3 Questions to Ask the Reader

In this episode, Gen Arcovio, Debra Crouch and I share what we are reading this summer for pleasure.

• Gen Acorvio is a literacy trainer at the Lesley Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative (@Lesley_CRRLC). She is also the co-contributor for

  @LiteracyPages at https://literacypages.wordpress.com/.

• Debra Crouch works nationally as an independent literacy consultant, collaborating with districts and schools in designing professional learning opportunities. She can be reached at https://www.teachingdecisions.com/.

Here are the titles that we are reading:

What Debra is reading

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

• Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith

• Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man by Dale Peterson, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall

What Gen is reading

• The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

• Front Desk by Kelly Yang

What Matt is reading

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

• Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

We concluded our conversation by sharing what we know about ourselves as readers.

The following questions helped guide our conversation:

1. Why are you reading what you are reading?

2. What has resonated with you so far?

3. What have you learned about yourself as a reader?

These questions can also serve to support engagement, understanding, and identity.

Take care,

Matt