This document discusses strategies for developing a successful reading program that fosters a love of reading in students. It emphasizes giving students choice in what they read, providing ample time for independent reading, and allowing students to talk about the books they are reading. Choosing interesting books and allowing discussion helps build engagement and motivation in students. While standardized tests focus on specific reading skills, developing lifelong readers requires igniting students' passion through choice, time, and sharing ideas about books.

1. Leaving a
Reading Legacy
in a Culture
of Testing
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3. Keys to a Successful
Reading Program
* Teaching the value of choice
* Showing that reading is
pleasurable
* Giving students time to read
and talk about books.

4. A Child and a Book

5. In 2000, the federally funded National Reading
Panel concluded that,
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“With regard to the efficacy of having students
engage in independent, silent reading with
minimal guidance or feedback, the Panel was
unable to find a positive relationship between
programs and instruction that encourage
large amounts of independent reading and
improvements in reading achievements.”

6. Skills of a Reader:
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* Phonics
* Fluency
* Phonemic Awareness
* Vocabulary
* Comprehension

7. Skills of a Complete Reader:
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* Interest
* Attitude
* Engagement
* Motivation
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*Igniting a Passion for Reading ~ Steven L. Layne

8. “It doesn’t matter how
much effort teachers put
into teaching the anchor
reading standards if our
students don’t read.”
~Kelly Gallagher

9. Leaving a Legacy
Through
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* Choice
* Time
* Talk

10. Choice
“Students read more, understand
more, and are more likely to
continue reading when they have
the opportunity to choose what
they read.”
*No More Independent Reading Without Support ~ Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss

11. Choice Matters

12. IPICK & TumbleBook

13. Fourth Graders helping each
other choose a book

14. Which has a higher lexile level?

15. They have
the same
lexile level.

16. Which has a higher reading level?

17. Diary of a
Wimpy Kid
(5.2)
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Divergent
(4.8)

18. Classroom Libraries are the
Heartbeat of the Classroom

19. Classroom Libraries

20. More Classroom Libraries

21. More Classroom Libraries

22. More Classroom Libraries

23. Book Shopping

24. Time
“No single literacy activity has a more
positive effect on students’
comprehension, vocabulary knowledge,
spelling, writing ability, and overall
academic achievement than free
volunteer reading.”
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*Stephen Karashen quoted in The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller

25. Children in lower-income households are more
likely to read books for fun in school and far less
likely to read books outside of school than are
children in higher-income households.
Where Children Read Books for Fun
Base: Children Ages 6–17

26. Engagement
Whisper phones to hear reading. (fluency)

27. Kindergarten
during
Self-Selected
Reading

28. 40 Book Challenge

29. 30 Book
Challenge

30. Reading Record
The Books I’m Reading Name:​ ​Brody
Book Title and Author Dates
Started Finished
Rate This Book
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Execution Alexander Gordon Smith 8-10 8-19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spy School Stewart Gibbs 8-20 8-26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I Am Number 4 Pittacus Lore 8-26 9-3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Power of 6 Pittacus Lore 9-4 9-17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Rise of 9 Pittacus Lore 9-18 10-1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Fall of 5 Pittacus Lore 10-2 10-22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2nd Grading Period
The Revenge of 7 Pittacus Lore 10-23 11-4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School- Jeff Kinney 11-4

31. Benefits of a Read-Aloud
* Builds a community by bringing
students and books together
* Broadens students interests and tastes
* Builds background knowledge
* Improves listening levels
* Targets and reinforces reading skills
* Demonstrates fluency
* It is FUN!

32. #bookaday
Jillian Heise~ Heise Teaches and Writes

33. Grab Their Attention with Voice

34. Making Connections with
a Read Aloud

35. Talk
Literate conversations with peers
(as little as ten minutes a day)
improve students’ reading
motivation, comprehension, and
test scores.
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* Cazden, 1988; Nystrand, 2006

36. Talking About Books

37. Book Commercial

38. Using Technology to
Share Books
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgosSttKxA

39. Google Classroom

40. Google Classroom

41. Padlet
http://padlet.com/laeck4/5wr4qli501hl

42. Share Your Reading Life

43. Make Connections
* http://bookwhisperer.com
* http://mrcolbysharp.com
* http://mrschureads.blogspot.com
* https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com
* https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com

44. “Never underestimate the
power of a great book in the
hands of a teacher who
knows how to use it.”
~ Steven L. Layne