Reading Encouragement

Students in our class have come up with many exciting ways to interest students in voluntary reading. I've given contact info for some of the ideas that may require some more explanation :-)

• Book talks
• Book clubs
• Student book reviews - morning announcements, blogs, podcasts (Morgan), posted in library catalog (Denette)
• Reader's theater
• Displays - display case in hall, banned book week
• Library webpages - top 10 lists, promote new books, newsletters
• READ posters with teacher and favorite books
• Student book talks - 1st person
• Author studies/visits
• "Book Fair" of library books (check out not sale) - MaryAnn
• Reading incentive prizes
• Culture Share of Literature - Nancy
• Booktalks to Go (powerpoint/ book basket classroom visits)
• SSR
• Reading Aloud
• Book Pass - Caryn
• Whole school 1,000,000 pages read
• After school book party
• Book of the month voting
• Sports corner with magazines, books, guest speaker - Bethley
• Movie night
• Speed dating books- Colleen, Lori
• Read-aloud list for teachers
• Question of the Week - Colleen
• Shelf Talkers - Colleen
• Technology Trance - Lori
• YALSA's Top Ten - Jan
• Great Works of Cow Literature - Jan
• Trackstar Interactive Book Activity - Jan