teachers, amy dunmire and emily partyka, decided to adapt a process the author called book speed dating for use in their classrooms. Children want to write coauthored with thnes, college professors lament students inability to comprehend and analyze complex texts, while the rest of us wonder. After reading penny kittles book love, two marion city schools teachers, amy dunmire and emily partyka, decided to adapt a process the author called book speed dating for use in.
Their new book features crosscollaborations in classrooms using book clubs and independent reading. Our conversation was one of a series that i have been having with them individually for years, beginning with write beside them kittle, readicide gallagher, through book love kittle, again, and now with 180 days. See all books authored by penny kittle, including write beside them. Penny kittle in book love penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students dont read and then showing us that when we give kids books. These three styles of book love reading logs offer you and your students log versatility. Penny kittlepenny kittles book love is the reason the english department is changing to independent reading ladders. I first discovered this topic after seeing teacherauthor penny kittle speak about them at the reading for the love of it literacy conference in toronto last february. Penny is the author and coauthor of numerous books with heinemann including book love. She was a teacher and literacy coach in public schools for 34 years, 21 of those spent at kennett high school in north conway.
This week for my adolescent literature class we read a couple of chapters from penny kittles book love. In this text, kittle offers strategies to help teachers increase the volume of what students read and to deepen student thinking about what they read. Ive tried many accountability measures over the years, including reading logs of various formats, book reports, assorted handouts, and reading quizzes on accelerated reader, but donalyn millers the book whisperer and penny kittles book love helped me realize why those assessments were so unsatisfying. Choice inspires reading the book book love foundation. This is a book of vision and hope and joy, but it is also a book of genre units and minilessons and actual conferences with students. And their very honest answer is, you dont, and thats the point. Penny kittle she is the author of five books, including book love and write beside them. Weve also included book talks into our lessons since the beginning of the year. But much more than that, its a powerful reminder of why we became english teachers in the first place. I especially like how you take students through the process of determining books difficulty. Book love is a both an ode to the power of reading to expand our interests and intellect, and a guide to encouraging even the most reluctant readers in our classrooms to read and enjoy more books.
I did finally buy penny kittles book love back in june, and i fully intended to read it. I designed style 1 after reading penny kittle s book love book, and i used it for my entire first year of the program. Penny kittle penny kittle wants us to face the hard truths every english teacher fears. As a teacher herself, she understands the pressures teachers face with expectations surrounding curriculum, assessment. Penny kittle school of education baylor university. Penny kittle teaches freshman composition at plymouth state university in new hampshire. Penny is a high school english teacher and is committed to teaching her students to become not simply test takers but life long readers. There is only one book for every 300 kids living in poverty in the united states. Not only does she spread a love of reading in her classrooms, she lets books invade her life outside the classroom as well. Book love foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle. I learned a lot about classroom library management from reading sara andersons blog posts and penny kittles book book love. Welcome to our book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle, authors of 180 days. Reading penny kittle s book love introduced me to the idea. The foundation then provides selected teachers with starter classroom libraries of 500 books, funding as many libraries as it can from the donated money it receives.
It is a show filled with information, inspiration, and book love. But i love kittles ideas, and im hoping we can implement more of that culture in our classes next year. Penny kittle is an english teacher, author and advocate dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a passion for reading and writing. I love the way you take the work of kittle, gallagher, lesesne, and tough a few of my favorite authors, too. Book love is a call to arms for putting every single kid, no exceptions allowed, on a personal reading journey. Book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle. The idea for this book started with the question, how do you fit it all in. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate workshop handouts. In book love penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students dont read and then showing us that when we give kids books that are right for them, along with time to read and regular response to their thinking. Ive been meaning to get around to starting independent reading in my classroom for years. But i love kittle s ideas, and im hoping we can implement more of that culture in our classes next year. Celebrate teachers and a joy of reading with the book love foundation podcast. Nov 10, 2014 penny kittle she is the author of five books, including book love and write beside them.
Penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students dont read and then showing us that when we give kids books that are right. She is the coauthor of 180 days 2018 with kelly gallagher, and is the author of book love 2012, and write beside them 2008. It started with a selfselected book just to create a comfort level as we discovered this new thing called reading rate. Apr 09, 2018 penny kittle, an english teacher and literacy coach at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire, wrote a guide to helping students read independently titled book love. Aug 29, 2018 ive tried many accountability measures over the years, including reading logs of various formats, book reports, assorted handouts, and reading quizzes on accelerated reader, but donalyn millers the book whisperer and penny kittles book love helped me realize why those assessments were so unsatisfying.
Penny kittle wants us to face the hard truths every english teacher fears. During subsequent years, i designed the other two styles as a universal design for kids w. In 2009, penny received nctes prestigious britton award for write beside them. For a future teacher, this book is a treasure trove of ideas to get kids to. Kittle centers her discussion here around a few main ideas. This week on the heinemann podcast, were joined by penny kittle, author of book love. I shared parts of it with the students in my young adult literature and would recommend it to my teaching colleagues. May 04, 2019 kittle parried, students need to be reading and writing more than they need to be listening to me talking p. Penny kittle books list of books by author penny kittle.
The unexpected power of reading conferences edutopia. This is the book i wanted when i was first given ninth graders and a list of novels to teach. Join facebook to connect with penny kittle and others you may know. Jul 04, 20 in book love penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students dont like to read and then showing us that when we give kids books that are right for them, along with time to read and regular response to their thinking, we can create a pathway to satisfying reading that leads to more challenging literature and ultimately a. I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity. The summative message of her book is that the first step in getting students to read is to get them to enjoy what they are reading. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent. Penny kittle added 1 video to book love foundation 6 months ago 3 videos play all book love foundation playlist. She gives quick references and breaks down books into genres and themes. Book love foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle and high school students.
Book love foundation choice inspires reading how to apply. But like so many things ive been meaning to do, i put it off. Kittle parried, students need to be reading and writing more than they need to be listening to me talking p. Apr 11, 2018 weve also included book talks into our lessons since the beginning of the year. Penny kittle in book love tackles the problem of students who dont read, and offers english teachers tactics to combat this problem. The right book in the hands of a kid can change a life forever. Penny kittle has been named the 2015 exemplary leader from the institute on english leadership for ncte. Penny kittle freshman composition teacher plymouth state. My coteacher is currently reading the book so we can be on the same page next year. As teacher, author, and advocate, penny kittle is dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a passion for reading and writing. Penny kittle, an english teacher and literacy coach at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire, wrote a guide to helping students read independently titled book love.
Host penny kittle and her guests help teachers develop a love of reading in their students. Book speed dating cultivating a love of reading in marion. Her discussion prompted me to go back to my classroom and try out this strategy with my two grade 8 classes. Over the past nineteen years, i never asked my students to calculate their reading rate. What makes the single biggest difference to student writers. These chapters talked about the influence that positive book talk can have on students and how giving them the time and resources to discuss these books helps with classroom motivation and processing. Online book clubs for middle and high school students 2. Penny kittle is an english teacher, author and advocate dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a passion for reading. She is the founder of the book love foundation which works to provide books for classroom teachers. Mar 15, 20 penny kittle has her students stack all of the books theyve read at the end of the year for a group pic stay safe and healthy.
Heinemann, publisher of book love, and book source both generously fund one library a year, as do penny and her husband, pat. Im working on pulling together a classroom library. View penny kittles profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Whether its on a family trip to the british isles or in an airport, waiting for a flight, penny can be found reading. The book love foundation is dedicated to teachers who inspire a love of reading. Book love, by penny kittle, was an incredibly insightful text set that included teaching practices and words of inspiration for future and present english teachers. She is also the k12 literacy coach for the conway schools. See all books authored by penny kittle, including public teaching. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers, teacher, author, and advocate penny kittle takes student apathy head on, first by. Reigniting the love of reading with penny kittle the. Penny kittle books list of books by author penny kittle thriftbooks. This book is intended to be used in older classrooms and geared towards practices used with teenagers. We provide classroom libraries comprised of hundreds of books carefully chosen to meet teenagers where they are and lead them to the deep rewards of reading. The show focuses on the value of reading in a student s life.
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