Build Struggling Students' Confidence—
Connect Core Skills with Learning Potential!
Don Johnston wrote
Building Wings to build self-confidence and to
share his personal journey as a struggling reader with other students.
In his new book Building Wings, Don shares the valuable lessons he learned from his 8th grade teacher who inspired him to think and learn in different ways.
Building Wings also reminds teachers and parents of the disguised behavior signs that children often use to hide their learning deficiencies.
Since 1980, Don Johnston has designed supplemental
instruction and intervention strategies using brain research to help
students become successful readers, writers and thinkers. Building Wings
is a perfect reading supplement and professional development resource.
It is a must-read book for struggling learners, teachers, PTA, PTO and
school board members and within your school community advocacy groups.
Fairfax, VA Public Schools selected Building Wings
to help learners identify their unique learning style, select
technologies that work best for them and to tell teachers if they do
not understand a skill or concept.
READ what Ransom Middle School Students said about Building Wings
READ Case Study — Reader's Theater (PDF, 792 KB)
Tell Us How You Would Use Building Wings in a Student Advocacy Program
Email your story to buildingwings@donjohnston.com. Your story will be entered into a drawing to have Don Johnston visit your school and talk with your students.
- Inspire struggling learners to take action
- Remind teachers of "disguised" signs of struggle
- Build a student self-advocacy learning program
- Raise awareness throughout your community
- Use as a great fund raising tool
- Lead professional development discussions
- Collaborate with school improvement teams
- Include with response to intervention model
- Begin a student book club or blog
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