Presenter: Frances Gabor, PhD ESOL Dept. Chair/Independent Studies Teacher New Dominion Alternative Center

New Dominion Alternative Center Independent Studies: DEAR : Drop Everything And Read Reader’s Notebook Read Aloud Literacy Activities

How do you HOOK a reluctant reader? TIME CONNECTION CHOICE ACCEPTANCE CONVERSATION SHARE CHALLENGE FUN PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

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DEAR PROCEDURE 1.Sit down quietly at assigned seat 2.Take out your DEAR BOOK (If you do not have your DEAR book, get a magazine) 3.READ QUIETLY until directed to stop (about 10 min) 4.Record the page you are on in your READER’s NOTEBOOK: Reading Log 5.Wait quietly for day’s instructions DEAR: Drop Everything And Read Time

Acceptance Individual To improve reading = READ! Background Knowledge Interest

Grade Reader Measures, Mid-Year 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR) 1 Up to 300L 2 330L to 700L 4 445L to 810L 5 565L to 910L 6 665L to 1000L 7 735L to 1065L 8 805L to 1100L 9 855L to 1165L L to 1195L 11 and 12940L to 1210L

Acceptance

Choice Use to find lexile of a bookwww.lexile.com

Share

Conversation “Special Time” Personal Share Connection Acceptance Choice

Reader’s Notebook – Reading Log – Reading Conferences – Reading Response – Other: Mini Lessons, Vocabulary, etc. Two students want or read the same book Recommendations by others Immediate 10 min DEAR= prize for raffle (winter holiday) Banned Books challenge: “Can’t read” Challenge & Accountability

Other & FUN Achieve3000 – At lexile level, search topics of choice – Non-fiction good for background knowledge (all students, ELLs especially) – Prizes, recognition and incentives (Achieve3000 badges, points, prizes; whole school announcements & prizes; classroom recognition, points & grade) – All students required daily – Importance is amount and improvement ONLY Read Aloud – No Stress – Example of good reading, asking questions/clarifying information – Make it real- “See it”, “Hear it”, “Touch it”, “Taste it”, “Feel it” – Hunger Games (before movie): Action packed, fast moving, upcoming movie, connect with own life/history/politics/geography Had a lottery Locate on a districts on a map Make up, costumes, actors, “beauty/show” (make up, clothes, tatoos, money) Reality shows (what’s real or for the audience?) Video clips as they came out – Before We Were Free: Geography, violent history, based on truth, Latino culture, Spanish language, video clips/historical research/food & drink, personal accounts Researched and presented 1960 US and Dominican Republic culture, politics Google earth Trujillo and Mirabal Sisters Drank Guava Juice Learning Spanish vocabulary (cognates, prefix/suffix/Latin roots? I lived there, my kids went to the school, my husband worked at the embassy; 3 students with DR family, 1/3 of population Latino Independent Literacy Activities – Banned/Challenged Books-- September – Author Study-- Brochure – Book Share– ANY WAY! Game, Video, Art, Drama, Diorama

References Thank you to Cedar Point E.S. for the template of their Reader’s Notebook from which this one was created Allison, Nancy. Middle School Readers: Helping Them Read Widely, Helping Them Read Well. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, Print.