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Coaching Adolescent Readers to Select “Good Fit Books” CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BOOK SHOPAHOLIC Kira Fladager - Instructional Consultant Amanda Bell -Teacher Regina

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Coaching Adolescent Readers to Select “Good Fit Books”

CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BOOK

SHOPAHOLIC

Kira Fladager-Instructional ConsultantAmanda Bell-Teacher

Regina Public

Schools

Think of the most recent thing you have read:Why did you read this text? Did you choose it freely or was it assigned?

What did you already know about the topic of the text?

Did you already have an interest in the topic?Were you able to use what you learned by thinking with it, arguing with it, talking about it, or applying it in some way?

Wilhelm, 2007

TAKE THIS QUICK QUIZ

“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

―Frank Serafini

NEW CONFESSIONS

What books have had a positive impact on your life? Why are they so important to you?

What are some positive / negative reading and writing experiences that have shaped the way you read and write today?

“Early in the year, I am determined to help students rediscover at least one positive memory and use it as a cornerstone for future reading successes” (Tovani, 2000).

SHARE YOUR READING HISTORY

HOW CAN I GET STRONGER?

I choose a bookP urpose – Why do I want to read it?I nterest – Does it interest me?C omprehend – Do I understand what I am reading?K now – Do I know most of the words?

I-PICK

Interest Inventories and Reading

Surveys

Collaboration with Teacher-Librarian

Book Boxes

I-PICK Good Fit Books

“Right Fit Reading Time”

CREATING A CLASSROOM CLIMATE FOR READING

Virtual Book Shelves (Good Reads, Shelfari)

Blogs

Twitter

Book Trailers

STAY CONNECTED TO LITERATURE

Create a Virtual Book Shelf with your students

GOOD READS

Set up an RSS Reader

Google ReaderProtopage

Join Twitter

BLOGGING AND TWITTER

Thank you for joining us today. We hope you enjoy the rest of the conference.

THANK YOU