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Raising Readers

Miss Aida, Associate Librarian

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Agenda

• Why Raise a Reader

• The Basics of Raising a Reader

• Choosing the Right Books

• Resources for Parents

• eResources

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Why Raise A Reader

Reading is linked with...

Expanded vocabulary

Better text comprehension and grammar

Better understanding of other cultures

Greater insight into human nature and

decision-making

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Source: Clark, Christina and Rumbold Kate. “Reading for Pleasure: A Research Overview.”

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THE BASICS OF

RAISING A READER

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Get started on the

Reading Virtuous Cycle!All Rights Reserved, National Library Board

Source: Willinghan, Daniel. Raising Kids

Who Read. 2015

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What is “Read Well”?

A child that can read well should be able to

do the following:

Learn the sounds that letters make

Understand what they read

Be motivated to read

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Learn the sounds that letters make

Read classic nursery rhymes together

Create games that emphasize sounds and

letter recognition

• Alliterations: “Pretty pancakes”, “Delicious

drumsticks”

Making reading happen anywhere, anytime!

• Signs, Food labels, maps, instructions

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Understand what they read

Encourage your child to ask questions and

express themselves

Answer their questions!

Read aloud to them

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Be motivated to read

Set up a reading corner at home

• “Personal” shelf for favourite books

Be a good reading role model

Choose the right books for your child All Rights Reserved, National Library Board

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CHOOSING THE

RIGHT BOOKS

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5 FINGER RULE

What to do: Pick a book. Open the book to

any page. Put one finger up for each word

your child does not know.

• 0-1: Too easy

• 1-2: Perfect choice

• 3-4: Give it a try

• 5 and more: Too hard

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Identify Reader Types

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Group 1 – Avid Readers

Strategies

• Stretch their reading appetite

• Encourage them to participate in book discussions

• Encourage them to read widely

“I like reading

and I always

will.”

Enjoy reading

Like being

identified as

readers

Plan to read

in the future

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Realistic Fiction

• Characters face obstacles and struggle to cope

with everyday life.

• Mainly about hope, courage and making a

difference

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Horror Fiction

• Full of suspense and fear

• Characters include werewolves, ghosts

and vampires

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Adventure Fiction

• Create excitement and are all about beating the

odds and surviving

• Contains elements of risk, danger and triumphs

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Science Fiction

• Usually set in future or another planet where

science plays a role

• Characters include aliens, robots, scientists and

UFOs

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Fantasy Fiction

• Explores the world of magic

• Storyline usually has a clear distinction between

good and evil forces and the hero/heroine goes

on a quest

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Group 2 – Dormant Readers

Strategies

• Make reading purposeful

• Use magazines

• Tap on current events

“I’m too busy

right now.”

Have positive

attitudes toward

reading

Like to read

but don’t

make time

for it.

Will read for

pleasure when

they have the

opportunity.

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Magazines

• Magazine features are short

• Grab your attention

• Entertaining

• Easy to read

• Lightweight and portable

• Focus on readers’ special interests

• Children loves to receive mail

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Group 3 – Uncommitted Readers

Strategies

• Involve dialogic reading

• Use peer recommended reading materials

• Incorporate play

• Use non-fiction books

“I might be a

reader,

someday.”

Only see

reading as a

skill.

Believe reading

is boringDon’t care for it

much but could

grow to like it

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Dialogic Reading

• Prompts the child to say something about the

book

• Evaluates the child’s response

• Expands the child’s response by rephrasing and

adding information to it

• Repetition of prompt to ensure child

has learned from expansion

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Games (CDs & DVDs)

• Incorporate book-related games

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• Provide interesting information beyond what is

taught in class

Non-Fiction

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Group 4 – Unmotivated Readers

Strategies

• Hook them with their interests

• Use multi-media formats

• Use ‘cool’ books and comics

“I’m never

going to like

reading.”

Express negative

attitudes about

people who read

Actively

dislike

reading

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• Kids look at pictures only.

• Use of slangs

• Not ‘serious’ reading, pure entertainment

• Inappropriate messages eg. violence

Concerns over Comics

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Possibilities…

“One of the things I am very grateful to my

father for that, contrary to conventional

educational principles, he allowed me to

read comics. I think that is how I

developed a love for English and reading.”

Bishop Desmond Tutu,

1984 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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• Less text makes reading more achievable

• Pictures enhance understanding

• Stories seem more exciting – more action

Comics

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Books with multi-media formats

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Group 5 – Unskilled Readers

Strategies

• Use wordless

picture books

• Read and move

• Normalize mistakes

“I can’t

read.” Defines

reading as

“figuring out

words.”Does not

identify as a

reader.

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• Select interest-related books

with lower difficulty levels

• Get professional help

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• Encourages children to make up their own

dialogue

• Develop narrative skills

Wordless Picture Books

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Wordless picture books

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RESOURCES FOR

PARENTS

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NLB eResources• TumbleBook • EBSCOHost Novelist

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You can also borrow a selection of

recommended eBooks!

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http://nlb.gov.sg/discovereads

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Last words….

• Make reading seem like an incidental task

• Let them ‘lead’

• BELIEVE they can do it

• Be mindful that our reaction towards our children will affect their behaviour towards reading

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THANK YOU FOR

YOUR ATTENTION!

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