REACHING READERS

Ladders, Podcasts, YouTube,

Twitterand much more

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WHERE TO BEGIN? New books

2009 award winners

PRINTZ

PRINTZ HONOR BOOKS

PRINTZ HONOR BOOKS

NEWBERY

NEWBERY HONOR BOOKS

NEWBERY HONOR BOOKS

ODYSSEY (BEST AUDIO)

ODYSSEY HONOR TITLES

TOP BBYA BOOKS

BBYA TOP TEN

QUICK PICKS

QUICK PICKS

TEENS TOP TEN

TEENS TOP TEN

TEENS TOP TEN

NEW BOOKS ARE WONDERFUL, BUT…

How do we begin to find the ones we need to share with our students?

GOODREADS.COM Social networking

Book reviews

Discussions

Groups

PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS

COMPARING BOOKS AND REVIEWS

OTHER SITES SIMILAR TO THIS Shelfari

www.shelfari.com

Library Thing

http://www.librarything.com/

LISTSERVS

Yalsa-bk

Adbooks

Middle-lit

BOOKLIST

Booklist-ALA

Adult and children and teen books

Pubs bi-weekly

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Only recs for school

Starred reviews on last page

Articles of interest

HORN BOOK

Oldest of them all

Emphasis on chilren’s

Spanish books

VOYAOnly YA

P and Q ratings

NEW BOOKS

With a twist

FRAMING THE DISCUSSION

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MeaningPlay

EmpathySymphony

StoryDesign

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The punctuation test is today

The punctuation test is today

The punctuation test is today

Woman without her man in nothing

Woman without her man is nothing

MEANING Can be conveyed in many forms and

formats

Nonfiction is a good place to begin.

Graphic novels and GN format is also good for developing meaning in readers.

Hand me downs

Crossing swords

4.6 RL

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"Brevity gets right to the point doesn't dawdle, dicker, or delay always short and sweet whenever there is something to do or say brevity comes in handy when you are subject to a chewing out a bout of the flu a pain in the neck or waiting in line for the loo in fact, this poem has gone on so long that its recital would no longer qualify as an example of its title"

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Flying SoloTime to go. . . solo.

Teacher hops out,open seat huge in its emptiness.

Only comfort, an airplane.Butterflies swarmin her stomach.

Breathe, girl.Courage beats fear.

Taxi down the runway,pick up speed,

pull throttle back,wheels lift off . . .

Flying solo.Breathe, girl.

The air up there is fine.

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SCHOLASTIC

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LITTLE BROWN

LITTLE BROWN

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PLAY

Humor depends on play

Word play is another variation

And do not forget PLAYS in and of themselves

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Civil War

Gettysburg

Maybelline

Road trip

Hollywood

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LEMONY SNICKET IS BACK

WORD PLAY IN POETRY

OBSESSION WITH BUTTS…

SWAN LAKE

THE PLAY’S THE THING

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WHAT IS EMPATHY?

Stronger than sympathy

How many of you…Wished to be something/someone different

at some point in your life?

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WHO HAS…

Mourned the loss of a family member?

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Car accident

Grandma

Mother

Letters

HAS ANYONE…

Ever been swindled?

There are many ways to describe Ms. Underdorf. She was brilliant and joyous, and she believed-probably

correctly-that libraries contain the answers to everything, and that if you can’t find the information you seek in the library, then such information probably does not exist in this or any other parallel universe now or ever to be known.

 She was thoughtful and kind and always believed the best of

everybody. She was, above all else, a master librarian and knew where to find any book on any subject in the shortest possible time.

 And she was wonderfully unhinged… And so the Amazing Armadillo.

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WHAT ABOUT…

Feeling outcast or different or separate from others?

FSG

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

After school book club

Destiny

Road trip

A fair day

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SYMPHONY CALLS TO MIND

Many voices or instruments blending into one

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Lil J

Kelly

SYMPHONY CAN ALSO BE…

A brilliant work of art that begs to be savored

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HARPERCOLLINS

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WHY IS STORY IMPORTANT?

Oldest form of communication (oral tradition in literature)

Structure provides consistency

Sharing stories brings us closer

STORY LADDER

Moving students slowly and carefully

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Nick

Marta

Mrs. Starch

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Peter

Fortune teller

Magician

Opera house

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Miranda

Zachary

Dracul

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Jack

Tris

Aunt Cheryl

Obsession with reality TV

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Remy

Lisa

West Virginia

Mining

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Emily

Fiona

Summer art school

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Liam

Aunt Pete

Makeover TO a nerd

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Sisterhood

Guardians

Unconsecrated

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DESIGN

Can be visual

Can be within the writing

Can be almost imperceptible

Must be shown to students…..

