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Personal Reading Promotional Resources Reference List

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It seems like most school usually plan at least one or two spirit weeks per year but coming up with spirit day ideas can be daunting. So here is a list of literacy spirit day ideas to help you think outside the box! Some of these day are just fun and others are based around [...]

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Post-It Note Reviews: Picture books, graphic novels, memoirs, and more!

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Post-It Note reviews are a quick and easy way to share a bit about a book. Read on to learn more about a bunch of recent titles!

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Authentically engaging students in literacy activities is tough these days. Many kids would rather surf social media than read a book. But what if you could use social media applications to lure your students into reading and writing? Read on for some practical ideas to use social media activities for ELA.

1. Create an Instagram account to book talk digitally.

This application works really well to social media-fy book talking. Once you've created a classroom account, get your students to follow you. Then, start posting book titles available in your classroom or school library. Take pictures of the text cover or video yourself reading a selection. You can also add hashtags and text to explain a bit about the text. Best of all, you can book talk from anywhere, and your students can access your book talks anytime. Check out a pic of my Instagram feed below.

2. Use Twitter for chapter summaries or book reviews.

Spice up your chapter summaries or book reviews by challenging your students to tweet them to you. Not only will it engage them in higher level thinking strategies to select only key information, but it will also create a fun activity they can relate to. Again, you'll need to create your own classroom Twitter account so that students can tag you on their posts.

3. Play with Snapchat as an entry or exit card when studying literary terms.

Teaching and assessing students' knowledge of literary terms can be a bore, but when you ask them for a Snapchat video of their literary term definitions and examples they'll see it in a whole new light. To make it even more fun, ask them to make their videos in small groups and encourage them to add accents, funny costumes or scenarios.

4. Have your students write fake news articles to share.

Teaching students about fake news has become an essential literacy skill. Why not teach them about how easy it is to spread fake news by studying the genre then writing their own fake news articles? Using a program such as WordPress for writing will give students' articles a professional look. It's best that teachers create a WordPress site for their class, then upload individual student articles. Students can then share their article on Facebook. WordPress will track how many times their articles are read, as well as what countries they've travelled to. Creating a fake news contest is also highly engaging for students; offer the top three fake news stories prizes! One of the fake news WordPress sites my students populated last school year is https://411newssite.wordpress.com. Sneak a peak for a good laugh and inspiration for your own 'fake news' unit.

The activities shared here are really only the tip of the iceberg. Using social media in literacy activities is a natural fit. After all, their purpose is communication!
What are your favorite social media activities for ELA? We'd love to hear in the comments.

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How I Use Instagram, Twitter & Snapchat to Turn My Students Into Readers

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Authentically engaging students in literacy activities is tough these days. Many kids would rather surf social media than read a book. But what if you could use social media applications to lure your students into reading and writing? Read on for some practical ideas to use social media activities for ELA.

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Sweet Tweets About Good Reads

Here's an idea for a fun tech-social-media infused creative writing lesson and one I'll be sure to mention when I'm guest hosting the Twitter #EngChat event May 23rd at 7pm EST. The topic will be The Power of the Product and I'll be hosting with amazing MHMS co-worker Elizabeth Singleton (@emsingleton). This conversation will consist of viable, creative, meaningful, and daring products that demonstrate information mastery, go beyond the regular research report and span the digital divide.
On this second blog posting in one day (assuredly a first!) I must give a very special thank you to reading specialist & MHMS co-worker Deb Burkey! You inspired & gave me this idea during our conversation the other day talking about the Fakebook lesson. YAY, you rock! The text is written as directions to students.

Writing a short, concise, quality book review is a challenge! Using the Twitter style, create a short book review that hints at the story, not give TOO much away - add a shortened link to the Full lesson on our Amazon book listing (for more information, buying, and expanded book reviews) and your emotion rating.=D
If you cannot say something in 140 characters or less, then it is not worth saying. Paring a review down to 140 characters and a rating really forces reviewers to get to the essential appeal or flaw of the work being reviewed --AND it's a challenge!
Here are some examples:

MHMS Learning Wikipage
How to:
To do this activity, go to our learning wiki by typing in the Google top right search box "mhms learning" we're the first hit...go to the wikipage for this lesson & get ready to have more than one window or tab open to do this. If you like multitasking, then this is the lesson for you!

