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It would be easy to assume that with several teacher librarians and a few academics in the family, my journey with reading within my extended family has been *seamless* and full of success. But actually we have a number of family members across the generations for whom reading has been incredibly difficult. My own daughters are fortunate that reading is an absolute pleasure for them and they regularly escape into books for long periods at a time. This is not the experience of every child and Chapter Six of 'Raising Readers' is all about reading challenges and how to support young people who read differently. It also includes two stories of students and families I have worked with, which are honest accounts of coming to reading in different ways.

Whether a young person has diagnosed literacy issues or is a hardcore reluctant reader, it is plain hard to be the adult watching from the sidelines and feeling helpless. Literacy issues are complex and multifaceted and, as many families will know, often where there is one diagnosed condition there can be another, further adding to the complexity. I am not a specialist in teaching students who learn to read differently, but in my twenty years as an early years educator and teacher librarian I have worked alongside many individuals as they walked this journey. It is really important to note here that everyone has an individual reading and learning journey.

I am always on the lookout for books or forms of reading which allow children access to story. I'm a big fan of audio books, e-books which can be changed to dyslexic friendly at the click of a button, and graphic novels - graphic novels are often a brilliant gateway into reading for struggling readers.

The titles below are novels which are specifically designed to support reading differences and difficulties such as dyslexia or vision stress or students with English as an additional language. They are aimed at older readers (9ish - 15ish) who have a 7ish+ reading age and while there are many such books on the market, not all are great writing or storytelling. I've read at least two books from each author or series below and they are well written, faced paced, engaging and, most importantly, they respect the age of the reader. I highly recommend them.

In fact these are stories for all readers - don't keep them in a special spot on your library shelves to 'give to the dyslexic student' (in fact...please don't single out any student in that way...I'm sure you wouldn't). I've introduced these to the students at school as 'really great stories for mature readers (that always suckers them in). They are short and full of action and they are also really cool in that they have a different font and page colour. They are great for some of you who might find reading tricky, but they are also just great books and you should give them a go because sometimes a different font or page setup might actually suit you - regardless of how you read'.

Books Supporting Reading Differences

I've recently come across the Bloomsbury High Low series, in particular the 'Mission Alert' titles by Benjamin Hulme-Cross who has written more than 30 books for struggling readers and a number of other darned good books. In 'Mission Alert' we meet twin teens (tweens?) Tom and Zilla, who were orphaned when their spy parents were killed during an operation and are normally cooped up at boarding school. But when the only way to get at a target is by using a child, MI5 bring them in to help.

Each title in the series looks at a different mission, I really liked the one with the Russian spy and the nuclear power plant. The series titles can be read in any order and at the conclusion of each there are some quizzes (comprehension time!), facts and other information of interest.

Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font, 'Mission Alert' is aimed at readers aged 8-15 and has a manageable length (72 pages), lots of black and white illustrations and a reading age of 7+.
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The 'Hopewell High' series by Jo Cotterill is aimed at readers 11+ who have a reading age of 8+. They are squarely aimed at teens and are full of angst and drama and are total page turners. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font, 'Hopewell High' titles have a manageable length of 80 pages. Jo Cotterill has been an actor, a teacher and a fireworks technician, but she likes writing best. She has published over thirty books for children and young adults, including several critically-acclaimed novels. She writes short books for readers who struggle, helped by her previous experience as a learning support assistant.
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Barrington Stoke Books

Barrington Stoke specialises in 'cracking reading' and publishing books that break down the barriers to reading. Barrington Stoke books are designed with:

Tinted pages to reduce visual stress, which may be more common in people with dyslexia and can make words seem to jump or dance on the page

A special font that helps prevent people with dyslexia confusing letter shapes; spacing to help minimise confusing, blurring and switching

Thick paper to make sure words and pictures don't show through from other pages and confuse the eye

Special editing to help minimise barriers to comprehension.

The Barrington Stoke process was developed by dyslexia and speech and language experts in response to research and feedback from thousands of readers on hundreds of their manuscripts over the years. They have been in the industry for a while now and are well respected titles and many of the authors are absolutely top notch/award winning authors. Below are some recent titles or ones I've particularly liked. Click on titles to see the reading maturity level.
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'Lark'
(reading age 9+, interest age 12+)

More Barrington Stoke books for teens can be seen here

If you have further titles to add or a series I don't know about, please leave me a comment!

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Active Learning Spaces

In the book Get Active: Reimagining Learning Spaces for Student Success, the authors identify six types of active learning spaces that are essential for creating an engaging learning environment for students. While this research (and this book) are not specifically focused on school libraries, we are the ideal place in our schools to encompass all six types of learning spaces in one location. We are the learning hubs of our schools after all. :) You might find that many of these spaces will overlap in your library, or that their purpose might shift depending on the day. That's totally normal considering how flexible our spaces have to be. Aim for having all six areas available as much as possible.

