When we were browsing through Time magazine, we came across this quote: “A recent study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that the average American spends only 19 minutes a day reading; young people read less than ever, apparently, with people ages 25 to 34 reading eight minutes a day on weekends […]
Tag Archives: Tammy Mulligan
May
26
Top 10 Ideas to Promote Summer Reading by Clare Landrigan and Tammy Mulligan
posted by CBethM
March
07
Top 10 Ways To Get Students Talking about their Reading by Tammy Mulligan
posted by CBethM
My grandmother was a kind and gentle person who only spoke when she had something important to say. Although she didn’t carry on lengthy conversations, her words were full of wisdom. As a young girl, I remember walking in the woods with her after arguing with my younger brother. She stopped along the path, bent […]
December
18
The Power of a Teacher by Tammy Mulligan
posted by CBethM
My 9th grade son is reading To Kill a Mockingbird in his English class. When I saw this book, it reminded me of all the classic novels I didn’t read in high school: The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck The Catcher and the Rye, J.D. Salinger Great Expectations, Charles Dickens And many others… You […]
Expanding Our Ideas About What it Means to Be a Reader
posted by CBethM
Each fall when the school year begins, my time for pleasure reading seems to evaporate. Between all of the new professional books, blog posts, and educational journals, I just can’t find time for pleasure reading. I know this will change as the school year progresses, but for now this is just the way it is. […]
Nerdy Book Club 