LTL Episode 30: Inspiring Lifelong Readers with Jennifer McCarty Plucker

This week’s podcast episode is a special one! I sat down with Jennifer McCarty Plucker to discuss her new book, Inspiring Lifelong Readers, that just came out. This book is targeted at students who are in middle school and high school, but there are so many aspects of apply to kids at all grade levels. Jennifer has worked to help all students see themselves as readers and she makes it clear that reading is more than only reading novels and traditional books. We all read many texts each day – YouTube videos, rules for games, and social media posts are just a few.  

Jennifer talks about the importance of creating an environment that supports readers. She shared how she kept sharing books with students and surrounding them with books about topics that they would enjoy reading. She also shares how she modified her instruction to an inquiry approach, which helped keep her students interested and engaged in the content and the reading that they were doing. This episode is such a treat and I do hope that you will listen! There are so many helpful tips for teachers at all grade levels and Jennifer, who is also a parent shares some great tips to support children when reading at home.

Here's the link! And, happy listening!