Small group areas

In your library, make sure that you have areas available where small groups of students can meet, talk and brainstorm. For some schools, this might be a row of diner booths on one wall. For another it might be whiteboard tables set up for small group brainstorming sessions. Other schools might have teaming tables with a monitor where students can share their device screens. It's all about what works best for your space and your students. If possible, try to make it possible for small groups to have a bit of privacy, so that they don't feel like their conversations are being overheard by the entire library.

Large group areas

By default, most school libraries already have a large group area. This will usually be the learning space where you hold classes. Advocate for flexible furnishings in this area if you are still stuck with the heavy traditional library tables. Having furniture that can be reconfigured in your large group area will make it easier to transition the space for different styles of teaching and learning. Make sure that you have an easy-to-use presentation setup too-ideally this space should always have a projector, laptop and screen setup and ready to go. If you have the space, have multiple large group areas so that you can accommodate multiple classes and learning styles.

Community Area

Often, the community area will be one and the same with the large group area. Some libraries might be lucky enough to have an audiotorium or multipurpose room attached. If you don't, more than likely your large group area will also be where you host special events like author visits, bookfairs, parent meetings, etc. This is why flexible furniture is crucial for making your learning space truly active.

Technology rich area

Your library should have a space where students can utilize technology. Many of us have computer labs or computer stations in our libraries already, but try to think beyond just the basic computer lab. Could you include tablets that students can check out to use? Could you purchase a high-powered computer setup for photoediting? Could you create a small music studio in an old storage room where students could record podcasts, music and spoken word poetry? With more and more of our students already equipped with their own devices, we need to rethink how we can provide technology experiences that they don't already have access to.

Quiet, solitary areas

Once upon a time, all of our libraries were pristinely quiet, intended solely for students to come in and read a book quietly. However, that paradigm has shifted, and many of our libraries are quite loud now. We still need to find a way to serve those students who just want to find a place to lose themselves in a book. If you have the space, try to designate a quiet room or quiet zone in your library, where students will know to keep the volume down. Look into creating "cave" spaces by rearranging furniture or providing screens or dividers to help students feel a little more solitary. My library has a very open layout, so we decided to rearrange our floor shelving units to create mini-caves in our fiction section. It's not perfectly quiet, but it does provide a good solitary space for our students who need it.

Makerspaces

Makerspaces come in all shapes and sizes, from a bin of LEGOs on a table in the corner to a full-blown fab lab with 3D printers and laser cutters. How exactly it comes together in your space depends on you and your students and what works best. Try to find a way to give students access to hands-on materials where they can explore new ideas and have creative play experiences. This might be a LEGO wall, a whiteboard wall, an arts & crafts supply cart. Whatever it is, make sure you have a place for creativity in your library.
How do the six active learning spaces manifest themselves in your library? Is there a space that's missing that you need to work on?

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Even if you have read one good book in your life, you will know what reading gives. It gives you incomparable pleasure. While there is no doubt about the fact that reading is a priceless activity, it has been observed that the habit of reading has declined of late. One of the main causes for this decline is the growth of technology. However, what most people don't know is there is so much to benefit from reading. Here are 30 reasons of reading books:

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One of my favorite ways to make math engaging for my kids and to increase interest is to combine math with literature. There are so many wonderful children's books with beautiful illustrations, and almost any book can be used to explore math in some way. So today I'm going to share an entire collection of STEM ideas to go along with some fun and engaging Fairy Tale stories from Candlewick Press! This collection of Fairy Tale STEM Challenges will focus on math concepts, as well as engineering and design. So I hope you and your kids have fun with it!
*Please Note: This post was sponsored by Candlewick Press, and they provided the books for me to use and compensated me for my time. Read our full disclosure here.*
Why Fairy Tale STEM?

As I mentioned, I love combining math with literature. So when I was thinking about what books to try and how I could group them together, I decided on Fairy Tales.

I enjoy classic Fairy Tale stories, but I especially love fun and unique twists on a classic tale.

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So I feel like combining STEM challenges with known stories adds a whole new element of fun and interest.

Plus, a couple of the books I'll share are not your typical Fairy Tale, but really engaging stories using Fairy Tale characters.

So I hope you will check out this collection of books from Candlewick Press, as well as exploring the classic Fairy Tales a little deeper with the free Fairy Tale STEM download at the end of this post. 🙂

Fairy Tale STEM Building Challenges:

First I'm going to share 3 STEM building challenges that we did together based on 3 of the books we read.

Build the 3 Little Pigs' Houses:

The first story we read together is Fairy Tales for Mr. Barker.

This story tells of Lucy, who tries to read a story to her dog, Mr. Barker. When he doesn't listen and instead runs off, she follows him and they make their way through several classic Fairy Tale scenes.