READICIDE

Overteaching

Underteaching

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Mazzy

Pair with Love, Aubrey

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Leticia

Dominique

Trina

Terra

Compass rose

Paper towns

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Lia

Cassie’s death

anorexia

Girl (Bug)meets boy at a car wash."Dog," she says."Dude," he says.And probably this would have been a sweet teen romance. . . .If Beals hadn't been sitting next to her in the car.If Beals hadn't been a supernatural repo man looking to repossess her car.And to possess her.

David Macinnis Gill delivers the whole enchilada. With a side of soul.

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BUT… How do we get students to pick them up

and read them?

BUT… What can we do about the students who

struggle?

AND… How can we assess the reading?

GETTING STUDENTS TO

PICK UP BOOKSWhat five factors play a role

in motivating reluctant readers?

RELUCTANT READERS

There is no one template

R U N RR?(ARE YOU A

RELUCTANT READER?)

Take this quiz and see…Select A for book on left and B

for book on right of slide…

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RELUCTANT READERS ARE: Male and female

Young and old

Able and struggling

Overscheduled and overwhelmed

BUT THESE FIVE FACTORS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE: Titles that grab

Catchy covers

Authors they come to trust

Opening paragraphs that hook

Plus a book they cannot put down

TITLES THAT GRAB

COVERS THAT DEMAND ATTENTION

TRUSTED AUTHORS

OPENING PARAGRAPHS THAT LURE

BOOKS THAT DELIVER THE GOODS

KEEP THEM READING BOOKS

WHAT ELSE CAN HELP US

MOTIVATE READERS?

ResearchResearchResearch

Factors that influence choices in books:

School variablesClassroom variablesTeacher and librarian variablesKid variablesBook variables

SCHOOL VARIABLES

Administration that supports reading financially and philosophically (they read) Author visits Professional development (conferences)

Certified librarian with adequate collection

Time set aside each day at school to read

Access to the library

CLASSROOM VARIABLES

Books in the classroomTeacher who readsTeacher who reads aloudTeacher who booktalksPlaces to curl up with booksTime set aside for reading regularly

TEACHER AND LIBRARIAN VARIABLES

Teachers and librarians are readersTeachers work with librarians to schedule

visits to the libraryLibrarians work with teachers to develop

reading lists and other resources for instruction

Librarians know the curriculum of the classrooms

KID VARIABLES

AgeGenderReader status

Avid Dormant Reluctant Struggling

WHAT ELSE?

Book variables that are NOT a factor:Reading level

Lexiles, etc.Length

Book variables that ARE a factor:GenreStyleForm and format

BOOK VARIABLES THAT MATTER Genre

Style

Format

GENRES THEY LOVE Funny books

Mysteries

Nonfiction

NOW THAT THEY ARE READING…

How can we assess them?

Books to tickle the funny bone

HUMOR

HA HA HA: HUMOR IS DEVELOPMENTAL

BASICALLY FUNNY BOOKS

MOVING UP THE HUMOR LADDER

REACHING THE TOP OF THE LADDER

MYSTERIES

who dun it?

NEW SERIES

THAT OTHER STUFFNonfiction

CIVIL RIGHTS

CONNECTIONS

KEEP GOING

Every minute:  A cow can produce 4.2 oz of saliva People spend more than $26,000 on

ringtones 24, 000 tons of carbon dioxide are added

to our atmosphere 5,208 Krispy Kreme donuts are produced

(and eaten?) A-Rod earns $864.20

ASSESSMENT= ACCOUNTABILITY-

ANNOYANCE

What annoys students?Write a new endingWrite a letter to a friendWrite a traditional book reportWrite a news storyWrite anything

SO WHAT DO THEY LIKE TO

DO?Some new ideas

TWEET! TWEET!

Using Twitter as a format for telling about the book

140 charactersCan use txtspk

Summarize chapters Describe a character Indicate the climax Use other strategies such as SAY SOMETHING or

SWBST

“Watching from the outside, Twitter is like the dumbest thing you’ve heard of: “Why would anyone want to tell others what they are doing in 140 characters?”

And yet to dismiss Twitter is a mistake because it’s an incredibly powerful tool for your personal learning and connecting with others.” (Sue Waters, http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/twitter, @suewaters Original quote: Alan Levine)

FOUR KEY QUESTIONS What are the top 3-5 reasons you tweet? How has Twitter helped you

professionally? What sage advice do you have for

educators wanting to tweet? Who would be the top 5 people you’d

recommend others to follow?

