1. Student Engagement and Motivation – How do I Get Students to Read?
Presented by:
Shawndra Reid and Nancy Southern

2. Overview The essentials Practices that hook students Strategies
Resources

3. What was THE book that got you hooked on reading?
Write down the last book you read.
Why did you read it?

4. Essentials
Know your students
Know the books

5. Know your students Student surveys
Student interviews with younger students
Show examples of students surveys. Also discuss how you might get information from younger students about their interests and reading habits.

6. Know the Books
How do you become familiar with books your students want to read?
You should read ALL of these books and keep current with new books.
If you are starting from scratch with getting to know the literature at your grade level, you can begin by asking people about the popular books. Try school and public librarians, book lists from professional associations, ask parents, ask the kids.

7. Practices That Hook Students
Read-Alouds
There are ____ strategies for great read alouds.
Select books YOU like to read
Consistent time and place for reading aloud
Go under the spell of a good book –
Read 5-7 times per day – various text – poems, nonfiction, articles, menus, flyers, etc.
Understand the purpose of the read aloud – don’t get too involved in trying to teach WHILE you are reading.

8. Practices That Hook Students
Access to Books
Time to Read
How do we give students access to books?
Classroom Libraries – build libraries over time. Scholastic book points are a great way to do this.
School/Public Libraries – take advantage of the expertise of librarians and high check-out limits. Mesa libraries have ‘book buckets’ already prepared for teachers around topics.

9. Practices that Hook Students
Book Talks
Social Interaction

10. Strategies for Making Reading Instruction Engaging
Student Ownership
Student Choice
Interactive engagement

11. Thank You!
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Questions