Why Heather Can Write

I think this is an interesting article about how young people learn reading, editing and writing. Everything students learn, is not always done in the classroom. Students have to explore every aspect of their learning, whether inside the classroom or outside the classroom. Heather is like so many students that I teach, because she picked up a book at 13 that changed her life. It's like a light came on for her at that moment. There are alot of students who experience what Heather experienced. As a reading teacher, you always hope a light comes on at some point.
Sometimes getting kids motivated about reading is half the battle. If they are reading something they want to read, they seem to like reading more. It is important that students make some kind of connection with what they are reading.
When students interact on-line or in other ways, they are still learning. I think the more students are exposed to different ways of learning, the more they learn. How they learn, and where they learn the information is not always as important, as learning itself.