Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: We turn to you -- Part 1: Change. Becoming ; A meeting of minds ; Sailing into tomorrow ; The truth of fiction ; Lily ; The courage to act -- Part II: Power. Power and the suppression of power ; Sitting in discomfort ; From hard thinking to hardly thinking ; Relevance: all that really matters ; "So what?" ; Leaning in ; The second most important way to improve comprehension -- Part III: Hope. The independent reader ; Questions about independent reading ; From transaction to transformation ; Wondering and wandering ; Forging ahead -- Conclusion: What we've known all along -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Explanation of the Notice & Note Signposts -- Appendix B: Grant opportunities for books and building inclusive libraries -- References -- Index.
Summary:
"Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst explore why independent reading is vital to the intellectual and developmental growth of students as citizens of our world and as architects of the future. Forged by Reading explores historic and timely topics through the context of literacy--literacy being the gateway to power and privilege--while serving as nothing short of a call to action. One that reminds educators of their critical hand in empowering readers to think, to seek curiosity and skepticism, to shape themselves and their ideas through evidence and reason, vision and imagination, and in doing so to forge themselves and our world through reading."--Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.