Penny kittle book talk

She is the president of the book love foundation and was given the exemplary. She explains her strategies with thorough examples and explanations for why they work. This book is intended to be used in older classrooms and geared towards practices used with teenagers. You can skim a big idea book and find a dozen book talks from students like you. She is the coauthor of 180 days with kelly gallagher, and is the author of book love, and write beside them. Through each of these topics, and many more, she shares with us what has worked in her classroom. She was a teacher and literacy coach in public schools for 34 years. Risk, voice, and clarity in high school writing, and book love. Penny kittle, author of write beside them in writing with mentors, high school teachers allison marchetti and rebekah odell prove that the key to cultivating productive, resourceful writerswriters who can see value and purpose for writing beyond schoolis using dynamic, hotoffthepress mentor texts.

High school books middle school reading teaching american literature 7th grade classroom. Oct 2012 book love focuses on a critical question all but forgotten in this age of standards and testing. I personally found it useful to jot down notes on the book, including a. Jennifer serravallo introduces teaching writing in small groups. The idea for this book started with the question, how do you fit it all in. To encourage thinking about the ideas in these books and to broaden understanding of themes and the development of characters by discussing these books with others. First, pick one class in which you can pilot independent reading. Penny kittle lays out a number of creative and effective methods to encourage passionate reading in our students. Book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle welcome to our book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle, authors of 180 days. Introducing students to books theyll love edutopia. Penny kittle teacher, author, advocate workshop handouts.

But i didnt know how to bring it all together until book love. Of her own life, kittle says, reading saved me, and her mission is to help reading take students across the world on a journey of thought. Book talks start of every day is a book talk to help students find books they love. Kelly and penny kittle pick up where they left off one year after the start of their last video discussion series. Nov 25, 2012 finally, kittle s example of a book talk on pages 6162 was for why we broke up, one of my least favorite ya books in recent memory, and kittle seems to adore it. Reflections on grading from 180 days by kelly gallagher. Authoreducator cris tovani talks with kelly and penny about. Start by helping students find books they love and give them class time to read them. Our conversation was largely based on her ascd article entitled let them read, please and her coauthored book with kelly gallagher, 180 days. And a lot of it harvey daniels, the great book that, the one on contentarea writing, with all the strategies, is a lot of what i talk about. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers, our english teachers are implementing book clubs and book conferences in their classrooms. Penny kittles daily book talks book talk middle school. Those are great strategies for having them process content. I chose all wellcrafted nonfiction books for grade 12, for example, because most of my students had never read nonfiction of any length.

If you are interested in booking penny kittle for a speaking event, please contact michelle. In my previous blog, i discussed how kittle approaches teaching is one that holds nothing back and does not leave anything for excuses. Her description is the best one, in my opinion, for how to capture students imaginations and get them picking up a book. Book love by penny kittle this was the book that helped to solidify my vision of an ideal classroom. Penny kittles daily book talks book talk middle school, teaching. It creates a willingness to practice outside of class. In this new series, kelly and penny will explore some of the interesting thinking and ideas to emerge from a year filled with challenges and change. The unexpected power of reading conferences edutopia. Book love foundation founder penny kittle and grant recipients demonstrate classroom practices including independent reading, book talks, text study and conferences. With their book deadline looming, kelly and penny wrap up with a final. Secondary reading league smore newsletters for business. From the first day of humanities 10, they take on a new reading challenge.

Get kids talking about ya books iowa council of teachers of. Mar 19, 2018 penny kittle never disappoints me when reading her chapters. Since im doing the choosing, i have more control over where i want students to move to. Sharing books book talk outline o use this outline to help you initially develop your book talks. Developing depth, passion, and stamina in readers heinemann. Writing with mentors by allison marchetti, rebekah odell. Penny kittle teaches teenagers at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire. Jan 12, 2021 this article summarizes the key points celebrated author and english teacher penny kittle shared during her podcast interview on how teachers can nurture a reading culture. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers. Please read a note from penny kittle to website visitors. She is the author of book love heinemann, 2012 and write beside them heinemann, 2008 and president of the book love foundation. When it came time for me to give my first set of booktalks last year, i borrowed the format kittle describes in book love. Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers by penny kittle pub. She gives quick references and breaks down books into genres and themes.

With their book deadline looming, kelly and penny wrap up with a. We hold conferences with students to find the right books for them. There is strong support for teacher book talks, a practice i learned about from nancie atwells in the middle and later in penny kittles book love. In part one, we learn about their quest to engage and empower adolescents. Sep 23, 2015 book talk essentials m uch of my reading workshop has been modeled after the work done by nancie atwell and penny kittle. Now that weve studied book love, met virtually with penny kittle, spent time together brain storming, networking and creating plans for the 20162017 school year, its time to begin the journey toward reading proficiency for our students together. Listen to penny kittle and kelly gallagher confer with each other and then talk about conferring with their students. We had a lot to talk about, so were going to bring you our discussion in two parts. This is an essential component to the reading workshop. I placed these notes in a separate binder to use for future book talks. Book love, published in 20, will be available for purchase at the 41st day of reading from heinemann. Book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle. Gallagher, especially, was arguing for the value of fiction and literature.

