the hero is me - motivate readers by casting the child as the hero of the story
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The Hero is
ME
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A methodology that motivates
reading by casting the child as the hero of the story
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If a child doesn’t see himself in the pages of a book, he will go looking for himself in all the wrong places.
Richard Peck Newbery Prize winner
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But children like these:
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Photo: Renato Garcia Crea7ve Commons
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Photo: Pratham Books Crea7ve Commons
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Photo: Jayela Heram Crea7ve Commons
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Photo: Pratham Books Crea7ve Commons
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Photo: Pratham Books Crea7ve Commons
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Don’t usually see themselves or the world that they know between the pages of a book.
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If they did, reading would make so much more sense.
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And would be so much more fun.
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The Hero is ME Is a method of enthusing children by creating big books that put the reader and the reader’s world into the retelling of a story
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Children can create books about the people, places and things they know.
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And the children can play a starring role in the storytelling.
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• Emergent readers and writers, Primary and Special Children • Child-centred • Creates a positive relationship
with reading • Gives the child ownership of
the text • Motivates child to engage in
reading and writing
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The Hero is
ME