Presentation for Vaasl annual conference Nov 29, 2018. Nods to LibraryGirl.net for one infographic and one evidence photo.

1. Reading is the Core
Karen Perry
Old Dominion University
kperry@odu.edu
VAASL annual conference, Nov 30, 2018

2. AASL Standards, Common Belief #4
"Reading is the core of personal and
academic competency."

3. Creating a Culture of Reading

4. No barriers to library use – fines, “no” signs

5. Get Caught Reading – relaunched Oct 2018

7. How does having a school-wide
culture of reading
motivate students to read?

9. Motivating Readers
Kekaha Elementary School
https://youtu.be/h5F5Kdc1UVA
Mountain Desert Island High School
https://youtu.be/g2pu8nsUtCQ

10. Are you showing what
you value?
Can visitors to your space answer
the following questions?
1. What does this librarian
value?
2. What happens in this space?
3. How does what happens
here impact learning?
4. Why do we still need
libraries?

11. Specific Techniques from the Library for
Motivating Readers

12. Specific Techniques from the Library for
Motivating Readers

13. What about the
books?
New titles from 2018

21. Upper Elementary and Middle Grades

24. YA and teen

26. John Green -
YouTube videos.
High school book club?

27. Others…

28. Reading Motivation is
related to enthusiasm.