Teaching The Love Of Reading By Donna Erdrich

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The article I have chosen to write about is “Teaching the Love of Reading,” written by Donna E, Werderich and Janet L. Pariza. The article is broken down into four different steps. Step one is establishing a classroom environment. Step two is being a teacher as a reader. Step 3 is selling the books to students. Step four is creating a conversational contest. Over the next few paragraphs I will describe each of the steps a little further. Step one, “Establishing a Classroom Environment,” is about setting the whole reading environment up for learners. The article states that, Teachers must be willing to establish a classroom environment that is ideal destination for adolescent readers.” If the classroom is set up in an inviting manor, that would

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