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Abolish Alliteracy: Building a Culture of Reading
Beth Claycomb, M.S. Ed.7th Grade Language Arts
Lewis-Palmer Middle SchoolMonument, Colorado
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Pop Quiz!
Young people have an average of 5 hours of leisure time to fill every day. How do you as an adult feel young people should divide up the following activities to fill that time?
1. Reading 2. Video games 3. Sports4. Relaxing 5. TV 6. Socializing
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What is Alliteracy?
• Sometimes spelled “aliteracy”• Having the ability to read (no disability or lack
of education) but not wanting to• Alliteracy is not being illiterate• Alliteracy is its own issue– Perhaps not the same as a reluctant reader, shy
reader, picky reader, etc. . .
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Why Alliteracy?
• Alliteracy and the Middle School Student– “The alliteracy rate in America is alarming.”
(Brassell, 2013)– University of Oxford study (Taylor, 2011)
• My experiences• Master’s Capstone
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What does the research say?
• The value of reading (Kelley & Decker, 2009)• Self-Efficacy = Motivation (Mucherah & Yoder, 2008)• Self-selection of reading material (Pritcher et al.,
2007)• Reading role models (Tilley, 2009)• Reading for fun as “extremely important”
(Scholastic, 2014)• Dedicated reading time (Kittle, 2009; Miller, 2014)• The success of SSR
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What do the bloggers say?
• Teachers, literacy experts, and bloggers report that the love of reading is being “killed”
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What do students say?
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Pop Quiz Results
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What are our expectations?
• A love of reading should be cultivated• Teachers and parents recognize that the love
of reading can pave the way for a successful future
• Reading for pleasure should be part of a child’s extra-curricular day
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Building a Culture around Booksor
How to Put the FUN into Reading
• Reading for pleasure should be . . . a pleasure• How do we help students recognize reading
can be a pleasure?
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Show off Your Reading Skills
• Talk about your own reading• Post a “currently reading” sign– Change the title regularly
• Ask your students for recommendations for your next read• Share where you find good
books to read– Goodreads? Family or Friends?
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Impress With Your Reading Recommendations
• Teacher recommendations are powerful• Book Talk Of The Day!!!!!• Mention a book you read in middle school or
high school– Double power if you have a copy of the book with
you– Get a copy from the library– Embrace the hype; start a waiting list
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Book Recommendation Bulletin Boards
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Connect & Engage with Students
• Talk with students about what they’re reading for fun
• Carry your book with you when you’re in the hallways
• Use conference bookmarks to discuss books with students on a deeper level or if you’ve never read the book
Created by Kristen Del Mul
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Create a Zen Atmosphere
• During reading times think about adding:• Flexible seating• Dimming the lights• Allowing snacks• Reading with your students– Show the art of real-world reading
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Read Aloud Magic
• Read Jim Trelease’s book The Read-Aloud Handbook– “When you read aloud to anyone, it’s a commercial for
the pleasures of reading.”• Add read aloud time to class time by:– Borrow a book from a student who has one that looks
interesting– Read an engaging short story, article, or blog post– Read the first book in a series
• Use Audible or Librovox• Lunch with Harry Potter
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More Read Aloud Magic
• Make it a special occasion!– All Night Reading, St. Ann’s School, Brooklyn, NY
• “Reading in the Streets” day– Sara Lissa Paulson, Queens, NY
• Celebrate a book anniversary or author birthday– Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday, Feb. 7th– Hunger Games, Sept. 14th
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Finding the Time• Help students find time to read in
their day• Encourage students to carry their
book with them– The Book-a-Roo (patent pending)
• Do they know that their phone is also a book?– Reading Apps– Overdrive; Kindle
• Where do you find time to read? – Reading in bits & pieces
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Reading as a Sport
• Reading Competitions• Reading Without Walls
Reading Challenge– #readingwithoutwalls
• #bookaday• Mrs. Claycomb’s Summer
Reading Program
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Rewards? Incentives?
• Reading is the reward!– Bonus reading if. . .
• It’s Friday the 13th
• The Broncos win• There should have been a snow
day
• All 7 Red Reads– I Am Malala– Harry Potter Friday
• Book Light Wars• Cupcake Lunch
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Impact Outside of School• Enlist the help of parents– Remind parents of the power of pleasure reading
during parent night or conferences– “Storytime with your Middle Schooler?”
• Suggest books– Provide lists of books for parents to use for gift giving
• Give books– Copies of sequels of class novels– Use books as prizes– All Hallows Reads
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Additional Resources
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Additional Resources• Book Love by Penny Kittle• The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller• Igniting a Passion for Reading by Stephen Layne• No More Reading for Junk by Marinak & Gambrell• The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease• Readicide by Kelly Gallagher• Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller• “The Reading Makover” TedxVillageGate by Danny Brassell• Raising Kids Who Read by Daniel T. Willingham
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Contact Info:
• Email– [email protected]
• Twitter – @bgclaycomb
• Pinterest – pinterest.com/bethgclaycomb
• SlideShare– Search “Beth Claycomb”