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Goals of Reading a Book
Goals of Reading a Book
It’s fun
It’s an adventure/escape
It reviews language structures
It enhances vocabulary
It increases self confidence in English
It’s fun
We want to promote reading everywhere in your school.
We want to promote reading everywhere in your school.
Your Goal with this Program:
Your Goal with this Program:
To cultivate a love of reading English in your class/school
To cultivate a love of reading English in your class/school
The idea of reading for pleasure, even from the lowest grades, is to encourage choice and enjoyment, not to have the teacher decide which book EVERYONE will read. Would you want to be forced to read a book you aren't enjoying?
We do this with our students all of the time. We buy sets of readers and have the entire class read it. But why? Each student is different and likes different things. Instead, ask your principal for budget to expand your school's English Library. Add contemporary title every year. Add novels, readers, comic books, illustrated books. Ask your students what they enjoy reading in Hebrew, and find similar titles in English.
Ask your students the same questions!
Ask your students the same questions!
Personal Teacher Reading Survey
Personal Teacher Reading Survey
If you had to guess..
If you had to guess..
How may books do you own?
How many books would you say you've read in the last six months?
How many of those books did you choose for yourself?
What are the best three books you've ever read or had read aloud to you?
In your ideal book, what would the main character be like?
What are your favorite genres of books?
Who are your favorite authors these days?
How will you get there?
How will you get there?
1. Get Books
1. Get Books
2. Establish Reading Routines
2. Establish Reading Routines
3, Establish a Reading Atmosphere in your class/school
3, Establish a Reading Atmosphere in your class/school
4. Celebrate Reading!
4. Celebrate Reading!
Cultivate a Love of Reading....
Cultivate a Love of Reading....
Would you want to be forced to read a book you aren't enjoying?
We do this with our students all of the time. We buy sets of readers and have the entire class read it. But why? Each student is different and likes different things. The idea of free voluntary reading even from the lowest grades is to encourage choice and enjoyment, not to have the teacher decide which book EVERYONE will read.
Having the entire class read a book has value for reading comprehension and modeling, but it is not free voluntary reading or reading for pleasure. It has it's own value in the classroom, but it IS NOT reading for pleasure or free voluntary reading. It is comparable to a long reading comprehension passage which is learned over the space of a few weeks.
Who can participate?
Who can participate?
Any class/school in REED can participate in this program.
Any class/school in REED can participate in this program.
What do I need to begin?
What do I need to begin?
Books
Books
Positive attitude
Positive attitude
A class
A class
How do you read for pleasure ?
How do you read for pleasure ?
Find a book that suits you, in a spot that suits you, and just read.
We used to call it extensive reading, but the element of choice and the rejection of the formal written response during and post reading of the book has changed the lexis.
Have your students choose books and read - just read for pleasure.
STOP - DROP - READ! -- 5 Steps to Success
STOP - DROP - READ! -- 5 Steps to Success
Step 1
Step 1
First step - Everyone makes bookmarks
First step - Everyone makes bookmarks
Making Bookmarks - School Event
Making Bookmarks - School Event
Choose one of your younger classes to plan and run the event
Order materials - colored paper, scissors and even googly eyes and glue
Advertise the event with ads around school
Set up tables in a hallway or open public space in school
Have students man the tables explaining in English how to make them
Set up a laptop which is running the video on loop
Have each student in school finish his day with a monster/owl bookmark.
Make sure they bring them with their book to class the next day.
Step 3
Step 3
Make it a ritual to begin every class with at least 10 minutes of reading
Make it a ritual to begin every class with at least 10 minutes of reading
You should read your own book as well!
You should read your own book as well!
It models the importance and enjoyment of reading and gives you a chance to read your own book during the day!
It models the importance and enjoyment of reading and gives you a chance to read your own book during the day!
Step 4
Step 4
Make recommendation boards in the hallway
Make recommendation boards in the hallway
This book is so.....
This book is so.....
Request a bulletin board on a wall near the school office
Decorate it for book recommendations
Thumbtack a bag with small notes on it
Have students recommend books to other students
Google "book recommendation bulletin boards" for more examples
Step 5: YOU ARE READY!!!
Step 5: YOU ARE READY!!!
STOP- DROP- READ !
STOP- DROP- READ !
(If you Google "STOP DROP READ" you will find millions of successful programs around the world who are doing this! )
STOP - DROP- READ !
STOP - DROP- READ !
is a REED Program for ALL schools and Kfar Noar.
is a REED Program for ALL schools and Kfar Noar.
The idea is very simple.
The idea is very simple.
On Thursdays (every Thursday) at the 10AM break, someone says over the school loudspeaker:
"STOP- DROP- READ"
"STOP- DROP- READ"
And EVERYONE (principals, teachers, the guard at the gate, all of the students (even the stray cats)) :
STOPS what they are doing
STOPS what they are doing
DROPS to sit down where they are
DROPS to sit down where they are
READS their books for 15-20 minutes
READS their books for 15-20 minutes
That's it. Just that. Simple, Genius, Effective! So what are you waiting for?
It contains many ideas for developing your school library and Reading for Pleasure program.
It contains many ideas for developing your school library and Reading for Pleasure program.
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