College Station I.S.D. Day 1

1. TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Teri Lesesne (rhymes with insane)
&
Karin Perry (rhymes with merry)
College Station Literacy Palooza
Summer 2015

2. ● Getting to Know You
● Taking C.A.R.E. of Readers
● Booktalks
● Mentor Texts
Our Agenda

3. Teri Lesesne
(rhymes with insane)
• @professornana
• LS5385blog.blogspot.com
• Professornana.livejournal.com
• doctorL@shsu.edu

4. Karin Perry
• @kperry
• http://www.karinsbooknook.com
• http://karinlibrarian.tumblr.com
• kperry@shsu.edu

5. Our
Reading
Lives

6. Teri’s Childhood

7. Karin: the early years
Lassie – Little Golden Books
Disney Book-of-the-Month Club

8. Terrible Tween Teri

9. Karin In-between

10. Book Orders

11. Where’s the YA? Teri’s Teens

12. The YA-YA Years: Karin

13. Teri’s Split Personality

14. A Bit Disturbed?: Karin

15. AND
NOW?

16. Karin’s reading

17. Take a few moments to think about those
books that played a role in your reading life.
These can be from childhood, tween and
teen years, or your adult reading life. Jot
down the first 4-5 titles that come to mind. Do
not overthink this.
GO!
Your turn

18. Turn to someone near you and share the
MOST important book.
Now

19. Getting to Know Readers• Ask them to create a reading autobiography
– Can be written
– Can use app such as www.whenintime.com
– Here is Teri's
– Here is Karin’s
• Collect them, analyze. them for
commonalities
• Identify kids who are already readers and
those who are not

20. What else do we
know about readers?
Carlsen and Sherrill
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED295136.pdf
Full text available on the ERIC
database. Link is below. I typed
“Voices of Readers ERIC” into
Google and it was the first link.

21. • Setting aside TIME for reading
• Having a teacher show INTEREST in the individual's reading
• Having teachers READ ALOUD
• Being exposed to a VARIETY of reading fare
• Receiving help from LIBRARIANS
• OWNING books
• SHARING books with friends
• Participating in reader-centered DISCUSSIONS of literature
• Being allowed freedom of CHOICE in reading fare
Voices of Readers
Carlsen and Sherrill

22. 25 Years of Reading Autobiographies
• read alouds
• interested educators
• access to books
• time to read
• books that reflect self
• belong to a community of readers

23. Turn and talk at your
tables about your
memories of reading.
And get out your smart phones or devices for a
short survey
Go to
www.kahoot.it
Share your communities/families with
one another...

25. A short survey
about reader
identity
Get ready…

26. They have a plan.
Readers “in the wild” do more.
Donalyn Miller, READING IN THE WILD

27. TERI’S TBR STACK
PRIORITIES

28. KARIN’S TBR STACK
PRIORITIES

29. What Does TBR Mean?

30. TBR Stacks

31. • Recommendation from our Voxer group
• Cover
• Title
• Author
• Blurb
• Review
• Genre
Setting up our TBR Stack/Shelf

33. What is on
your TBR list?
Jot down some titles and be
prepared to share in 2 minutes

34. RECOMMENDED BEST BOOKS 2015
28 DAYS
A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES
A FINE DESSERT
A SENSE OF THE INFINITE
ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES
ALL THE ANSWERS
ALL THE RAGE
AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
ARES, BRINGER OF WAR
AUDACITY
BACKLASH
BIRD & DIZ
BONE GAP
BREAKOUT
CAT AND BUNNY
CHALLENGER DEEP
CHASING FREEDOM
CIRCUS MIRANDUS

35. CHARACTER, DRIVEN
COLONIAL MADNESS
COUNTING CROWS
DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST
DIME
ECHO
EGG, NATURE’S PERFECT PACKAGE
ELENA VANISHING
ENCHANTED AIR
ENSNARED
FIREFIGHT
FIREFLY HOLLOW
FISH IN A TREE
GINGERBREAD FOR LIBERTY
GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA
GOODBYE STRANGER
GOODNIGHT ALREADY
HELLO STRANGER
HOLD ME CLOSER
HONEY
HOPE AND OTHER LUXURIES
HOW TO BUILD A GIRL
HYPNOTIZE A TIGER
I CRAWL THROUGH IT
I DON’T WANT TO BE A FROG
IF YOU PLANT A SEED
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET
LISTEN SLOWLY
LOOK
More of the best books from 2015

