Reading culture: 01M450

This collection of resources, developed by East Side Community High School, lays out the many strategies and structures the school uses to create and sustain a schoolwide culture of reading. The resources include a packet that introduces, describes, and provides guidance around the various practices the school uses, as well as sample classroom strategies for middle and high school. Additionally, the collection includes three articles that describe East Side's reading practices, the conditions that support them, and some research around why they are effective.

Included Resources

This video features East Side Community Middle and High School in Manhattan - whose innovative practices have fostered an academic culture centered on books and reading. The film includes the role of independent reading; the importance of in-class reading conferences; the creation of the library as the “heart” of the school; and East Side’s trademark Principal's Book Club.