Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

08.01.18 Choosing Books: Random Notes From My Reading Desk

This is a super-informal post- a set of impromptu thoughts as I sit here at my desk about my task for the past three weeks: reading up on middle level fiction and specifically what could be included among the books in our middle level reading curriculum. I’ve read a mix of contemporary YA fiction, historical classics…