Teri S. Lesesne

(rhymes with insane)

Twitter: @ProfessorNana

• a happy memory from when you were 10 years old

• a sad memory from when you were 11 years old

• an embarrassing memory from when you were 12 years old

• a great memory from when you were 13 years old

• a “traumatic” memory from when you were 14 years old 3

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How different were your

memories from the person next

to you? They may have been

very different or there may have

been some similarities.

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Tweens is a fluid definition meaning

that different development happen at

different rates in different tweens.

Some 10 year olds may have begun

physically developing while others may

not see these changes until they are 13

or even older.

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Anderson, 2007

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Tweens and early teens are being bombarded by hormones and begin to develop reproductively (i.e. breasts, pubic hair, etc.)*

Many experience a growth surge. Guys get taller, and girls get rounder.

Many experience a hormonal rollercoaster – becoming moody and seemingly different over night.

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Pruitt, 1999

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Their reasoning capabilities rise to

new levels of complexity.

The adolescent is learning how to

handle adult responsibilities.

Moral development is shifting from

reward-punishment to good girl, good

boy behavior.

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Pruitt, 1999

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Expected increase in freedom

Move away from family toward peers

Likely to have best friends of the similar social and ethnic backgrounds.

In 7th grade, the above holds true PLUS they want friends with similar attitudes and values.

Peer approval and acceptance grows more important.

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Pruitt, 1999

A title

Some research

A late night inspiration

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The title

Vickey Giles

Karen Sue Gibson

Replicated study from 20 years earlier

The questions?

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The converse: what could someone do to make

you HATE to read BEFORE/AFTER you read?

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Being allowed to choose any book

you want to read

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Reading in a comfortable place like on

the floor, in a bean bag chair, or in a

rocking chair

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Being allowed to buy your own book

through a book fair

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BK_2VULC

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqB-Jue1oeA

Reading books for a contest

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Having a classroom library

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Having the teacher read a book or

chapter a day

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Having the teacher take you to the

library

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Amulet of Samarkand

Bone

Every Bone Tells a Story

Flat Broke

Fourth Stall

Ghost in the Machine

Great Wall of Lucy Wu

How to Grow Up and Rule the World

Having the author come to the school

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Seeing the movie or television

production of a book.

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Being allowed to read books with lots of

pictures in them.

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T-A-R-G-E-T

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Begin with where they are

Build reading experiences slowly

Move readers “up” with assistance

Provide bridges between books

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Developmental

physical

character

situation

language

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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Authors to trust

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Stories

Settings

themes

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Developmentally appropriate

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We have them reading now. Assessment is important but assessment needs to be carefully done so as not to make kids hate reading all over again.

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Book Reports

Journals

Twitter (summary skills)

Facebook: post as a character and create a

page

Dragon Dictation: response while reading:

annotating text

Ugly Book Contest

What would the story be like if the main

character were of the opposite sex?

Why is the story set where it is?

Would you film this book in black and white or

color?

What one thing in the story has happened to

you?

What does the title tell you about the book?

Does it tell the truth?