anne lee vice president of program development scholastic book fairs
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Anne LeeVice President of Program DevelopmentScholastic Book Fairs
Anne’s Top Four Tips to Raise Readers
• Encourage families to read aloud from birth until college
• Get every child a public library card, make sure that everyone knows where their public library is located and how to get there
• Innovate to create and use tools and programs to match right-fit books for each child
• Believe in the power of the parent
What does it mean to believe in something?
Share your beliefs on independent reading
“The single factor most strongly associated with reading achievement-
more than socioeconomic status or any instructional approach is independent
reading.”
~ Dr Stephen Krashen
The Power of Reading
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/programs/raising-readers/
Parents Make a HUGE Difference
Reading Aloud
Jim Trelease
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
“Ensurance Policy”
Link to the Kids & Family Reading Report 2013: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/files/kfrr2013-noappendix.pdf
Right-Fit Books
“There’s no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are just kids who love reading, and kids who are reading
the wrong books. We need to help them find the right books. There are millions
of kids in this country who’ve never read a book they love and that needs to
change.”
~ James Patterson
Who are your reading heroes?
Dr Freeman Hrabowski
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski UMBC: http://president.umbc.edu/
“Once a child learns to read, you can never take it from her.”
~ Maggie G Hrabowski
Maggie Hrabowski
The Power of One
Dr Timothy Blair
Reading Camp:http://education.ucf.edu/readinged/readingcamp.cfmDr Blair talks about the importance of Reading Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoFWBir8eKsScholastic Book Fairs Article: http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/experience/articles/2012/jul/camps-turn-kids-into-readers-parents-into-teachers.asp
Principal Sylvia IbarraAndrew Jackson Elementary School
McAllen, Texas
Scholastic Book Fairs Article:http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/experience/articles/2013/oct/p2p-doubled-world-record.aspSchool Website: http://jackson.mcallenisd.org/pages/McAllenISD_JacksonES
Minutes Read
3,110,080as of 6/20/14
Jane MartinLanguage Arts & Reading
TeacherCroton Unified School District
Resource Room TeacherUnited Nations International
School
Title 1 Language Arts Coordinator
East Noble SchoolsTeacher’s College Doctoral Program
Teaching BeliefsBelieve every child can
learn.
Make certain every student reads independently every day.
Start on time. If someone is late,
they should miss something.
Parents are important.
Create clear expectations.
Make it possible for every student to be successful.
Anne’s Top Four Tips to Raise Readers
• Encourage families to read aloud from birth until college
• Get every child a public library card, make sure that everyone knows where their public library is located and how to get there
• Innovate to create and use tools and programs to match right-fit books for each child
• Believe in the power of the parent
“I believe if you can turn a kid on to reading, you’re saving a life. And that’s what I’m trying to do, in partnership with parents, teachers, librarians, publishers,
other authors, and booksellers—I want to save lives.”
~ James Patterson