1. Choose a YA book to review *you have read* (non-negotiable!)
2. Go to Amazon Books and search for your book, SAVE the URL

3. Shorten the Amazon URL using Bit.ly! Copy that URL

4. Go to Character Creator & Paste the shortened URL
5. Add your review Emoticon at the very end.
In keeping with SMS Social Media culture, the four ratings are emoticons:
=D for Squee! I LOVED it!
=) for It was good - not Great!
=| for Meh...I guess it was just OK.
=( GAH! Did NOT like it a bit!

6. Write your Review in FRONT OF the URL & Emoticon

Cut out words that are unnecessary - re-word, re-think, re-write, re-mix, & be creative! Hints: use "&" rather than the word AND, dashes as breaks, but try NOT to write in leet speak. Like "OMG, UR going to h8 this book" There are times for that kind of informal text - but not for this activity :-O

If you want to post these Tweet reviews to your school Twitter account you can also add the hashtag #booktweet before the emoticon review so that they can be searched (this is optional since Twitter is blocked by HCPSS :-(

Did you do all that and you're under 140 characters? AWEsome!

7. CUT and PASTE your Tweet review from the Character Counter and put into a Word document, save it as your first initial & last name + bookreview EX. "GJonesBookReview" Don't forget to add your name on the top of the word doc and save to your documents folder &
if instructed to do so, turn this into your teacher via the Hand In folder (MHMS only)

ALTERNATIVE Google Form Submission idea: Create a Google form & embed in wikipage for kids to submit their Twitter Style Book Reviews - share that Google doc with all your teachers who are working with this lesson!

Want to teach this lesson with your kids? Go to our MHMS Learning Wiki!! Link to, or copy the wikipage (with attribution please) onto your wikipage!

Inspired by Twitter, this lesson idea & posting, and for my deep admiration for the amazing work of Icon Factory artist & creator of the Twitter Bird, Ollie David Lanham who created my beloved cartoon avatar - I bought Ollie the Twitterific Bird toy today! YAY!

Twitter Style Book Reviews by Gwyneth A. Jones - The Daring Librarian is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at murrayhill.wikispaces.com.

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Sweet Tweets About Good Reads Here's an idea for a fun tech-social-media infused creative writing lesson and one I'll be sure to mention when I'm guest hosting the Twitter #EngChat event May 23rd at 7pm EST. The topic will be The Power of the Product and I'll be hosting with amazing MHMS co-worker Elizabeth Singleton (@emsingleton).

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National Library Week 2023: There’s More to the Story Thank you to Honorary Chair Molly Shannon and everyone who participated in National Library Week 2022. National Library Week 2023, April 23-29, will be celebrated with the theme “There’s More to the Story.” Libraries are full of stories in a vari…

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History of National Read Across America Day
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."- Dr. Seuss
Every year, the month of March is National Reading Month. The start of this is initiated with 'Read Across America Day' on March 2, which is also the birthday of one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time - Dr. Seuss. Reading stories and antics about his wonderful characters is a rite of passage, and the perfect way to get children interested in reading books.

Read Across America Day is more so a reading program, which calls upon everyone to read and engage with children to make reading a more fun and interactive experience. From the time when the building blocks of our character are laid, to adulthood when we seek to escape from the humdrum of daily life in the pages of a book, reading plays an integral role in shaping us into who we are. With the advent of smartphones and tablets, it is more essential than ever to motivate children to read.

The National Education Association (NEA) has been leading the Read Across America initiative since 1998. Their primary purpose is to work for the betterment of public education. Reading has been promoted across the nation with events organized in libraries, schools, book clubs, and communities. Teachers and group organizers can also take a pledge and post their idea on the NEA's website. This way, more attention and attendance is drawn to the event.

But it is not only teachers and librarians who are doing their part in creating another generation of readers, but celebrities as well. Ever since the day has been official, actors, sports stars, and other popular figures have used their platforms to spread the message of the joys of reading, and some have also participated in children reading circles to put a spotlight on this cause.

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National Read Across America Day - March 2

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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."- Dr. Seuss Every year, the month of March is National Reading Month. The start of this is initiated with 'Read Across America Day' on March 2, which is also the birthday of one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time - Dr. Seuss.

