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Struggles with dyslexia

Having dyslexia was another isolating thing in my life.

Heavy reading

Parents and teachers report that struggling readers feel a sense of accomplishment when they conquer this humongous book.

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña's advice to readers: "Follow your curiosity"

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña talks about the importance of students following their curiosity, especially if they haven’t found books that hold their interest yet.

Judy Blume has strong feelings about accelerated reader

Judy Blume believes matching kids with books based on difficulty rather than content is not the way to engage growing readers.

Graphic novels for reluctant readers

Gene Luen Yang discusses how graphic novels can engage reluctant readers.

Matt de la Peña: My experiences as a struggling reader

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña recalls his struggles as a reader and how that impacted his view of himself.

Reaching reluctant readers

Sometimes kids aren’t reading because they can’t find themselves in the stories.

No more reading logs

Years of teaching has shown Miller that reading logs don’t motivate kids to read. Reading motivation really comes from connecting kids with books they love.