Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2015
Abstract
A classroom teacher for fifteen years, Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is currently Distinguished Professor of English Education at Boise State University. He is the founding director of the Maine Writing Project and the Boise State Writing Project. He has authored or co-authored 32 books about literacy teaching and learning.
The following article is an adaptation of the Prestige Lecture presented at the University of Canterbury on March 3, 2015. It is based on the research reported in his book Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read what They Want – and Why We Should Let Them. (Scholastic, 2014)
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This document was originally published by New Zealand Association for the Teaching of English in English in Aotearoa. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Publication Information
William, Jeffrey. (2015). "Let Them Read Trash!". English in Aotearoa, 85, 16-22.