A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice (Abridged)

As an English teacher, Kate Roberts has seen the power of whole-class novels to build community in her classroom. But she's also seen too many kids struggle too much to read them-and consequently, check out of reading altogether. Kate's had better success getting kids to actually read-and enjoy it-when they choose their own books within a workshop model. “And yet,” she says, “I missed my whole-class novels.”

In A Novel Approach, Kate takes a deep dive into the troubles and triumphs of both w...