"In this book, the authors help teachers see the need for meaningful student choice and scaffold teachers in that work through learning invitations to students. They argue that when we give students opportunities to practice making choices that matter and when we promote authentic learning situations where students have daily opportunities to try things out and reflect on what happened and what they learned, all students have the capacity to develop learning identities, confidence, and a sense of agency"-- Provided by publisher.

Advancing learner identity and a sense of agency -- Planning for invitations -- Living in fair and caring communities where learners and learning thrive -- What if you could choose where you want to work? -- What if you could choose your own materials? -- What if you could choose to learn more about yourself as a reader? What if you could choose to do what readers do in the world? -- What if you could choose what you want to explore, investigate, and study? What if you could choose how to share your thinking and learning?