A review by msrosereads
From Striving to Thriving: How to Grow Capable, Confident Readers: How to Grow Confident, Capable Readers by Stephanie Harvey

5.0

An excellent teacher winter break read! Saw this on a recent Nerdy Bookclub #titletalk Twitter Chat and put it in my Amazon cart right away. In the vein of Donalyn Miller's "Reading in the Wild" this book zooms in on what matters: creating a space where students build authentic identities as readers. In particular, it highlights practices that support striving readers in building independence and moving to agency (as defined by Peter Johnston: "the perception that the environment is responsive to our actions.") to join their "thriving" reader peers. Harvey and Ward debunk myths & common practices and harp on things that allow a classroom and school to be a space where readers can thrive. I particularly loved the chapter on classroom libraries related to book access, choice, and volume. It so eloquently summed up so many things I think we are missing in many libraries which I truly believe are the most surefire tools for building readers we so desperately need in today's world. The book ends with 1-2 page strategies they refer to in the chapters. So many nuggets of awesome, both small and large, I'll be stealing from this book ASAP.