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Echols, Heather K.; Miller, Diane M. – English in Texas, 2016
Author visits in schools promote students' reading and writing growth and enhance their engagement through lifelong connections to books and their authors. The first author of this article, a preservice teacher, describes her multi-tiered experience as she sought to connect with the book "Brown Girl Dreaming" and its author Jacqueline…
Descriptors: Authors, School Visitation, Reading Motivation, Reading Instruction