Reading Round Up
Teri Lesesne
Distinguished Professor
Sam Houston State
LS Program
Karin Perry
Associate Professor
Sam Houston State
Library Science
Program
1.
Graphic Novels
Some data to munch on...
47%
reported reading 1-2 books per month
27%
Reported reading 2-3 books per month
11%
reported reading 5-6 books a month
r
15%
reported reading 7 or more books per month
67%
Do NOT read graphic novels
A picture is worth a thousand words
GN adaptation of novel
SHOUT coming soon
A picture is worth a thousand words
MEMOIR
A picture is worth a thousand words
BEING ALONE
MAKING NEW FRIENDS
FINDING YOUR WAY
A picture is worth a thousand words
Series
NF GN
A picture is worth a thousand words
Series
NF GN
2.
Mentor Texts
Fiction and Nonfiction
Mentor texts can work with a
wide range of ages
PLEASE, don’t use them to “teach” but let
the learning happen naturally.
A picture is worth a thousand words
GN adaptation of novel
Metafictiom
Traditional literature characters
UNDOCUMENTED
ISLE OF THE LOST
1968
MARY’S MONSTER
HOPE NATION
WE RISE, WE RESIST, WE
RAISE OUR VOICES
3.
Middle Grade
HARBOR ME
WINSLOW
THE PARKER INHERITANCE
4.
Potpourri
UNCANNY
INKLING
January
2019
December
2018
January
2019
January
2019
February 2019
Our process is easy
first second last
SO SOME MORE RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
THE NEED TO BE A READER
The Survey using Kahoot (FTF) and Survey Monkey (online)
I work in… (given choice of elementary, middle, high school, other)
How many books, on the average, do you read in a month?
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7+
On the average, do you read more ADULT books or more CHILDREN'S and
YA books?
Do you read graphic novels? Y/N
Do you listen to audiobooks? Y/N
Do you PREFER print books or eBooks?
When do you usually do most of your reading?
early morning, at bedtime, spread over the day
Do you take books with you "just in case"? Y/N
Where do you get most of your recommendations for books?
Online through Amazon, Goodreads, etc.
Friends
Blogs and websites
Students
Do you blog or tweet about the books you read? Y/N
Do you have a class Twitter account? Y/N
Do you have a Twitter account? Y/N
Do you have a Facebook or Tumblr or Pinterest account? Y/N with
follow up
The Results
n=2000
47%
reported reading 1-2 books per month
27%
Reported reading 2-3 books per month
11%
reported reading 5-6 books a month
r
15%
reported reading 7 or more books per month
So what?
Apply what we learned
# books published annually for K-12 readers
6000
If the majority of educators are reading <25
books a year:
How do they become role models for students?
How do they read even all the award winners or
starred review books?
How are they selecting books to be read?
If most are selecting books using platforms such as
Goodreads, where is the outside influence on reading?
(#wndb)
Are You a Reader?
Some quick assessments...
Your Reading
Autobiography
What 1-2 books definitely need to be a part of your
reading autobiography?
Remember the books can be positive or negative
reading experiences.
What Do Kids
Need From You?
81%
Do NOT have a presence on social media
(other than Pinterest)
http://www.txla.org/pinterest-isnt-pedagogyNALYM
PINTEREST IS NOT PEDAGOGY BY DONALYN MILLER
SO WHAT?
Part Two
Educators are not reading the forms and formats
that interest their students
Educators are not using all the tools at their
disposal (audiobooks)
Educators are not where their students are in
social media and are not using social media for
full effect
Some recommendations
Essential Elements
role models throughout the school
time set aside for reading
permitting choice of reading materials
having educators show interest in what
students read
access to books in and outside of school
How will YOU become
a role model?
Apply the research
Make a plan now.
WRITE DOWN TWO GOALS
POST THEM EVERYWHERE
thanks!
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Secondary oct 22