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Chapter Books for Early Readers

Create enthusiastic readers with Magic Tree House (MTH) early chapter book choices for beginning independent readers that are fun, accessible, and help improve comprehension and the habit of reading.

Ready to use these MTH books and more in your classroom? Visit MTHClassroomAdventures.org for downloadable MTH resources or head to www.MagicTreeHouse.com. Eligible educators can join First Book's Network to bring new books and resources to the classroom.

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Let's read and grow together with 12 months of recommended books, authors, and teaching resources that promote diversity and inclusion.

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You know the the feeling you get when you walk into a classroom in which there is a true love and appreciation for books? It's palpable. I like to call it bookish culture, which I define as a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that relates to positive experiences with books, reading, and literacy.

From book clubs to book fit, there are a million and one ways teachers can create a bookish culture in their classroom. One of my favorites is by surrounding students with visual reminders. Classroom decorations have the power to convey unstated messages about what is important.

In this post, you'll find some of my favorite reading bulletin boards that combine both books and pop culture. I created these so that each of the boards relates to a particular subject area. However, you can make them more versatile.

IDEAS FOR READING BULLETIN BOARDS

Bookflix Bulletin Board

Want to appeal to students who would prefer to watch a movie over reading a book? Try a bookflix board, which is a play off of Netflix. Involve students in the process of selecting books and creating categories. You can also use it as a unique way to create reading lists. Find the kit and student activity here.
Tip: Add some fake popcorn for a little flair.
Bookstagram Bulletin Board

Cater to the kids who love selfies and all things social media with this bookstagram board. Choose a name that pertains to your school's mascot or class pet to personalize it, and incorporate fun hashtags. List your students' favorite authors under "Followed by..." Ask students to think about appropriate highlight button images, or use the ones in this free kit.
Tip: If you have more than nine students who want to participate, display students' pictures on the wall around the board.
iPad Bulletin Board

Screens surround us. What teenager doesn't appreciate an iPad or phone? Use the relevance of technology to pique students' interest about new or popular reads. Want to add another layer of tech-savviness? Add QR codes to each book cover to take students straight to a Goodreads page or book trailer video.
Tip: In order to size the apps, insert a rounded square shape on top each the book cover in your creation tool of choice. Then, cut off the excess after printing.
Spotify Bulletin Board

Spotify is currently one of the most popular music apps around. This board is a great way to incorporate categories of books. Create playlists for genres, subject-related content, or favorites lists. This board highlights texts that relate to enrichment courses.

Find an engaging student reading activity that plays off of the Spotify title here.
Tip: For each playlist, you'll need to identify who created it. Use authors, students, or teachers as creators to make it more relevant. If you aren't familiar with Spotify, study the original layout before designing your board. The one pictured below is modified to make better use of space.
Calculator Bulletin Board

I've heard so many students declare themselves in the "math camp." I like math, so I don't like ELA. This reasoning doesn't make sense to me! Students can enjoy both math and reading. Enjoying one doesn't necessitate a dislike of the other. After all, there are plenty of books that incorporate math and logic-related topics. Make use of the numbers on the calculator by creating reasons why reading matters.

CREATION TIPS

#1 - I used butcher paper for all of these boards, simply because it was the most cost-effective for me. If you'd like your bulletin boards to last longer, consider using fabric and laminating as many pieces as possible.

#2 - If you are satisfied with your penmanship, you can do a lot of the writing on these boards freehand with metallic Sharpie markers and chalk markers.

#3 - To attach the book covers and other printouts, I used Scotch mounting squares and double-sided adhesive tape rollers. If you'd like to be able to switch out your books, you might consider using velcro dots with sticky backs.

#4 - Involve students as much as possible! If your bulletin boards will feature their faces, make sure to ask first. Or, ask students to help you create the list of books to include. If you're brave, have them help you create the board. It's okay if your board is a work in progress that is completed throughout the year. When students finish reading books or after you complete a read aloud, ask them if they think the book is worth adding to the reading bulletin boards.

#5 - If you are short on bulletin boards, it's okay. You can also create these displays on doors or open wall space. Consider putting them in the library or the hallway!

If you decide to create one of these reading bulletin boards (or a different kind!), tag me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. I'd love to see how you are using decor to create a bookish culture in your classroom.

