Some tips and suggestions for librarians and teacher

Who are they? What do they want? How can we motivate them?

There is no one template

The Reluctant Reader: WHO?

For each of the following, indicate if the book is for BOYS or for GIRLS.

For each of the following, indicate if the book is for BOYS or for GIRLS.

M or F?

M or f?

Easy one!

Another easy one!

Hint…look at the title…

Male or female?

Boys or girls?

M or f?

Will boys go for this one?

You know this one…

Printz winner 2008

Split appeal

Reading preferences Boys want Girls want Male main characters Exotic settings Complex plots and subplots External character development Female characters (but will read male) Intimate and familiar settings Simple, linear plots Internal character development

Boys want

Girls want

Male main characters

Exotic settings

Complex plots and subplots

External character development

Female characters (but will read male)

Intimate and familiar settings

Simple, linear plots

Internal character development

Age is a misnomer It is where kids are developmentally

Developmental differences

Developmental differences

What do RRs want? Titles that grab Covers that catch their eyes Authors they can trust Opening paragraphs that hook Plots that compel the reading

Titles that grab

Covers that catch their eyes

Authors they can trust

Opening paragraphs that hook

Plots that compel the reading

RR Choice?

RR Choice?

RR choice?

RR choice?

RR choice?

Able versus Struggling For ABLE readers, point them in the right direction For STRUGGLING readers, offer some help (audio, hi/lo)

For ABLE readers, point them in the right direction

For STRUGGLING readers, offer some help (audio, hi/lo)

Audiobooks HI/LO suggestions

High school/adult

Adult, very adult

Middle school

Middle school

Elementary audio

elementary

intermediate

readability

What do these books have in common?

How about these?

Can you guess these levels?

A word or two about lexiles What are they? How can they help? What should we do?

What are they?

How can they help?

What should we do?

Lexile ranges for grade levels Elementary 200-700 Intermediate 700-900 Middle 900-1000 High 1000-1200

Elementary

200-700

Intermediate

700-900

Middle

900-1000

High

1000-1200

COMPARING LEVELS AND LEXILES

Which is the higher lexile? A (left) or B (right)

Higher power of lucky 5.9/ 1010

Which has the higher level?

Harry Potter 6.9/980

Higher lexile?

Criss cross 5.5/ 820

Higher reading level?

Rules of Survival 4.3/660

Why? Application of science to art Measuring a creative product Randomness of passages Elimination of the human element

Application of science to art

Measuring a creative product

Randomness of passages

Elimination of the human element

Look for these!

Teachable moments

More for content areas

Content area books

Getting lost in a book

Connect books, too

Other connections

Top Picks

Children with special powers *review Booklist

*review Booklist

Starred review Booklist Weapon Kosher Errant and villainous veggies Romaine Gladiator Bullying

Weapon Kosher

Errant and villainous veggies

Romaine Gladiator

Bullying

New series Combines elements of anime Prologue Open ending

Combines elements of anime

Prologue

Open ending

Nonfiction goes graphic Marshmallow shooters Ice cream Underwater scope Soda bottle rocket All with stuff from around the house Safety Scientific approach MIT authors

Marshmallow shooters

Ice cream

Underwater scope

Soda bottle rocket

All with stuff from around the house

Safety

Scientific approach

MIT authors

Bits and pieces from different cultures

Trivia to horrify friends and family Amazon women cut off their right breast to draw bows better The human mouth produces a quart of saliva a day.

Amazon women cut off their right breast to draw bows better

The human mouth produces a quart of saliva a day.

Humor and documents and nonfiction

Fun facts to delight others 10 elephants produce a pound of poop 26K spent on ringtones Cow produces over 4 oz of spit A-Rod earns $864.20

10 elephants produce a pound of poop

26K spent on ringtones

Cow produces over 4 oz of spit

A-Rod earns $864.20

series Griffith Graham Ruby Travelin’ Nine Magic Mystery Baseball

Griffith

Graham

Ruby

Travelin’ Nine

Magic

Mystery

Baseball

Lemony snicket meets his match Want to be orphans Parents want them to be dead as well Twins named Barnaby A and B Jane Timothy Appendices of reading and glossary

Want to be orphans

Parents want them to be dead as well

Twins named Barnaby A and B

Jane

Timothy

Appendices of reading and glossary

I need a good book I need a good story, I need a good book. The kind that explodes Off the shelf. I need some good writing, Alive and exciting, To contemplate All by myself.

I need a good story,

I need a good book.

The kind that explodes

Off the shelf.

I need some good writing,

Alive and exciting,

To contemplate

All by myself.

I need a good novel, I need a good read, I probably need Two or three, I need a good tale Of love and betrayal Or perhaps An adventure at sea.

I need a good novel,

I need a good read,

I probably need

Two or three,

I need a good tale

Of love and betrayal

Or perhaps

An adventure at sea.

I need a good saga. I need a good yarn. A momentous and mighty Or slight one. But with thousands And thousands And thousands of books, I need someone To tell me The right one. John Lithgow

I need a good saga.

I need a good yarn.

A momentous and mighty

Or slight one.

But with thousands

And thousands

And thousands of books,

I need someone

To tell me

The right one.

John Lithgow