At one point, they end up in the 3 Little Pig's straw house.

So we based this challenge on the 3 Little Pigs. I had my kids work on 3 different challenges: building a house out of straw (plastic or paper straws), sticks (toothpicks and marshmallows) and bricks (LEGO bricks).

We then compared the structures to see what was the strongest, which they could knock over, etc. They especially loved trying to "blow them down." Ha!

They loved this challenge and loved helping each other come up with ways to make them stand or hold together better. And they decided that the "stick" houses were the least sturdy!

Rescuing Rapunzel:

The next story we read is called The Fairy Tale Handbook. This is a very engaging, interactive book with lots of lift-the-flaps and pop-ups.

The kids have loved going back to this again and again to learn new secrets about Fairy Tale characters or find a new flap they didn't see before.

One page of the handbook gives a glimpse into the lives of Fairy Tale princesses, including Rapunzel.

Though her hair was long and strong enough for the witch and prince to climb up, we decided to create an alternative for her: a slide!

The challenge is to build a slide out of toilet paper rolls to help Rapunzel escape the tower.

By far the best part of this challenge was testing it out! We found several different dolls to slide down it, as well as some balls and marbles.

We then talked about how to make the slide stronger or faster (by making it steeper).

Build a Bed for Baby Bear:

The next book we read has been my favorite: Goldilocks and Just One Bear.

I won't spoil the story for you, but I will say it is an adorable twist on the classic Goldilocks story. I also loved the illustrations and the attention to humorous details that I don't think my kids got, but I enjoyed. 😉

For this challenge, I gathered a variety of materials from the dollar store and let my kids decide what they wanted to use.

The challenge is to build a strong, new bed for baby bear. I set out cupcake liners, paper, card stock, aluminum foil, bubble wrap, tape and scissors and they could use whatever they liked.

After they had each designed a bed, we piled pennies on top of each to see which could hold the most pennies before collapsing or ripping.

They then discussed why some materials held more than others, and how they could make it stronger.

Some changes they made to make them stronger was using multiple cupcake liners for the base, adding more tape to secure it better and turning the cupcake liners upside down.

My youngest placed a handful of liners upside down under the center of her bed to provide more stability and it helped strengthen it quite a bit.

Shapes, Counting and Fractions:

The next book we read was a fun adaptation of Cinderella. My kids loved this one because the illustrations reminded them of a Super Why story.

Design Cinderella's Castle:

For this story, we pulled out the pattern blocks to review shapes, composing and decomposing shapes as well as counting and skip counting.

I've done this before when my oldest was in Kindergarten, and it was a hit, so I updated the page to go along with this set of Fairy Tale STEM challenges (in the download below).

I suggest laminating this building mat so that your kids can write the totals in dry erase marker and complete it again and again with different designs.

There are lots of other discussions you can have once your kids have built a castle and counted the total of each shape.

For instance, how many blocks did you use altogether? How many rhombuses did you use (large and small)?

How many more squares did you use than triangles? How do you know?

Did you use an even number of blocks or odd?

Plus, if you have older kids, there's another building mat in the download that focuses on fractions, rather than counting.

So instead of writing they used 6 hexagons, they have to find what fraction of the whole 6 hexagons is.

Mapping Skills and Coordinates:

To finish our unit of Fairy Tale STEM challenges, I introduced mapping skills and finding coordinates with The Once Upon a Time Map Book.

I think this was my kids' favorite out of our Fairy Tale collection. It's an oversized book, with beautifully illustrated maps of Fairy Tale lands.

The book itself includes directions on each map to find your way through to either a special location, or to find some hidden treasure using the coordinates.

But I also created a "search and find" page for each map so my kids could have a place to record where items and characters are found. (Answer keys are also included)

These maps create a grid with A-E and 1-5 to list locations within the map. This is a great introduction to the coordinate plane and reading and writing coordinates.

My kids now understand that you have to list a horizontal and vertical direction to pinpoint a square in the map.

I hope this post has given you lots of fun ideas to incorporate math and engineering challenges into your Fairy Tales. And I hope you're excited to go check out some of these unique books from Candlewick Press!

All of the handouts, as well as a materials list are included in the download. You can grab it free in my shop by clicking the link below!
Want to see more fun and engaging collections from Candlewick Press? Check out these:
If you're interested in the Fairy Tale books, these collections, or any other Candlewick books, use the code: CANDLEWICK at checkout to save 25%!

Have fun exploring math and Fairy Tales!

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Teaching students how to conduct smart search queries online is an important part of cultivating a digital citizenship culture within your classroom. Smart searching goes beyond the simple ability to conduct quick search queries to how to effectively locate information online and assess their authenticity and accuracy. In other words, smart searching encompasses a complex set of interrelated skills and competencies that together make up the holistic picture of what it is to be a search savvy netizen.

