A teacher since 1973, Nancie Atwell founded the Center for Teaching
and Learning (CTL) in 1990. She is the recipient of the inaugural
Global Teacher Prize, and is the first classroom teacher to receive
the major research awards in the field of language arts, the M.L.A.
Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize and NCTE's David H. Russell Award. Atwell
is the author of the classic text for teachers In the Middle.
Anne McLeod Merkel, is a teacher of grades 7-8 writing, reading,
and history with the Center for Teaching and Learning since 2013.
Merkel taught sixth grade in the Washington, D.C. public school
system and taught grades 6-8 at Friends Community School in College
Park, Maryland
Ann Merkel has been teaching at the Center for Teaching and
Learning since 2013. Merkel is a Graduate from Amherst College. She
coordinates the Center for Teaching and Learning's intern program
for visiting teachers who wish to adopt the CTL's award-winning
methods for teaching and writing. Merkel presents about her work
across the country.
"Donald Graves sits on the shoulder of every teacher of writing.
Nancie Atwell sits on the shoulder of every teacher of reading.
Every book, blog, or tweet about reading in our classrooms has its
roots in Nancie's work. With eloquence, Nancie and Anne continue to
show the commitment, the joy, and the intellectual energy students
bring to, and take from, reading when offered choice." --Linda
Rief, Middle School English teacher and author of "Read, Write,
Teach" Provided via Amazon Vine
"Excellent approach to reading strategies especially for children
between 5 and 10. They also have ideas for older kids, but the main
focus would be elementary, especially around 3rd grade, which is
the most important grade when it comes to reading. This is a great
text for educators and parents alike. I'd suggest you reading it!"
--Benjamin Provided via Amazon Vine
"For those of us who think schools have been culpable in killing
young readers, The Reading Zone is an essential resource. Nancie
Atwell and Anne Atwell Merkel offer a clear, concise blueprint to
building reading lives that last: surround students with good
books; give them choice; give them time to read; and stop drowning
them in silly worksheets and quizzes. If we are serious about
inspiring young readers, our first step is to have every teacher,
administrator, and school board member read this book." --Kelly
Gallagher, High School English Teacher and author of "In the Best
Interest of Students" Provided via Amazon Vine
"Nancy Atwell has long been on top of the reading instruction
world. I remember studying her in school over ten years ago. The
Reading Zone continues her work in reading instruction and focuses
on specific techniques primarily for primary schools. Focusing on
independent reading, Atwell fights to include time for students to
just sit down and read. Included are parent letters with arguments
for why this quiet reading time is essential for students of all
ages. On top of that, there are strategies, especially with
questioning and inferring that help to focus the young reader on
staying involved in the literature that they are reading. Not only
does Atwell help to guide a student into the reading zone, but also
makes a strong case for leaving them alone once you find them
immersed in a book that they love." --Jennifer Miller Provided via
Amazon Vine
"Over and over, Nancie and Anne make us believe that they literally
couldn't survive without books. They read insatiably and share
their love of books with their students. And those lucky kids catch
their passion for a lifetime of reading. Run, don't walk, to grab
this book. Take the plunge, dive in deep. You will be happy you
did." --Steph Harvey, Literacy Consultant, co-author of "Strategies
That Work" Provided via Amazon Vine
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