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WHY TWEET? Connection Collaboration Collegiality Information Fun

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TO CONNECT

Link with people around world with similar interests/global connection

Participate in conversations with other educators

World-wide group of people to bounce ideas off

Connection for isolated people (location/job)

Personal Learning Network

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COLLABORATION & COLLEGIALITY

Discussions, controversies, new thinking

Putting concerns into a global/better context

Sharing victories and disasters/low points

Establish connections with other teachers

24/7 access to collaborators

Building connections

Jo Fothergill

INFORMATION

Asking and answering questions

Sharing tips and resources

Online PD

Finding/making recommendations

Problem solving

Sharing own & others blogs

Creating wider audience for class blogs

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SOCIAL/FUN REASONS

Quizzes

Planning fun stuff like Flash Mob @ conference

Games

Comedy acts - Stephen Fry! John Green!

Personal - friends & family

Sharing memorable and humorous events

Interest, curiosity, new things

Jo Fothergill

HOW DOES IT HELP ME PROFESSIONALLY?

Keeps me in touch with the outstanding role models in our (global) education system

Participate in ‘unofficial’ PD

Able to tear down the walls of classroom & give students a chance to connect with people around the world

Jo Fothergill

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Find information & resources to use with students & colleagues

Connected to a wide range of people who are at the cutting edge of education

True networking with teachers around the world

Allowed us to restructure our classes to take advantage of Web 2.0

Jo Fothergill

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I Dream in Twitter

(listen to the podcast http://www.box.net/shared/static/gqkaej08ww.mp3)

I dream in Twitter in 140 characters that cut off my thoughts before they are complete and then I wonder, why 140? Ten more letters would serve me right as I write about what I am doing at that moment in time, connecting across the world with so many others shackled by 140 characters, too, and I remain amazed at how deep the brevity can be.

I find it unsettling to eavesdrop on conversations between two when you can only read one and it startles me to think that someone else out there has put their ear to my words and wondered the same about me. Whose eyes are watching?

Twitter is both an expanding universe of tentacles and hyperlinks that draw you in with knowledge and experience and a shrinking neighborhood of similar voices, echoing out your name in comfortable silence.

I dream in Twitter in 140 characters, and that is what I am doing right at this moment

by Kevin - @dogtrax

YOU TUBE TWITTER SONG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYP-wBaqQAI&feature=player_embedded

BLOG ALL ABOUT IT

MAKE A VIDEO

Animoto

Post to YouTube

Tweet it

Blog it

PODCASTS

Audacity

Headphone and microphone combo

Post to Switchpod or iTunes or elsewhere

As readers, we have rights

AS WE FINISH UP, KEEP IN MIND…

•You have the right never to apologize for your reading tastes.

RIGHTS OF THE READER

You have the right to read anywhere you want—in the bathtub, in the car (preferably

at stop lights if you're driving), in the grocery store, under the porch, or while

walking the dog.

READERS’ RIGHTS

You have the right to read in exotic settings. You have the right to move

your lips when you read. You have the right to laugh or gasp out loud and choose whether or not to explain.

READERS’ RIGHTS

You have the right to throw any book on the floor and jump up and

down on it (the Dorothy Parker Rule).

RIGHTS OF READERS

•You have the right to read anything you want.

READERS’ RIGHTS

You have the right to read the book spine of the person sitting next to

you, even on a plane. And if you can't make it out, you have the

right to ASK.

RIGHTS OF THE READER

READ TO THEMBYSTEVEN LAYNE

Read to them.

Before the time is gone and stillness fills the room again. Read to them.

What if it were meant to be that you were the one, the only one, who could unlock the doors and share the magic with them? What if others have been daunted by such scheduling demands, district objectives, or one hundred other obstacles?

Read to them.

Be confident Charlotte has been able to teach them about friendship and Horton about self worth. Be sure the Skin Horse has been able to deliver his message.

Read to them.

Let them meet Tigger, Homer Price, Aslan, and Corduroy; take them to Oz, Prydain and Camazotz. Show them a Truffalo Tree.

Read to them.

Laugh with them at Soup and Rob, and cry with them when the Queen of Terabithia is forever lost. Allow the Meeker family to turn loyalty, injustice, and war into something much more than a vocabulary lesson.

What if you were the one, the only one, with the chance to do it?

What if this is the critical year for even one child?

Read to them.

Before the time, before the chance, is gone.

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