And since Google comes at the top of search engines accessed by students it goes without saying that attention here should be targeted at the know-how necessary for students to be able to tap into the full potential of this search engine. To this end, and in addition to the different resources we covered here in the past, we are sharing with you this collection of video tutorials from Google Help featuring some essential Google search tips. Check them out and share with your students:

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Augmented reality apps, or AR apps, are a growing trend. Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore are both expanding the ways augmented reality can be used in the real world. More applications are also taking advantage of these features in new and interesting ways on both iOS and Android. These are some of the best augmented reality apps currently for iOS and Android.

1. Google Translate

Google's Translate app is one of the most useful applications of augmented reality technology so far. It can translate text in an image from one language to another, allowing you to read signs, packaging, and even memes in other languages. Just open the app, capture the text, and wait for the translation. It also includes more pedestrian translation tools, which are the best free tools available.

2. Night Sky/Star Walk

Night Sky on iOS and Star Walk on Android both offer a compelling AR experience for stargazing and astronomy. These apps use your current location and phone's orientation to display a geographically accurate star map on your screen. In either app, this map can be layered on top of your surroundings through the augmented reality functionality. It's an awesome tool for learning about the astronomical, which is both entertaining and educational.

3. Just a Line

This Google-sponsored app lets you draw augmented reality doodles within your three-dimensional surroundings. You can even collaborate on drawings with other iOS and Android users. Hold down your finger and move your phone to draw a line in your surroundings.

4. JigSpace

JigSpace supplies a variety of educational augmented reality animations, exploring the functionality of everything from car engines to locks. You can tour the solar system on your table top, with captions and explanations to guide your understanding.

5. IKEA Place

IKEA Place is one of the better-known AR apps. The app can download 3D models for IKEA furniture and place them in your own home. See size- and color-accurate representations of how that couch would look in your living room or if the side table would match the coffee table.

6. magicplan

Measuring applications are all over app stores, and most of them are disappointing. magicplan is definitely the best available at the moment, although Apple's forthcoming Measure seems poised to challenge it. It's pitched at professionals, but all users can get benefit from it. Contractors and interior designers can attach the application to their professional measuring devices, allowing for the creation of extremely accurate floor plans.

7. AR GPS Compass Map 3D

Guide yourself from your current location to an arbitrary point on this map with this augmented reality compass. Select where you want to end up, and the heads-up display will guide you to your destination and ensure you don't get totally lost.

8. INKHUNTER

We can't yet print temporary tattoos from our inkjet printers. But INKHUNTER is here to save the day. Just draw a simple target on your body with a ballpoint pen, and you can project tattoo designs onto your skin. Grab images from INKHUNTER's library of stock flash, or use your own designs. Adjust the tattoo and then capture to your photo stream to share with your friends or tattoo artist.

9. Snapchat

Snapchat isn't having a great time. While it's the #3 app on the iOS App Store, it also has two out of five stars. This is thanks to a despised redesign, which mangled user feeds to jam promoted content in their faces. However, the app is still one of the most popular photo-based social networks currently running. Snapchat's AR features are incredibly effective, and things like the dog filter and face swap have become a meme in their own right. The redesign might be trash, but the augmented reality functionality is extremely impressive.

10. GIPHY World

Like the GIPHY GIF app, GIPHY World is created to help you create fun videos and messages you can share with your friends. You place 3D models drawn from GIPHY's library in the world around you, take a video, and then share with friends and followers. It's a little cheesy, but it makes Snapchat-style fun outside the world of the messenger app.

11. Holo

Sick of Snapchat? Get your AR fix with Holo, an app for placing animated three-dimensional models into your surroundings via augmented reality. There's a huge gallery of content, most of it kinda silly. Create scenes and share them with your buddies through your favorite messaging platform.

12. SketchAR

Learn to draw with augmented reality! This recently-released app uses your camera to guide you through realistic sketches. Simply follow the instructions on screen, tracing the guidelines as you go. While the interface might require some careful positioning of phone and paper, the app is one of the most unique ways to explore AR's application.

13. Quiver

This three-dimensional coloring app turns colored pictures into animated figures. Download some of the free coloring pages from Quiver, print them out, and color them in. Then scan the pages to see your colored figure come to life. An awesome application for kids.

14. Arise

Arise is an augmented reality puzzle game that requires you to guide a small (and cute!) knight through a maze of optical illusions. To allow the knight to pass over various gaps, you must move around the three-dimensional puzzle space until segments line up from your point of view. This allows the knight to proceed across and on to the next gap. A relaxing, pleasant way to spend some time.

Conclusion

Augmented reality is still finding its footing in the app world. We haven't yet discovered the "killer app" for AR, but we've seen some cool experiments to this point. Games seem to be the most promising use so far, but few games use AR to do more than replicate a two-dimensional environment. As developers become more familiar with the technology, we expect to see more experimentation.

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