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Hi, I’m Kara
… a middle school Language Arts teacher committed to solving this problem:
“The Alliance for Excellent Education has declared a “literacy crisis among middle and high school students” in the wake of research from the National Assessment of Educational Progress that finds 65 percent of graduating high school seniors and 71 percent of America’s eighth graders are reading below grade level.”
~Michael Cart for YALSA
I turned a bulletin board in my classroom, filled with pictures of me reading to my pup, Riley, into a blog that helps educators and schools create communities of strong and eager readers.
My writing focuses on topics such as…
Middle grade book titles that will engage a variety of students and readers
How to strategically Book Talk novels and engage kids
Tools to create a consistent independent reading program in your classroom
Musings on the rewards and challenges of teaching
…and much more. Most importantly, all of my writing is based on my personal experiences as an educator and book-lover.