Jarred Amato
@jarredamato.bsky.social
English teacher. Dad. Author of Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms. Project LIT Community co-founder.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Four books I read and loved in January: James, Know My Name, Everything We Never Had, and Hoop Atlas.
February 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Four books I read and loved in January: James, Know My Name, Everything We Never Had, and Hoop Atlas.
Love that the cameras caught AJ Brown reading during last night’s victory. #JustReadIt
January 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Love that the cameras caught AJ Brown reading during last night’s victory. #JustReadIt
Latest library haul. I started Poetry Comics last night — so incredibly inspiring.
December 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Latest library haul. I started Poetry Comics last night — so incredibly inspiring.
I love seeing all the WRAP prompts teachers are coming up with. 2025 goal: let’s put all of our WRAP prompts in one place and make it easy for everyone to add new ones. Who’s in? 📚🧡
For their next WRAP (independent reading response prompt; thank you @jarredamato.bsky.social), students will choose one of three categories to make a Spotify-style wrapped for their protagonist.
December 7, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I love seeing all the WRAP prompts teachers are coming up with. 2025 goal: let’s put all of our WRAP prompts in one place and make it easy for everyone to add new ones. Who’s in? 📚🧡
A fantastic resource as we develop our TBR lists for 2025: apps.npr.org/best-books/i...
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:52 AM
A fantastic resource as we develop our TBR lists for 2025: apps.npr.org/best-books/i...
Happy reading! 📚🧡
This beauty just arrived in the mail, and I'm excited to dive in! Thank you for writing this much-needed book, @jarredamato.bsky.social.
December 5, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Happy reading! 📚🧡
A potential Article of the Week (AoW): corp.oup.com/news/brain-r...
'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year 2024 - Oxford University Press
After more than 37,000 votes on our shortlist, we're pleased to announce that the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024 is 'brain rot'.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
A potential Article of the Week (AoW): corp.oup.com/news/brain-r...
Happy reading, Michelle! Please reach out if you have any questions! 📚🧡 #JustReadIt #NCTE24
I can’t put this book down. I’m truly inspired to make a change! @jarredamato.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Happy reading, Michelle! Please reach out if you have any questions! 📚🧡 #JustReadIt #NCTE24