36. MAKING PRETTY
MACBETH (GN)
MILO SPECK
MOONPENNY ISLAND
MOSQUITOLAND
NIGHTBIRD
NO PARKING AT END TIMES
ONE THING STOLEN
PAPER THINGS
RAIN REIGN (2014)
RANDOM BODY PARTS
RANGER IN TIME
READ BETWEEN THE LINES
RED QUEEN
REMEMBER ME
RETURN TO AUGIE HOBBLE
ROLLER GIRL
SHUTTER
SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA
SKINK NO SURRENDER (Think this is 2014)
SPECIAL DELIVERY
ST. ANYTHING
STELLA BY STARLIGHT
SWEEP UP THE SUN
TEDDY MARS
THE ALEX CROW
THE BOOK SCAVENGER
THE BOY IN THE BLACK SUIT
THE CASE FOR LOVING
THE CROWN AFFAIR
Still More Stars

37. WOLFIE THE BUNNY
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
X: A NOVEL
THE DEATH OF THE HAT
THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH
THE GRIMM’S TALE
THE HANDLESS MAIDEN
THE HERO OF ROOM 138
THE LAST TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
THE NEW SMALL PERSON
THE HONEST TRUTH
THE RAT WITH THE HUMAN FACE
THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY
THE TERRIBLE TWO
THE TRUTH ABOUT WINKIE PIE
THE WAY TO STAY IN DESTINY
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE
THE WHISPER
TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE
TOAD WEATHER
UNDERTOW
UP IN THE GARDEN, DOWN IN THE DIRT
VIRGIL AND OWEN
WHEN OTIS COURTED MAMA
WHY’D THEY WEAR THAT?
WISH GIRL
WOLFIE BUNNY
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
FINALLY...

38. Other Ways to Find Books for the TBR Pile

39. BLOGS
http://mrschureads.com

40. SEEING
STARS
COMPILATIONS OF REVIEWS

41. Setting Priorities
How do YOU decide what to read next?
Turn and talk.

42. How do they find books?
❧ Divergent Survey
1. Ad
2. Amazon
3. Browsing
4. Friend
5. Goodreads
6. Librarian
7. Teacher
8. Trailer
❧ See if you can rank
order these 8 as kids
did. And then rank
order them as YOU
would find them useful.

43. Finding the next book?
Kids
1. Teacher
2. Friend
3. Librarian
4. Browsing
5. Ad
6. Amazon
7. Goodreads
8. Trailer
YOU
❧ And are there other
considerations for YOU?
o Twitter
o Facebook
o Book clubs
o ???

44. Bestseller Lists
❧ PW list weekly
❧ NYT Children's list
❧ NYT Middle Grade list
❧ NYT YA list

45. TAKING C.A.R.E.
• CHOICE/COMMUNITY
• ACCESS
• RESPONSE
• ENGAGEMENT

46. Part of Teri’s reading family

47. Plus #titletalk, #nerdybookclub
#bookaday, yalsa-bk, LIB_SCI,
#bproots
Some of Teri’s communities

48. Teri’s Reading Partners

49. Teaching By Example

50. Karin’s Reading Family
My Mom’s Book Blog

51. • Book clubs: formal. FTF, temporary
– Student book clubs
– Teacher book clubs
– Librarian book clubs
• Twitter chats: informal, online, temporary
• Author visits: Skype, FTF, bookstores
School Communities

52. • Take a few minutes and brainstorm with
others at the table some of the communities
you could form in your school, district, and
beyond
Your Communities

53. Finding the Time
• Edge time (Donalyn
Miller)
• Priority time
• Class time
53

54. Edge Time• Reading on the fringes
– Appointments
– Bathroom books
– Car
– Purse or bookbag
– Phone books
• eBooks and audiobooks (more later about these) 54

55. Binge Reading
• Rainy days
• Mental health days
• Scheduled days (once a month?)
55

56. What time will
you schedule?
Take a few moments to jot down
some ideas. Be prepared to
share.

57. Class Time
57

58. Some Tips
• Picture books
• Graphic novels
• Quick reads
• Poem or story a day
58

59. 2015 Caldecott

60. Belpre and CS King 2015

61. GN Award Winners

62. Quick Reads

63. Poem a Day

64. Story Collections

65. A is for ACCESS

66. • Physical
• Intellectual
• Moral
• Emotional
Access Points

68. • At home
• In the classroom
• In the school library
• At hand
PHYSICAL ACCESS

69. • Not just levels and lexiles
• Level of abstraction required
• Literary elements such as flashback,
symbolism, foreshadowing
• Themes
Intellectual

70. Towards the dragon's lair the
fellowship marched -- a noble human
prince, a fair elf, a surly dwarf, and a
disheveled copyright attorney who was
frantically trying to find a way to
differentiate this story from "Lord of
the Rings."

71. On a fine summer morning during the
days of the Puritans, the prison door in
the small New England town of B----n
opened to release a convicted adulteress,
the Scarlet Letter A embroidered on her
dress, along with the Scarlet Letters B
through J, a veritable McGuffey's Reader
of Scarlet Letters, one for each little tyke
waiting for her at the gate.

