Start with Joy: Designing Literacy Learning for Student Happiness

Start with Joy is a comprehensive guide for teachers looking to create a happier, more engaging learning environment.

By integrating the latest research on happiness and literacy instruction, Katie Cunningham provides practical strategies and tools to help students become stronger readers, writers, and thinkers while fostering a love of learning.

The book includes seven pillars for effective literacy instruction, ten invitations for teachers to improvise and make their own lessons, and teaching tools to support student storytelling and joyful learning.

With this book, educators can create a classroom culture that promotes happiness, strength, and purpose, leading to more confident and capable students.