Getting Students Interested in Reading Independently! GENEVIEVE SHERMANDEBORAH WILL

Why Independence?

For years we have wondered how to incorporate educational standards, curriculum, and student interest in order to create an environment where students learn to love to read.

After years of research, training, and error, we have done it.

This presentation will outline how to incorporate student autonomy with state standards to create a blissful environment!

The video that re-sparked the interest…

Why don't students read?Inspiration:

In the Middle, by Nancie Atwell Deeper Reading, by Kelly Gallagher

How to get started…

Let go… Success = organize up front and let

go… Let the students read…

It gets easier

If they aren’t readers

They don’t know… how to pick a book when to switch what they like where to find good books …except for Tears of a

Tiger

Your librarian is your BFF

Don’t do it by your self(ie) Book talks… Introduce students to many

books Different genres Different authors Different reading levels

Step One: Book Talks

Purpose: To introduce students to as many

books as possible If no librarian, then start with books

you know Have students book talk at the end

to build your own foundation

Step Two: Organization

They all win at BINGO! BINGO Make copies of all of the reading

guides Make two copies for each student for

BINGO BINGO acts as your guide

Bhigher level

Iplot driven

Nevery weds.

Gcreative

Owriting

Bloom’s Creator  

Wallet/Purse 

Conference with teacher RAFT

 Write a Different Ending

 

Bloom’s Evaluator 

Iceberg 

Conference with teacher

Found Poetry 

Write a letter to the author

 

Poignant Passages  Character/Cluster Chart

 Conference with

teacherIllustrator Write a Script

 

Connector Character Playlist  

Conference with teacher

Book Cover 

Write a Letter to another Student

 

Vocabulary Enricher 

Travel Tracer 

 Conference with

teacherCreate a Bookmark

 Write a comparison of this book to another

book 

For each of the BINGO squares…

Each square represents a reading guide Except for writing and conference squares Samples in the packets We can email them to you

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B = Bloom’s Creator

How would you improve… What would happen if… Can you elaborate on the reason… Can you propose an alternative… Can you invent… How would you adapt _____ to create a

different… How could you change/modify the plot/plan…

What could be combined to improve/change… Suppose you could ____ what would you do… How would you test… Can you formulate a theory for… Can you predict the outcome if… How would you estimate the results for… What facts can you compile… Can you construct a model that would change… Can you think of an original way for the….

Bloom’s Creator: Good readers do not only read the words on a page, they mentally interact with the characters and situations. Blooms taxonomy pushes students to create different scenarios in order to think more deeply about the situation in the book. Here are some starters for creation. Choose one and write a paragraph about it.

I = Character Playlist

PLAYLIST

Song title(must be in quotes)

Artist Action from the book

“Somebody’s Watching Me”

Rockwell This song applies throughout the book. It seems like wherever Victor Frankenstein is, the monster is close behind.

N = Conference with Teacher

MY FAVORITE! 1-2 days a week (class size) 5 minutes Possible topics:

Read me your favorite passage. What is going on so far? How do you like it? What page are you on? Do you read at home?

G = Tap Creativity

Possiblilites RAFT Found Poetry Illustrator Book Cover Bookmark

O = Writing

Fridays = Computer Lab Each writing should take

one class period Extra credit for emailing a

live author! Have students exchange

writings

Topics: Write a… different ending script letter to the author letter to another student comparison of this book to a

different book

How does it look?

Monday = silent reading – while you model silent reading (delightful!)

Tuesday = same Wednesday = begin student conferences in a quiet

corner Thursday = finish any remaining conferences Friday = writing day

Physical Organization

Binder for teacher Folders for students Folders for worksheets

Questions?

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