Plot twist: reading culture isn't built with rewards, levels, or quizzes.

Janette and Leah are joined by Pernille Ripp and Dr. Sarah Sansbury to explore reading identity, student choice, and how we can create the conditions that invite kids into reading.

Relevant Links:

Game Changers series by Rachel Reid

First-Time Caller by B.K. Borrison

The Global Read Aloud

Dr. Margaret Merga

Expectancy-Value Theory

Illinois School Library Workers Symposium

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker by Timothy Janovsky

Follow Pernille on Instagram

Pernille's blog

Follow Sarah on Instagram

Follow Sarah on Bluesky

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