1. Helping Students Become Robust Readers
Judy Wallis, Ed.D.

2. To see a winning crew in action is to witness a perfect harmony in which everything is right . . .”
George Yeoman Pocock, Boys in the Boat James Brown

4. Quick Wins for Schools and parents
Increase access to books and periodicals and the volume of reading
Increase talk about reading, thinking, and learning

5. The Power of Reading The average reader reads 300 words per minute
So . . .
15 minutes of reading a day = 4500 words
7 days a week = 31,500 words
52 weeks a year = 1,512,000 words per year
The average book contains 75,000 words
That means that reading 15 minutes a day = 20 books a year or 1000 books in a lifetime.

6. The Power of Reading What 15 minutes a day means in vocabulary growth
# of Words Read Per Year
% Vocabulary Growth
100,000+ words
50% vocabulary growth
400,000+ words
60% vocabulary growth
80% vocabulary growth
1,800,000+ words
90% vocabulary growth

7. Readers . . . Monitor their comprehension
Activate and connect to their background experiences, knowledge, reading
Question as they read
Infer and visualize to fill in gaps left by the author
Determine the importance of information
Summarize and synthesize big ideas
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Keene & Zimmermann, Harvey & Goudvis, Miller, Tovani

8. Research: Reading Aloud at Home
Half of the children ages 0–5 (54%) are read aloud to at home 5–7 days a week
Only 1 in 3 kids ages 6–8 (34%); drops to 1 in 6 kids ages 9–11 (17%)
4 in 10 children ages 6–11 who were read books aloud at home say they wished their parents had continued reading aloud to them.
More than 8 in 10 children (83%) across age groups say they love(d) or like(d) being read to: main reason was a special time with parents.

9. Stages of Reading Development: G. Robert Carlsen
Unconscious delight—reading series books
Reading as a means of understanding—testing self against the main character
Philosophical speculations—wondering about life
Aesthetic delight—reading for the beauty of the prose

10. FAVORITE BOOKS: AGES 6 - 8
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14. Research
4 in 10 children (44%) like reading more now that they are older
Nearly 3 in 10 (29%)—especially boys—liked reading more when they were younger.
Reading enjoyment declines sharply after age 8.
Girls are more likely than are boys to say reading books for fun is extremely or very important, although boys and girls are less likely to say this compared to years past.

15. What Kids Say they Want in Books
91% of kids say their favorite books are ones they picked out
The majority of kids ages 6–17 (70%) say they want books that “make me laugh.”
They want books that
“let me use my imagination” (54%),
“tell a made-up story” (48%),
“have characters I wish I could be like because they’re smart, strong or brave” (43%),
“teach me something new” (43%)
“have a mystery or a problem to solve” (41%)

16. frequent readers less likely than infrequent readers to engage in common screen-related activities 5–7 days a week
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17. Almost 9 in 10 parents of children ages 6–17 (86%) say it is extremely/very important for their child to read books for fun, less Than 46% of the Children say the Same
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18. half of all children ages 6–17 (51%) love or like reading books for fun a lot, this percentage has declined since 2010.
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19. factors that predict reading frequency in Children 6-11
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20. factors that predict reading frequency in Children 12-17
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21. Reading Aloud
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22. Summer Reading Access to books is crucial during the summer.
With no access a decline of three months in a child’s reading ability can grow and accrue across the years.
Ensuring that every child has books to read over the summer is but one way to address the reading achievement gap.

23. What Parents Can Do Make library trips regular and special.
Share poetry with your child.
Read a small excerpt from three new books as teasers.
Investigate a new genre.
Keep a book journal or log.
Select a favorite from your own childhood to share.
Recall memorable lines.
Encourage a “books to read” list.
Check out best-seller lists.

24. Things Parents Can do Let children select their own books.
Have print books at home.
Suggest books you think your child will enjoy.
Give books as gifts.
Browse books at the bookstore.
Build reading into home routines.
Put limits on screen time.
View book-based movies and read the same book.
Work with your child’s teachers.
Share and live by Pennac’s “Reader’s Bill of Rights.”

25. Pennac’s Reader’s Bill of Rights
The right to not read.
The right to skip pages.
The right to not finish.
The right to reread.
The right to read anything.
The right to escapism.
The right to read anywhere.
The right to browse.
The right to read out loud.
The right to not defend your tastes.

26. It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.”
Katherine Paterson