“Even if you haven’t had formal training related to reading strategies, you can still promote the love of reading in your classroom. The best thing you can do to improve reading is to to inspire more reading. When every teacher promotes reading, it makes an incredible impact on the learning culture of the school.”

David Geurin, principal and lead learner at Bolivar High School in Bolivar, Missouri, offers 11 simple ideas to promote reading, no matter what you teach.