"Dawan Coombs has created a call to make reading and literature dialogic and actionable. This book is for English language arts teachers who want to help students make sense of reading by transforming the act of reading into a form of inquiry that leads to experiential learning. Full of practical and engaging ideas and strategies, this book encourages us to teach students not only to communicate about the texts they are reading but also, and most importantly, in meaningful dialogue with one another."
Alan Brown, Associate Professor of English Education, Wake Forest University, USA.
"Coombss clear care for students is embedded in every aspect of this very readable book: in the engaging classroom scenes and in the researched background for reading strategies. It shows up in the adaptations and examples she shares to illustrate how teachers could adjust the strategies into effective practices for their own classrooms. Teachers reading this book will feel inspired to design positive reading experiences that prepare students to lead effective literate lives beyond school. I certainly did."
Deborah Dean, Department Chair, English, Brigham Young University, USA.