READ NEXT:

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Find four different bulletin board kits with corresponding student reading activities to start setting up or adding to your classroom's bookish culture.

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Reading Bulletin Boards: Bookish Culture Ideas for Middle and High School - Reading and Writing Haven

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Looking to spice up your classroom decor? Try spicing up the bookish culture with one of these ideas for reading bulletin boards.

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What are your plans for back to school night or open house? I have often struggled with this over the years. Most families spend their time meeting their teacher, gathering forms and information and chatting with their friends. For years I was lucky to have 10 families stop in. This was always discouraging because open house is the perfect time to introduce the library to parents and students and begin to showcase all the library has to offer, besides just checking out books.

Below are 10 ideas you can implement to help you have a successful open house.

Because parents receive so many papers at open house, I like to give out bookmarks instead. The bookmarks can have a variety of information on them. You can include check-out policies, an overview of some of the lessons or standards taught or a few recommended books. Put on a QR code that links to the library website or catalog.

You can still hand out these bookmarks during the first week of school. You can include them in whatever information packets your school sends home. Or if you are able to check out books give them to students to take home during their first check-out of the year.

In my store you can find a set of free, editable bookmarks that you can use and customize for your own library. Click on the image below to download them.

2. Library Open House Slideshow

A slideshow is one of the easiest and most effective ways you can showcase the library for both in-person and virtual open houses. You can have it playing in the library or provide a link for parents and students to view your slideshow.

Information you will want to include this year will be procedures for checking out books. If you are not sure of the procedure yet, put that in there. Be honest about it. If students are allowed to be in school let parents know you can deliver books to their classroom. Outline how you plan to collect books from students and any cleaning procedures you have in place. You can also add any information you have about library lessons. Will you be doing virtual lessons, story times, going into the classroom when students are in the building? Other ideas include:

About me section - provide a few basic facts about yourself. Include a fun fact as well. You may want to do one for your library assistant as well if you have one.

Library rules and policies

Check-out policies

Statistics - how many books are in the library, how many books are checked out each year or how many classes visit the library a week.

New books added over the summer

Special events or activities

Upcoming book fair information

Photographs from past years

Information about what is taught in the library

You can download a copy of this slideshow from the free resource library. It has been updated to include both a PowerPoint and a Google Slides version. Both are editable.

3. Host a book raffle

Gather up some paperback books and hold a raffle at your library open house. In order to enter families have to come to the library to fill out a raffle ticket. You can announce the winners on the first day of school.

4. Makerspace or STEM

Bring out some simple makerspace materials and have families create something. Here is a free, family STEM challenge that you can try.

5. Coloring or craft projects

Provide coloring pages or a simple craft for students to complete. Or you can just put out a bunch of crayons and scrap paper. Younger brothers and sisters will especially like this.

6. Specials teacher presentation

Get together with the other specials teachers and do a group activity. You can do a presentation or have a booth set up in a central location. Families can stop by and collect brochures or materials you want to hand out. This way families can meet all of the specials teachers at one time.

7. Host a book fair

I have never done this myself (I'm not brave enough!) But I have heard from other librarians that this can be very successful. This might be a good time to try out a Follett book fair.

8. Check-out books at your library open house

Allow students to look for and check out library books. Encourage parents to share one of their favorite books with their child and then let the child check out that book. If you do not want to check the books out, have a stack of books available for families to look through and read together.

9. Set-up a photo booth

Photo booths are a fun and creative way to not only encourage families to come into the library but to also create a lasting memory. You can collect email address and email the photos to the parents or print them out if that is an option for you. You can buy the props from Oriental Trading or make your own. There are also many free ones you can download. This website has some free back to school props you can print out.

Instead of a photo booth set up a shelfie booth! Take photos of parents reading with their children. You can still share them with parents or ask teachers to post them in their Google Classroom. Or set up a bulletin board display with all the different pictures.

10. Reading interest surveys

This is a great way to get to know your students reading habits and interests. You can give out paper surveys and have the students fill them out right then. Or if you have access to a set of Chromebooks or iPads you can create a Google forms survey. This way there are no papers to keep track of and the survey can be completed quickly and delivered directly to you. If you own one of my library planners there are surveys in there you can print and use.

