In a previous post entitled “Partnering with Parents to Improve Student Literacy,” I shared how school librarians can help guide parents to support their children’s basic literacy development. In this new post...
Read MoreI’ve been increasingly interested in studying the causes behind recent shifts in our ability to engage in deep thinking and reading. For a recent long commute, I decided to download and listen to a new audiobook. I...
Read MoreLike most school librarians, I love books! As a child and young adult, I spent a lot of time in both my school and local public libraries, browsing the shelves for my latest reads and leaving with bags full of books. At home, I...
Read MoreI have had difficulty finishing this post for days…I’ve been so distracted! I suppose that’s fitting considering I’m writing about The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by Adam Gazzaley (a...
Read More“Read what gives you delight – at least most of the time – and do so without shame.” This is a quote from an enlightening book entitled The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs (2011, p. 23). I highly...
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