GAINING INTEREST IN READING! By: Aly Robertson STARTER TIPS: Create an Interest Inventory Provide Materials Teach them to count 100 consecutive words and read the passage- if.
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GAINING INTEREST IN READING! By: Aly Robertson STARTER TIPS: Create an Interest Inventory Provide Materials Teach them to count 100 consecutive words and read the passage- if they can struggle with 3 or more errors- its too hard. Create a reading log that is fun! Have in class materials readily available for checkout. Teach Students how to select books Identifies the kinds/topics of books they like to read. Mobile, worm, space ships Set up an award system that is fun! You’ll get _____ if you read _______ books. CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT World of Books Have a map where kids can mark where there stories take place with a push pin or something Library Corner with variety of materials Students can go here at certain times of the day Text and non texts; fiction and non fiction Reading Tub/Chair for special individuals Listening Stations Rocking chair, overstuffed pillow, bean bag, etc listen to books on tape Monthly Topics Display of books, posters, and pictures about a particular topic each month that the students can choose to learn more about. TEACHER INPUT Objects: Book Lists Everyone in the classroom reads silently for _____ mins. Read Aloud Create a board of books that students might enjoy reading Sustained Silent Reading Bring in an object that introduces a book or series of stories Read parts of stories aloud to gain interest then stop at an interesting or exciting part of book Conferences Teachers discuss books and writing with each student INVOLVEMENT WITH OTHERS Book Master Questions: Speakers Read interesting parts of your book to your partner Interview Groups reading about similar topics can discuss what they are learning Read to Younger Kids Buddy Reading Ask parents and other community members to come share information about their work or hobbies, etc. Book Discussions Prepare questions about popular books for students to answer Choose a topic from their book and interview others about it Notes by Students Write notes about a book they are reading/just read where other students can read INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS Demonstrate Bags of Books Use words or pictures to construct a collage about your book Book Jackets Students have brown bag, decorate them, and fill them with items to represent their book Collage Allow students to demonstrate or talk about something they learned about while reading. Create a new book jacket for your book How-to Book Read a few how-to’s and then have the students create their own about anything they want. GROUP ASSIGNMENTS Mobiles Place mats Illustrate sequence of events, main idea, characters, setting, etc Bedtime story Cartoon Greeting Cards Create and design a greeting card that characters might have sent to each other Travel Folders After reading a story about a particular location, they can write about weather, animals, hotels, etc. IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS Book Marks Advice Column Announcement Create a class advice column and students can write questions to each and advice Write an announcement for an event in their storybirthday, Christmas, etc. Awards Write and design awards for something/someone in their book Bumper Stickers Crossword Use words from one certain book or a combination/variety of books ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT Acting Pantomime/Charades Book Parade Report a story as though it were happening today Reading shirts Students dress up as a character from their book and tell the class about their book Puppets Games/create a game like Jeopardy Newscast Students role play part of the class read story Wear shirts with their favorite passage on the back. Students go around reading about books and pick 5 they’d like to read after class Weather Forecast Write own weather forecast for the week SPECIAL SEGMENTS Popular Music: Movies Study ads in magazines and newspapers- create own Epitaphs Present a commercial to “sell their book” & Video tape it Ads Read books that have movies that coincide with book. Discuss similarities and differences Commercials: Study lyrics of songs and their meanings, study musicians, discuss characteristics of musical style Design a gravestone Tongue Twisters Write your own tongue twister & use alliteration WRITING Diaries Directions What did you like about book? Any questions about book/author? Mystery Myth Story Extensions “Once upon a time…” + magic + “They lived happily ever after” Letter to author write a story teaching a lesson or moral Fairy Tales getting one place to another or how-to Fables character might have kept What happens after the book ends? Tall Tales Write books