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- Expose students to quality literature
- Enhance curriculum
- A way to target specific issues in the classroom
- Enable students to make connections
- Become acquainted with authors
- Help define their preferences in literature
- Expose children to a variety of literature
- Help students determine the types of books they like
- Help reach out to struggling readers in the classroom
- Encourage talking

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Main Points – Benefits of Doing Author Studies with Children

Become acquainted with writers
Define their likes and dislikes

They will ideally pick out more quality books independently at the library

Can inspire students to become better writers and readers

Students learn to gather information from various resources

Builds critical thinking skills

Helps make connections across the curriculum

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Author studies...
-helps students discover their unique literary preferences
-exposes students to a variety of literature
-is inclusive to students of all reading levels
-encourages higher level thinking skills
-creates stronger readers and writers
-helps students take more out of a writer's work when they know what drove them to write it

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Why should we do author studies:
-It helps student connect books with their authors
-It helps students find other books by the same author
-Teaches kids in a good way how to research things
-Introduces students to different forms of literacy
-Helps with kid's reading and writing skills
-Student's get to have fun while researching and finding more books or genres they could be interested in!

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-allows children to develop their own preferences
-brings a wide variety of literature to the classroom
-learners who aren't at the same level are all focusing on who wrote the book, not reading efficiency
-encourages student curiosity and critical thinking skills
-I liked the idea of "establishing a community of readers"
-allows learners to spread their web of knowledge further and deeper and even creates an opportunity of integration within all lessons

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Author study.
- So children can have a better understanding how to pick good books when going to the library.
- Helps children learn about different authors they may not be familiar with.
- Helps children learn who the authors are that they like and don't like.
- Kids get to learn about themes, styles, and illustrations they enjoy.
- Kids get to learn about different genres, and the genres they are more interested in.
- Children have the opportunity to share why they think a book they picked out is better than another one.

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Author study...

-adds fun to the classroom
-makes the books come to life
-improves students' literacy/writing skills
-teaches kids how to conduct research
-makes kids more attached to the books they read
-encourages kids to make connections between author's background   and what he/she writes about
-can integrate history and culture (social studies)
-exposes students to different genres of literature

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Why do Author Study?
Main points:
*Allows students to be exposed to many different authors, types of books, time periods, cultures, and dialect
*Define what they like and dislike in literature
*Way to reach out to reluctant readers in the classroom
*Allows students to become stronger readers and writers

Elements to an Author Study:
*Read alouds of Author's work
*Class/student discussion of the work
*Higher level questioning; going beyond the "who, what, when, and where"
*Various ways for students to gather information
*A goal that goes along with your author study
*Decide how you want to incorporate the author into your daily routine
*Activity or final projects that demonstrates what the student has learned

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Why do Author Study in classrooms?

Main Points:
-Expose your students to quality literature.

-Enhance your curriculum.

-Students can make connections and comparisons through text.

-It helps students define their likes and dislikes in literature.
-Students can get immersed into the text and uncover different literacy voices.

-Encourages students to talk.
-Introduces diversity.

-Curious students can produce high-level questions.

-Helps develop their reading and writing skills.

-Having fun in the classroom!

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Elements of conducting an Author Study

Develop a relationship with the author

Determine likes and dislikes through the use of illustration

Learn how to identify characteristics of authors

Introduces diversity and a wide variety of literature

Make connections to yourself, and the world with a book

Improve critical thinking, writing and reading skills.

Helps children identify Authors by familiarizing them with signature literature or illustrations

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Main Points:
- Students search for familiarity when picking out their own books, so it is important to set up a system to make quality literature more accessible and familiar
- children choose books because of the personal connections they can make
- author studies help to foster and create these personal connections to quality literature
In an author study it is important to:
- Have a goal and purpose
- Incorporate into your daily schedule and through other aspects of the curriculum if possible
- Encourage students to think about clues they are learning about the author while reading or listening
Why?
- reflect student experiences and interests
- give opportunities to learn about different literary voices and styles and diverse ways of life
- build critical thinking skills (compare/contrast, making connections)
- build writing, reading and information literacy skills
- grow a deeper personal connection to books

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Main Points:

Why should students do an author study?

helps students with their reading and writing skills

Gives students a chance to be critical thinkers

Introduces students to all the different types of literacy

It helps teachers create more higher level thinking with higher order questioning

Students will learn how to find a favorite author

This activity can be fun for students especially younger students

An easy way to make connections in the curriculum

Gives students more chances to read

Helps students learn to love books

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Main Ideas:
- Author Studies help students:

Develop a relationship with the author

Figure out what they like and don't like in literature (personal preferences)

Learn to identify characteristics of authors

Be exposed to a wide variety of literature

Make connections to a book and other curriculum

Improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills

- When doing an Author Study the teacher should:

Encourage students to talk

Make it meaningful, don't make it a superficial conversation/discussion

Encourage higher level thinking