Edutopia – Kimberly Rues
Not long ago, one of my third graders was struggling to find books he liked. His teacher reported that he kept picking up titles that were far too simple or far too difficult for him to manage successfully on his own. In addition to not being able to find books he wanted, he struggled to read them once he had them.
I’m a pre-K through 6 librarian, so I visited with this student one morning one-on-one to find out what he was looking for. He started telling me that he just didn’t like to read. He couldn’t specifically tell me that he wanted a particular genre or style of book, but after a bit of conversation, he shared that he loved dragons.