Chapter 1

Something that popped out at me as I was reading was that it is very important to surround the child's classroom with actual books they can read as opposed to just surrounding the classroom with textbooks. It is important to allow the children to have many opportunities to also pick up the books that are around the classroom and read without you telling them to do it and what they should read. Give the children autonomy by allowing them to choose what they want to read and what they like. Give them different genre to read so they can see what they like and what they do not like. Don't just expect them to read what you like, every child is different.