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10 Ideas for a Successful Open House in the School Library

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What are your plans for back to school night or open house? I have often struggled with this over the years. Most families spend their time meeting their teacher, gathering forms and information and chatting with their friends. For years I was lucky to have 10 families stop in.

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By Elaine Pearson
Bridget Schaumann, the Librarian at King's High School, Dunedin, wanted a competitive reading competition which had decent prizes to raise the profile of reading in the school. We all know how boys love competition!
She developed the '50 Book Challenge' and has been willing to let others use the idea in their schools.

So, this year I am starting it here...
I am running it basically the same as Bridget with a few adaptions for our school. The students sign up to the competition. Books must be at least 180 pages long and must be from the school library. They have to fill in a short form to have each book counted. At the end of October every student who has reached 50 books receives a certificate and small prize. The student who has read the most books gets a $50 book token and two runners up get $25.

My display shows our two top readers from last year - a year 9 and year 12 student who tied at 104 books each. They are pictured next to the piles of books they read which they found for themselves and dutifully put back. It was very interesting and rewarding for them (and me)to physically see what seven months of reading looked like! I was so delighted that these two students were so proud of their achievement. It sent a great message to the rest of the school.
The books on display are generic collection of popular books - a good introduction for our Year 9's.

Many thanks to Bridget for sharing her idea.
Take a look at her school library Blog.
She has just posted a wonderful video of Julian Smith rapping about reading a book: King's High School Library Blog

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By Elaine Pearson Bridget Schaumann, the Librarian at King's High School, Dunedin, wanted a competitive reading competition which had decent prizes to raise the profile of reading in the school. We all know how boys love competition!She developed the '50 Book Challenge' and has been willing to let others use the idea in their schools.

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This post is the first in a three-part series about how to run a book club in your classroom. The second post details how to establish expectations and create a schedule, and the third post discusses accountability and assessment procedures.
Recent literacy research has revealed that choice is the key ingredient in a successful reading program, especially for reluctant readers. While this discovery is helpful (and also somewhat common sense), it leaves a lot to be desired in the classroom.

What are practical classroom implications for choice reading at the secondary level? Certainly, it can take a wide variety of forms, and no one practice is the correct answer. Five years ago after trying literature circles and independent novel studies (neither of which I necessarily loved or hated), I decided to try running a book club in my classroom.

Why does the book club model work? For one, it allows for choice. What's more, it mimics real-life reading experiences. Reading is a hobby we want students to carry with them long after they receive their diplomas. Book clubs also provide the social enjoyment factor that students need to stay engaged with a text.

I've run a book club model with my classes for several years, and it's been a practice that has transformed my students' reading experiences. What I'm sharing with you worked for me in my setting under my given circumstances. I encourage you to use what you want and change what you need to in order to fit your situation.

I recommend starting a book club at the beginning of the year. It's always awkward to try something new later on because it doesn't feel like a natural part of the class. Before beginning the book club experience, I sat down to determine the goal. What did I want students to get out of this venture?
I...

1. ...wanted them to enjoy reading (I wanted them to see reading as a hobby, not a chore.)

2. ...wished for them to think of reading as an extension of themselves...as a part of who they are.

3. ...wanted them to carry books with them wherever they went.

4. ...needed to connect the book clubs to the ELA curriculum and standards. But how?

In order to justify devoting class time to any particular event on a regular basis, I need to know I'll be covering standards. Book club is no exception. After reading The Book Whisperer, I was inspired to structure my book club units around genres. Every month, we study a different genre of literature. Whenever possible, I tie the monthly genre in with the time of year. For instance...

In September, we study the banned book genre (as Banned Books Week falls in September).

During October, we study horror, mystery, and suspense (in keeping with Halloween).

In February, we analyze realistic fiction (as many realistic fiction novels feature elements of romance).

Throughout the year, my students study reading strategies and literary terms, which are also simple to connect to our book club units through writing prompts and discussion questions.

Other options? You could gear each month's book around a specific reading strategy or signpost and have students focus on, for example, connecting with or asking questions about their book that month. You could learn about plot one month, characters another, setting another, theme, etcetera, and then focus on those aspects of the books your students read during that time period.

