Another post from my Patreon that I thought might be useful to others. After all, we are all faced with many who have deselected reading as something they spend time on, either by choice or by circumstance. And those kids, or adults, have more than likely had a lot of well-meaning adults try to help…

Pernille Ripp

21.04.2025

Let Students Speak Books: Simple Ideas for a Shared Reading Community – Pernille Ripp

I have been thinking, writing, speaking about reading identity and building joyful reading opportunities in school for more than a decade. Ideas still come, but at times, they slow down. After all, there are mnay tried and true ideas that still work, even as they get re-shared throughout the years. We finetune, we adapt, we…

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22.04.2025

Using Self-Compassion to Help Readers Grow – Pernille Ripp

Another post first shared on Patreon, but one that is oh so relevant as we continue to attempt to build meaningful reading relationships. I came across a fascinating article that discussed the three pillars of self-compassion and how actively developing it can help us alleviate anxiety and depression. Immediately, my mind jumped to reading identity…

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25.04.2025

A small tweak for better reading goals – Pernille Ripp

I think we are all really good at setting goals. But goals that we actually attain? Those are harder. So when I think of the reading goal work I do and have done with students, there is a small tweak that has made a big difference: including the why. And not in teacher lingo, but…

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Why don’t you read? A lesson for students – Pernille Ripp

Let Students Speak Books: Simple Ideas for a Shared Reading Community – Pernille Ripp

Using Self-Compassion to Help Readers Grow – Pernille Ripp

A small tweak for better reading goals – Pernille Ripp

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