The Rights of a Reader
In this chapter Donalyn Miller goes over the rights of a reader. This list of 10 rights was created by Daniel Pennac. 1. The right to not read 2. The right to skip pages 3. The right to not finish 4. The right to reread 5. The right to read anything 6. The right to escapism 7. The right to read anywhere 8. The right to browse 9. The right to read out loud 10. The right to not defend your tastes | |
Please share what your favorite reading right is by answering the poll question above. Finally I'll leave your with my favorite quote from this chapter.
By valuing their opinions, even about the books that we share as a class, I let them know that their preferences are as important as mine.Donalyn Miller, The Booker Whisperer, pg 74