Best Practices Revisited Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Jeannie Bellavance, Program Coordinator Kathy Benson, Mattison Avenue Elementary, Wissahickon School District Alice Cyphers, Domenick DeFranco Elementary School Bangor Area School District Sue Dahlstrom, Wayne Elementary School, Radnor Township School District Carol Kennedy, retired Sandy Krieg, The Haverford School Christina Peterson, Conestoga Valley Middle School, Conestoga Valley School District Patty McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Conestoga Valley School District Anne Stewart, Moderator, retired Hatboro Horsham School District

2012 Winners K – 3 rd Grade 3 rd - 6 th Grade 6 th – 8 th Grade High School

What is the purpose of the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award ? to promote reading quality books to involve teachers and librarians for students to honor authors

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice To be nominated, a book must Have a copyright date within 5 years of award Be written by a North American author Be appealing and appropriate Be of recognized literary quality Be from any genre

How do I participate in the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award? Attend school in Pennsylvania Read or listen to three (3) or more books Vote

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Benefits of the Program – Students will: Have a voice Appreciate literature Develop criteria to evaluate literature Develop confidence / competence as a reader by expressing an opinion Create common ground

PA YRC – Kindergarten – Grade 3 Read Incorporate Promote Vote

PA Young Reader Choice 3-6 Displays Book Clubs

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Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School The Challenge: 1.Getting the teachers hooked 2.Getting the kids hooked 3.Integrating with the zillion and one other things that are going on already at school

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School 1. Getting the teachers hooked

The Boy Who Dared Susan Campbell Bartoletti

March toward the Thunder Joseph Bruchac Louis Nolette, an Abenaki Indian boy, joins the Union army in the last year of the Civil War. Army life is … itchy wool underwear heat, dust and bad shoes getting along with his fellow solders in the fighting Irish 69 th infantry -- mostly Irish immigrants.

The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch In this fantasy, Cass and Max-Ernest go on an amazing adventure. They begin by exploring a box labeled The Symphony of Smells. As they investigate the death of magician Pietro Bergamo, the two encounter villains seeking the Fountain of Youth. The story is filled with quirky people including the main characters. This novel couples adventure and humor.

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School 2. Getting the Kids Hooked

Promoting the PA Young Reader’s Choice Award at Middle School 3. Integrating into the zillion….

Booktalks 1.English Teachers 2.Summer Reading Lists 3.Use PYRC booktalk or write own. 4.Paste the booktalk on the back of the book. 5.Allow students to talk about titles they’ve read.

Sites for Book Talks Nancy Keane’s Book Talks Quick and Simple: Scholastic’s Booktalks and Videos: Baltimore County Public Library: Science Books and Films podcasts: There are many more site that you can find easily using the book’s title and booktalk(s) as your search terms.

Booktrailer Easy to find on line Some are listed under PYRC booktalks Sometimes use Author talking about book as well as booktrailer.

Book Trailer Sites Naomi Bates’ Digital Book Talks: Scholastic videos (includes author interviews): Book trailers for readers: Book Trailers for all: Again, you can easily find lots of book trailers by using the book tile, author and book trailer as your search terms.

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PA Young Reader’s Choice in High School Visual Search using Destiny Patty McClune

Best Practices Please spend ten minutes with your tablemates discussing how you implement the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Program at your school.

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Contact Us Jeannie Bellavance, Kathy Benson, Alice Cyphers, Sue Dahlstrom, Carol Kennedy, Sandy Krieg, Christina Peterson, Patty McClune, Anne Stewart,