Read Outside Your Bubble: Expand Your Bookshelf, Expand Your World (Paperback)

Foreword by Charnaie Gordon xiii?

My Why xv?

What Does the Title of This Book Mean? xvi?

Why I Wrote This Book xvii?

The Pathway xviii?

What You Will Find in This Book xix?

Let’s Reflect xxi?

Chapter 1: What Is a Bubble? 1?

Bubble 1?

Reading and Your Bubble 2?

Making a Change 3?

Why Should We Read Beyond Our Bubbles? 5?

Beginning to Step Outside Your Bubble 6?

Let’s Reflect 12?

Chapter 2: Expand Your Relationship Bubble: Relationships and Reading 13?

Relationships 13?

Community Is the Heart 14?

Let’s Cultivate Love in Our Community?In Our Relationships 15?

Community Meetings + Reading + Connecting Outside Your Bubbles 16?

Getting to Know the Students in Your Learning Community 17?

Let’s Visualize 18?

Knowing Your Students as Readers 20?

Expand Your Everyday 23?

Let’s Reflect 24?

Chapter 3: The LEAP Framework for Inclusive Texts 25?

Framework 25?

The Learning Ladder 27?

The LEAP Framework 32?

Learning Using the LEAP Framework 35?

Let’s Reflect 39?

Chapter 4: Learning: Seeing Mirrors with Inclusive Text 41?

Learn 41?

Let’s Visualize 42?

The Importance of Mirrors 43?

The Reflection of Mirrors Cultivate Engagement 44?

Cultivating Active Readers 45?

Creating an Inclusive Environment 45?

Let’s Reflect 53?

Chapter 5: Learning: Opening Windows with Inclusive Text 55?

Learn More 55?

Let’s Visualize 56?

Why Are Windows Important? 57?

Looking Out the Window Cultivates Engagement 57?

Cultivating Active Readers through Windows 58?

Creating an Environment of Windows That Cultivates Compassion 59?

Let’s Reflect 66?

Chapter 6: Learning: Gliding through Sliding-Glass Doors with Inclusive Text 67?

Learn Some More 67?

Let’s Visualize 68?

Why Are Sliding-Glass Doors Important? 69?

Gliding through Sliding-Glass Doors Cultivates Engagement 71?

Cultivating Active Readers through Sliding-Glass Doors 73?

Creating an Environment That Promotes Sliding-Glass Doors When Reading 74?

Readers Often Forget about Sliding-Glass Doors 77?

Let’s Reflect 78?

Contents xi?

Chapter 7: Equitable: Integrating Inclusive Texts in Equitable Ways 79?

Equity 79?

The Impact of Inclusive Texts and Equity 80?

Whose Book Is Not Displayed? 82?

Integrate Inclusive Texts Equitably 83?

Community and Equity 86?

Let’s Reflect 87?

Chapter 8: Access: Getting Inclusive Texts into Everyone’s Hands 89?

Access 89?

Ways to Get Access to Inclusive Books 91?

Make Teaching and Learning with Inclusive Texts Accessible 95?

Let’s Reflect 97?

Chapter 9: Purposeful and Professional Learning: Building Skill and Routine to Transform Teaching and Learning 99?

Purposeful and Professional Learning 99?

Before Professional Learning 100?

Planning for Professional Learning 102?

Integrating Inclusive Texts Professional Learning Pathways 108?

Take Time to Reflect on Professional Learning 111?

Continue the Professional Learning 112?

Let’s Reflect 113?

Chapter 10: Banned Books = VIBs (Very Important Books) 115?

Banned? 115?

A Reframe: VIBs (Very Important Books) 117?

Using Our Voices 118?

Teaching Today with Book Bans Swirling Around 119?

What’s Next with VIBs? 124?

Let’s Reflect 125?

Epilogue 127?

References and Resources 129?

About the Author 131?

Index 133