This interactive talk was originally given to administration and educators of School District 49 in Colorado Springs, Colorado on literacy motivation.

1. Inspiring A Passion
For Reading
The gateway to a life of ‘choose your own adventure’
April 1, 2016!
Pursuing Peak Literacy!
School District 49

2. Who Am I?
• Traveler
• Coach
• Speaker
• Connector

3. Why are you here?

4. Every child is a reader by 3rd grade

5. Is a reader a student who passes tests in X amount of time?
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Or is a reader a student who is…
curious
interested
engaged
…in what he or she is reading?
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Or something else?!
What is a reader?

6. Reconnect to:!
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1. Why are we advocates
for reading — really?!
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2. What does reading give
us access to?
Why are we here?

7. Chapter 1: Milwaukee

9. Where were you?!
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Would you read at a particular time of day?!
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Why did you want to read that book?!
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What did you like most about it?!
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How did you feel while you were reading it?
Visualize
Your first memorable reading experience

10. No matter the student’s
reading level…
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create an experience of
FUN and CONNECTION !
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…to characters and to
stories that resonate.
What If There’s No Treehouse?

11. Why Be An Advocate?
Gift forward our positive experiences!
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Feel connected to characters whose lives and
struggles mirror our own
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Get to know new people and places
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Open up new possibilities, interests, careers

12. In Their Shoes
Think of a few
struggling students
you’ve had…
How did they feel
while they were
reading it?
How did you get
them to read a
particular book?
What did they like
about the book?

13. What does
reading
give us
access to?

15. • Experience their own
hero's journey
• Go through challenges
they’ll experience out in
the world later on
• Build who they become
A Safe Zone For
Adventure

17. Transformative Coaching
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