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Best Practices Revisited

Pennsylvania YoungReader’s Choice

Jeannie Bellavance, Program CoordinatorKathy Benson, Mattison Avenue Elementary, Wissahickon School DistrictAlice Cyphers, Domenick DeFranco Elementary School Bangor Area School DistrictSue Dahlstrom, Wayne Elementary School, Radnor Township School DistrictCarol Kennedy, retiredSandy Krieg, The Haverford SchoolChristina Peterson, Conestoga Valley Middle School, Conestoga Valley School DistrictPatty McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Conestoga Valley School DistrictAnne Stewart, Moderator, retired Hatboro Horsham School District

2012 WinnersK – 3rd Grade

3rd - 6th Grade

6th – 8th Grade

HighSchool

What is the purpose of thePennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award?

• to promote reading quality books• to involve teachers and librarians• for students to honor authors

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice

To be nominated, a book must• Have a copyright date within 5 years of award• Be written by a North American author• Be appealing and appropriate • Be of recognized literary quality• Be from any genre

How do I participate in thePennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award?

• Attend school in Pennsylvania• Read or listen to three (3) or more books • Vote

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice

Benefits of the Program – Students will:• Have a voice• Appreciate literature• Develop criteria to evaluate literature• Develop confidence / competence as a reader

by expressing an opinion • Create common ground

PA YRC – Kindergarten – Grade 3

• Read• Incorporate• Promote• Vote

PA Young Reader Choice 3-6

• Displays• Book Clubs

Wall Wisher

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School

The Challenge:1. Getting the teachers hooked2. Getting the kids hooked3. Integrating with the zillion and one other

things that are going on already at school

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School

1. Getting the teachers hooked

The Boy Who DaredSusan Campbell Bartoletti

March toward the ThunderJoseph Bruchac

Louis Nolette, an Abenaki Indian boy, joins the Union army in the last year of the Civil War.Army life is …itchy wool underwearheat, dust and bad shoes getting along with his fellow solders in the fighting Irish 69th infantry -- mostly Irish immigrants.

The Name of This Book is Secretby

Pseudonymous Bosch

• In this fantasy, Cass and Max-Ernest go on an amazing adventure. They begin by exploring a box labeled The Symphony of Smells. As they investigate the death of magician Pietro Bergamo, the two encounter villains seeking the Fountain of Youth.

• The story is filled with quirky people including the main characters. This novel couples adventure and humor.

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School

2. Getting the Kids Hooked

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School

3. Integrating into the zillion….

Booktalks

1. English Teachers2. Summer Reading Lists3. Use PYRC booktalk or write own.4. Paste the booktalk on the back of the book. 5. Allow students to talk about titles they’ve

read.

Sites for Book Talks• Nancy Keane’s Book Talks Quick and Simple:

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

• Scholastic’s Booktalks and Videos:http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/booktalks.htm

• Baltimore County Public Library:http://tinyurl.com/7xfntqm

• Science Books and Films podcasts: http://tinyurl.com/6of88vu

• There are many more site that you can find easily using the book’s title and booktalk(s) as your search terms.

Booktrailer

• Easy to find on line• Some are listed under PYRC booktalks • Sometimes use Author talking about book as

well as booktrailer.

Book Trailer Sites• Naomi Bates’ Digital Book Talks:http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/3590

• Scholastic videos (includes author interviews): http://tinyurl.com/7d98tuz

• Book trailers for readers: http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/

• Book Trailers for all: http://booktrailersforall.com/

• Again, you can easily find lots of book trailers by using the book tile, author and book trailer as your search terms.

How to use a Prezi

• Prezi 101

PA Young Reader’s Choice in High School

Visual Search using DestinyPatty McClune

Best Practices

• Please spend ten minutes with your tablemates discussing how you implement the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Program at your school.

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Contact Us

• Jeannie Bellavance, bellavance@verizon.net• Kathy Benson, henben33@verizon.net• Alice Cyphers, cyphersa@bangorsd.org• Sue Dahlstrom, sue.dahlstrom@rtsd.org• Carol Kennedy, carol.kennedy@comcast.net• Sandy Krieg, skrieg@haverford.org• Christina Peterson, rcpclp@ptd.net• Patty McClune, pmcclune@gmail.com• Anne Stewart, annesteward01@comcast.net