Dec 07, 2016 answer by penny kittle book clubs are first set up by giving students a list of titles to choose from. Jul 30, 2018 i was motivated, though, after attending a conference featuring the english teacher gods, kelly gallagher and penny kittle. Spending 180 days on the job and in the world with penny kittle and kelly gallagher is like apprenticing yourself to a year in the kitchen with two master chefs who speak honestly and passionately about the challenges we face and the choices we must make every day in our own classrooms. Online book clubs for middle and high school students 2. Within in this challenge, we talk about how important is to consider all the evidence that. She is the author of book love heinemann, 2012 and write beside. According to penny kittle, author of write beside them, here are a few of the benefits reading offers. Each time you finish a book, write a book talk explaining a quick overview of the book and analyzing the difficulty of it considering literary elements. Penny kittle is a classroom teacher and literacy coach at kennett high school in north conway, new hampshire.

Much of my reading workshop has been modeled after the work done by nancie atwell and penny kittle. Penny kittle is an english teacher, author and advocate dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a. A simple idea from penny kittles book love might just be the answer. We have a significant presence at the annual illinois reading council conference where we host a secondary level literacy strand room, dedicated to those seeking new ideas in the world of middle and high school literacy. 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. Apr 04, 2018 penny kittle, an ila member since 1999, teaches english at kennett high school in new hampshire.

High school books middle school reading teaching american literature 7th grade classroom english teaching resources 6th grade reading teaching schools independent reading thing 1. A life in teaching coauthored with her mentor and friend, donald h. How i use instagram in high school language arts we are. In response to the covid19 pandemicrelated school closures and the challenge of teaching students remotely, i, along with several of my colleagues, have created an extended lesson plan designed to encourage students to capture this moment in history. Penny kittle describes how to do an effective book talk in her book book love.

Nov 20, 2014 book love by penny kittle this was the book that helped to solidify my vision of an ideal classroom. Mar 19, 2018 this week for my adolescent literature class we read a couple of chapters from penny kittles book love. He proposed daily book talks and reading time to allow kids to build on their reading skills. While i used to do them once in a while, i was spurred on by the wisdom of penny kittle to do one every single day, which i have now fully embraced for the past few years. Nurturing book love in uncertain teaching times heinemann blog. May 7, 2017 how to create your own booktalk, with example booktalk and helpful hints for middle level. It truly is a great resource for teachers who are wanting to help their students love to read. And their very honest answer is, you dont, and thats the point. The second book would be forever and this book is a great young adult book in my eyes and a great piece of literature at times the drama and girl talk could be hard to follow and the pregnancy issues were interesting to read about i really enjoyed this book because it was all high school drama and because im a 10th grade adolescent all. I personally found it useful to jot down notes on the book, including a summary of the book, the page numbers of the excerpt i read, and what students responses were. Sep 12, 2014 this week i continued my journey through penny kittles book write beside them. Oct 31, 2019 after reading kelly gallagher and penny kittle s 180 days last year and participating in a book study with penny kittle s book book love. With the help of donations and grants, we have thoughtfully assembled classroom libraries that reflect the diverse interests and abilities of our students.

The students in my sophomore class have thankfully come from a highly supportive, book lovin environment in ninth grade, but as they transition to tenth grade, we always talk about how important it is to step up our game. Special thanks to penny kittle and several members of the magnolia high school ela faculty for helping to create this plan. Jun 06, 20 penny kittle takes us through how she makes a difference in her classroom taking us through her procedures for everything reading from reading hurdles, nonreaders, building stamina, fluency, book talks, conferences, responses, and building a community. Penny kittle penny kittle s book love is the reason the english department is changing to independent reading ladders. Welcome to our book talk live with kelly gallagher and penny kittle, authors of 180 days. Penny kittle ignite ncte book love foundation youtube. Penny kittle returns to mciu mciu learning network. Kelly gallagher, cris tovani, and penny kittle are some names that come to mind. Penny kittles daily book talks high school books, middle school reading, teaching american literature. I held the book in my hands, walked around and showed the cover to students. Two teachers and the quest to engage and empower adolescents. Tok book club guided questions adapted from penny kittle, no. Book talks, conferences, and reading out loud smiley. Book love has really been a sufficient title for her book.

Before i read it, i had already been doing many of the best practices penny mentionswriters notebooks, choice reading, personalized writing. What can we, as teachers, do to help our students develop a love for reading. Book talks, conferences, and reading out loud smiley about. Two teachers and the quest to engage and empower adolescents with kelly gallagher and author of book love.

Penny kittle teaches freshman composition at plymouth state university in new hampshire. Response to penny kittles book love coffee stains and. Jul 23, 2018 one of the pillars of our reading community is the daily book talk. Jan 08, 2016 book love by penny kittle this was the book that helped to solidify my vision of an ideal classroom. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. She was a teacher and literacy coach in public schools for 34 years, 21 of those spent at kennett high school in north conway. Kelly and penny kittle pick up where they left off one year after the start of their last. After reading book love, do not try to be penny kittle. 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. Oct 23, 2018 bookmatchingwhich i first read about in penny kittle s book lovesounds like an easy task, but its one that requires both time and patience to master. We seek ways to include their independent books into our daily lessons. Let them read independent reading at the secondary level. 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 kittle s book love helped me realize why those assessments were so unsatisfying. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.