Reading For Relaxation June 19, 2009 Alexis Swinehart HS Literacy Coach

Evidence You might be in a horror movie: If you or others around you are stereotypical horror movie characters . The Jock The Nerd

Evidence You might be in a horror movie: If you or others around you are stereotypical horror movie characters . The Jock The Nerd If your location is a Point-Of-Distribution for a possible pandemic.

Evidence You might be in a horror movie: If you or others around you are stereotypical horror movie characters . The Jock The Nerd If your location is a Point-Of-Distribution for a possible pandemic. If you are taking a workshop in a remote location (basement) of an somewhat empty high school.

Evidence You might be in a horror movie: If you or others around you are stereotypical horror movie characters . The Jock The Nerd If your location is a Point-Of-Distribution for a possible pandemic. If you are taking a workshop in a remote location (basement) of an somewhat empty high school. If you have to teach a workshop to stereotypical characters in a remote location while there is a POD occurring.

Morning Agenda Small Group SSR & Discussion #1 #2 #3 BREAK #4 #5 Introduction Small Group SSR & Discussion #1 #2 #3 BREAK #4 #5 Closing

Various Purposes of Reading Enjoyment Knowledge Relaxation Because my teacher makes me Work Escape To model how we are thinking

Types of Reading Online - email Magazine Fiction Nonfiction Graffiti - tattoos Audio Newspapers Blogging Texting Facebook (social advertisment

Poll Everywhere Text to 99503 Message – enter the # of your answer

Today’s Goal Read & Relax Have a few good laughs Understand the importance/value of Recreational Reading Bonus Want to borrow a book to read this summer Change your instruction to include more high-interest reading.

Five Small Groups Testosterone with a Splash of Estrogen Access to Audio What Your Students are Reading Keeping it Real Perusing Periodicals

Rules & Regulations Silent Sustained Reading for 10 minutes You are allowed to SWITCH reading material (no sharing) When in the audio group, please no checking email. If you would like to borrow reading material, please let me know.

Readicide “The average amount of time spent reading for all grades is 7.1 minutes a day in public school around the nation.” Paul, T. (1996) Patterns of reading practice. Institute for Academic Excellence.

Readicide “The peak reading years are the fourth and fifth grades. By the time student reach high school, they are spending about as much time on literature-based reading as kindergarteners.” Paul, T. (1996) Patterns of reading practice. Institute for Academic Excellence.

Readicide Read-i-cide – n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools Gallagher, Kelly, (2009). Readicide: How schools are killing reading and what you can do about it. Stenhouse.

Aliteracy - When kids CAN read but choose NOT to Dormant Reader Uncommitted Reader Unmotivated

Creating Cultural Illiterates So What? Creating Cultural Illiterates Al who? (referencing al Qaeda) What does GM mean?

Why Should I Read? 9 Reading Reasons Reading is Rewarding Reading builds a mature vocabulary Reading makes you a better writer Reading is hard, and “hard” is necessary Reading makes you smarter Reading prepares you for the world of work Reading well is financially rewarding Reading opens the door to college and beyond Reading arms you against oppression

Reading builds mature vocabulary 5th grade study showed strong positive correlation with time spent reading and standardize testing performance. Percentile Rank Minutes of Text Reading per Day Estimated Number of Words Read per Year 98 90.7 4,733,000 90 40.7 2,357,000 70 21.7 1,168,000 50 12.9 601,000 20 3.1 134,000 10 1.6 51,000 Anderson, R.C., Wilson, P.T., & Fielding L.G. (1988). “Growing in reading and how children spent their time outside of school.” Reading Research Quarterly 23:285-303.

Reading Makes you smarter “Students in the top 5 percent of national reading scores read 144 times more than students in the bottom 5 percent.” Paul, T. (1996) Patterns of reading practice. Institute for Academic Excellence.

Reading Prepares you for the World of Work Background Knowledge Performance for College Improves Communication Murnane, R.T. (1996) Teaching the new basic skills: Principles for educating children to thrive in a changing economy. New York: Free Press.

changing face of literacy Email Wikis & Blogs Internet – moving text & authenticity Visual – Skipe

Reading arms you against oppression Socioeconomic status (SES) was related to proficiency across all reading tasks. Children in higher SES groups were more likely to be proficient than children in lower SES groups. U.S. Department of Education. 2000. The early childhood longitudinal study, Kindergarten class of 1998- 1999. Washington, DC.

Reading arms you against oppression What schools do matter Districts in Tennessee & Texas have shown significant gains in reading achievement with Free Voluntary Reading that held up regardless of race, class, or prior achievement levels. Haycock, K. (2001). “Closing the achievement gap.” Educational Leadership 58, no. 6: 28-31.

What can you do? Share/discuss interesting reads Post current articles Start an in-class library Reading Minute

Reading Minute Briefly share an interesting piece of reading. Selections are from variety of genres & sources. Sometimes the activity is a springboard into the lesson & sometimes it is a quick 1-2 minute sharing of text. Sources Benefits News headlines Book blurbs/reviews Charts/graphs Cartoons/graphics Song lyrics/poetry Postcards Quotes/biographical Manuals Provides background knowledge Sparks high interest Encourages reading motivation Makes connections to the current world Exposes students to a wide genres of texts Increases awareness to surrounding texts Develops critical thinking

Things that make you laugh

Audio Books www.Recordedbooks.com Blog http://recordedbooks.wordpress.com/ Audio library for your iPod – www.audible.com

Social Forums See what your friends are reading. http://www.goodreads.com/ See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read & what you'd like to read. Get great book recommendations from people you know. Answer book trivia and collect your favorite quotes.

Morning Agenda Small Group SSR & Discussion #1 #2 #3 BREAK #4 #5 Introduction Small Group SSR & Discussion #1 #2 #3 BREAK #4 #5 Closing