72. • Kohlberg
–Preconventional
–Conventional
–Post-conventional
Moral

73. • EQ
• Maturity
• Response
• Triggers
Emotional

74. R is for Response (Rosenblatt)
Not just one type
personal
interpretive
critical
evaluative

75. Personal/Emotive
• WHAT IS YOUR “GUT” TELLING
YOU?

76. Interpretive
• If I were the main character…

77. Critical
• Analyze and dissect

78. Evaluative
• Is it GOOD or BAD?

79. What do the
kids say?
Scholastic Survey 2015

86. MAKE ME LAUGH
Listen to the Kids...

87. Humor

91. Imagination

92. Imagination

93. Teach Me Something

95. Mystery

97. A “little” scary

99. Let me escape

101. Have a personal connection

102. Kids Need
and
and

104. #wndb

105. #wndb

106. #wndb

107. #wndb

108. #wndb

109. #wndb

110. #wndb

111. #wndb

112. #wndb

113. #wndb

114. #wndb

115. #wndb

116. #wndb

117. E is for ENGAGEMENT

118. Cambourne’s Conditions for
Learning
(1995)

119. Learners need to be immersed in text of all
kinds.

120. Learners’ interests are sparked by what they see
and hear so that they want to learn the new skill.

121. Initiating Immersion
How can we immerse kids in reading and
writing? Brainstorm ideas at your table and
be prepared to share.

122. • Genre
• Form
• Format
• Length
Some Factors to Consider

123. • Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Traditional Literature
• Science Fiction and Fantasy
Genres

124. • Picture books
• Graphic novels
• Poetry
• Short stories
• Drama
Forms and Formats

125. IMMERSION: TAKE 1
• Picture books with motifs and archetypes

126. IMMERSION TAKE 2
• Laddering GNs

127. IMMERSION TAKE 3
• Textless Set

128. IMMERSION TAKE 4
• Genre

129. Learners are shown numerous models and given a lot of
direct instruction (demonstration)
Learners have plenty of opportunity to practice new skills
and strategies and try to improve proficiency
(demonstration/immersion)
Demonstration

130. Booktalks
The How and Why

131. Why Booktalk?
To give kids a
sense of what is
available

133. Why Booktalk?
To motivate kids to read
and to read more
and to read more widely

137. Why Booktalk?
To promote yourself as
someone who knows where the
good books are

138. Where are the good books?
● Displays are nice but…
● Have some boxes or carts marked “good
books”
● Do shelf markers and shelf talkers
● Spine labels for favorite genres (mystery)
● TAB choices
● Teens Top Ten

139. Teens Top Ten from the Past
● Eragon
● Inkheart
● Trickster’s Choice
● Abhorsen
● The Earth, my Butt,
and other Big Round
Things
● Thief Lord
● Once upon a Marigold
● After
● First Part Last
● Second Summer of
the Sisterhood
Which need booktalking?

140. Booktalking
The HOW

141. Some Guidelines
● Only talk about books you have read
● It’s also nice if you liked the book but
sometimes a negative booktalk will work
● If you have not read it you cannot do an
adequate job in terms of identifying the appeal
and audience
● You cannot rely on reviews or publisher’s age
recommendations

142. YA
4.9 RL

143. Guidelines
● Use themes but make them broad
● Makes it easier to include multiple genres
● Widens the appeal potential
● Themes could include:
● Dealing with adversity
● Finding your way
● Life sucks…

144. Dealing with adversity

145. Dealing with adversity

146. Dealing with Adversity

147. Finding your Way

148. Finding your Way

149. Finding your Way

150. Life Sucks

151. Life Sucks

152. Life Sucks

153. Guidelines
● Include a variety of books considering:
● Genre
● Gender
● Audience age and interest levels
● Easy reading to books for GT readers

154. Genre
● Nonfiction
● See Quick Picks lists especially
● Poetry
● Blurred lines

159. Nitty Gritty Rules
● Booktalks need to be short and sweet
● Do not tell too much of the plot
● Perhaps do a read and tease
● Try for 10 books in 30 minutes
● You must SELL the book
● What is the most exciting thing to tell?
● How can you leave them wanting more?

160. More of the Nit and the Grit
● Capture the essence of the book
● Romance—the pair of lovers
● Mystery—the crime or mystery
● Sci-fi and fantasy
● Do not try to explain it all
● Hook on the real problem at the center

161. ● You need to be willing to give the book up
as soon as you booktalk it.
● Don’t tell kids they have to wait until the end of the day because you need to booktalk it to
other classes.
● You’ll need to have MANY MANY booktalks ready just in case all your books get checked
out right away.
● You won’t booktalk the same books all day long.
Even More Nit and Grit

162. Finally
● Practice, practice, practice
● Start with colleagues
● Use post it notes if need be but do not
write them out
● Begin with a core and extend each time
adding 2-3 new titles

163. Your Turn
Picture book booktalks

164. Finally...
Please jot down questions you would like us
to discuss. We will answer all we can
tomorrow.