It's all fine and dandy to say you want to run a book club until you have to face the reality of finding the books. When you're thinking about this issue, consider whether or not you have funding to purchase sets of books. If you do, go for it! The down side to this approach is that some students are still going to be forced to read a book that wouldn't have been their first choice. This problem is what led me away from literature circles.

Are there other options? My solution to this one is pretty straightforward: Use your school library. Hopefully, you have a rockstar librarian like I do who keeps up with the most recent young adult literature, Abe Lincoln books, and student favorites. My students always check books out from the library. Once in a while, their parents will take them to the town library or purchase them a text from Amazon or a book store.

In my book club arrangement, all students are able to select different books. My number one goal is helping to pair them with a novel I think they'll actually want to read. If you organize your meetings around genres or themes, students will still be able to have intelligent conversations about the unique texts they have each read.

Classroom libraries are a beautiful thing, but in order to effectively run a book club, you need more than a classroom library can provide, unless you are limiting students' choices to a certain list of options. I have grown my classroom library over a long period of time. Some students do use books off of my shelves, but the vast majority find texts from the library.

GETTING BUY-IN FROM STUDENTS

In order for your classroom book club to be successful, you need to entice students. I begin with a reading interest inventory. I use this survey to gather information about my students' previous experiences with reading as well as to get an idea of what type of books they enjoy. Throughout the year, this data helps me to find texts they might like. In addition, these conferring questions are great for talking one-on-one with students about reading. They help to build relationships.

In August (after I introduce the concept of our class book club), I teach students about literacy. Why it matters. What the implications are of not reading. What the benefits are of reading. I make sure they understand that reading is crucial to their success in life. Address the question of "Why does this matter?" by presenting a few facts each day.

The most successful strategy I've found for getting students to actually want to check out a book is to sell the novels through book talks. As I mentioned earlier, my school librarian is the bees' knees. She reads books faster than I can walk to my classroom. So. I utilize her once a month. She comes in, gives book talks that would interest even the most reluctant of readers, gets the students excited about a novel, and then encourages them to come see her in the library to check out the novels.

The library is the heart of a school. If we want kids to enjoy reading, we need to make the library an inviting place they want to go...a place where they feel welcome. My successful experiences with book club are, in large part, due to the love and energy our school librarian dedicates to her space.

Finally, you'll get much more buy-in from students if you're passionate about book club. Make it fun. Read in front of them. Read with them. Explore the same genre as them. Read books they recommend to you. Talk about your book with them. It's infectious.

MAKING TIME IN THE CURRICULUM

Many people would love to try running a book club in their classroom, but due to the rigorous standards and curriculum they must meet, they feel like it's an overwhelming task. That was me.

Enrichment

But, then I started thinking about book club as an enrichment activity. It was something we would do to complement the other course work. No existing curriculum needed to be sacrificed to make room for book club. In real life, people read for pleasure in addition to their job, in addition to raising a family, and in addition to working out, cleaning their house, and cooking food. I didn't want my students to perceive book club as something they had to "make time for." Rather, I wanted them to see it as something everyone has time for if they make it a priority.

Standards

Plus, book club can enhance students' growth toward standards. By conferring with students about their reading, you can support them with strategies they can implement with their books. Also, you'll gather valuable information about trends in your room. Maybe a majority of the students need more work on character development. By conferring, you'll know this, and you can be responsive.

The only time book club didn't run in addition to course literature was if we were already reading a novel that demanded reading time outside of class. For example, To Kill a Mockingbird is a long book, and when we read it as part of our curriculum, students had nightly reading assignments. During this time, I made sure we were studying historical fiction as a book club, and if students wanted to, they could read a second historical fiction book on their own to complement TKAM, but I didn't make them. Some did; other's didn't, and that was fine. I often have students reading more than one book at a time, and this situation is not much different.
Determining the purpose for running a book club, stressing the importance to students, accessing the books, and making time in the curriculum are just the first steps to getting a successful independent reading program off the ground. In the next post, read about how to establish expectations and create a schedule.
RELATED RESOURCES:

Click on the images below to view the independent reading program materials I use when I implement a book club in the classroom. These help me with engagement, accountability, and organization.

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How to Run a Full-Choice Book Club in Your Classroom: Independent Reading in Secondary - Reading and Writing Haven

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Wanting to revamp your independent reading program? Try using a classroom book club, which is a great way to enrich, engage, and differentiate in secondary.