Hello Teachers,

I taught an English class at a private institute in Tbilisi, Georgia, around 2009.

In one class of 16-year-olds, most of the students were fluent in three languages: Georgian, Russian, and English.

We could have academic conversations, in English, about European geopolitics. And we could compare and contrast American and Russian literature.

(Although they would tell me that I should learn Russian to be able to truly appreciate the beauty of Russian literature.)

Most of these students had never even visited an English-speaking country.

And somehow, they were able to do all of this without Common Core standards or constantly being asked to find the main idea of a text.

Their textbooks were old and their resources weren’t fancy.

But they were expected to read books. Entire books.

Now I’m not suggesting that reading books is some kind of educational panacea.

But it should at least be the expectation if we want to develop well-rounded readers, writers, and thinkers.

So today's resources revolve around one topic: reading.

Here is a picture of Mt. Kazbek. Georgia is a beautiful country, bruh.

Resources on Reading

Create a Personalized Reading Plan

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Create a Plan to Build a Consistent Reading Habit

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Build Your Reading Mindset

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Sustained Silent Reading

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Parents: This 20-Minute Habit Can Change Your Child's Future

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How You Read: a Metacognitive Reading Log

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Who I am as a Reader and Writer

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