Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

01.21.15 In Favor of Books

Working on Reading Reconsidered this morning, my book on reading with Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway.  Found myself going a bit manifesto in this tiny–but strident–snippet on the power of teaching books–real books- the whole thing: We are strong believers in ‘the power of the book,’ of students building a sustained relationship with a text over…


01.06.15 Text Selection: A Tiny Teaser from Reading Reconsidered

Teach Like a Champion 2.0 comes out tomorrow. I’m excited and at the same time, I’m a tiny bit distracted as I am “on deadline” writing, with Erica Woolway and Colleen Driggs, our magnum opus (that term is tongue in cheek) on literacy: Reading Reconsidered. Writing, I am reminded every time I am foolish enough to…