Reader’s Bill of Rights

This is something every teacher could make a poster of for their classroom.

I. The right to not read

II. The right to skip pages

III. The right to not finish

IV. The right to reread

V. The right to read anything

VI. The right to escapism

VII. The right to read anywhere

VIII. The right to browse

IX. The right to read out loud

X. The right to not defend your tastes

Daniel Pennac gets her own listing in Wikipedia and is an award winning French children’s author

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1 Greg // May 30, 2007 at 10:31 pm

Leigh,

Glad to see you visited the blog. I’m disappointed that my cluster map didn’t give you a pin in Turkey! I like your site…I’m glad I found it.
2 Kelly // Jun 1, 2007 at 2:09 pm

I think that list is absolutely appropriate, and yet… I’m glad that I was sometimes coerced into reading things that I didn’t want to read. I appreciate the knowledge that I have as a result. And now when I read, I can choose not to read while understanding what it is that I’m choosing not to do… and I can avoid certain genres based on experience rather than prejudice.

Leigh in Azerbaijan