https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy Let's share our ideas on this Padlet so we can inspire each other throughout the year. en-us 2018-09-10 12:33:35 UTC 2025-11-07 16:11:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png shannonmmiller https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279363674 2018-09-10 12:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279363674 shannonmmiller https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279364178 2018-09-10 12:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279364178 shannonmmiller https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279364545 Show how we can support literacy with teachers, students and families. ]]> 2018-09-10 12:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279364545 shannonmmiller https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279365430 http://bit.ly/collectionreading]]> 2018-09-10 12:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279365430 shannonmmiller https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279368542 http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2018/08/creating-back-to-library-bookmarks.html]]> 2018-09-10 12:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279368542 jflaherty6 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279478107 All of the staff at my school display "currently reading" signs to promote discussion of our literacy lives. ]]> 2018-09-10 15:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279478107 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279520870 Our public library youth service person is coming in to do book talks for classes.  She is also going to run a book club for the students.  To expand our collection the public library will also bring requests to me and I put them into my system for checkout.  We are also going to partner on checking out hot spots with Chromebooks for students that don't have internet access at home.  We are going to have a joint event about digital citizenship skills.]]> 2018-09-10 17:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279520870 jflaherty6 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279520894 Our staff and students are participating in reading "woke" this year. Participants select a book from our quarterly book list centered around a theme and participate in positive dialogue from guiding questions. ]]> 2018-09-10 17:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279520894 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521215 This is the title of a bulletin board I have in my media center. Throughout the year I post pictures of students, teachers, parents who were reading. Students bring pictures in of them reading at home as well! ]]> 2018-09-10 17:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521215 kris_baker1 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521341 Increase the number of books about suicide, gender, drug abuse and rape prevention in the collection and place them in an "honor system" checkout box.  Students can take the books without bringing them up to the circ desk for a student work to checkout.]]> 2018-09-10 17:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521341 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521373 I book talk in every English class once a month. I also host either book tasting or book speed dating at the beginning of the year. I read YA for fun, and teachers know to send students to me if they are struggling to find what to read. ]]> 2018-09-10 17:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521373 jessica_klinker https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521423 Make weekly/biweekly trailers, Slides, or other that can be linked into teachers' Classrooms and always in front of students.

]]> 2018-09-10 17:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521423 lakota https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521691 Teach teachers and students strategies to evaluate online sources. (domains, about or author pages, investigate origins of links)

]]> 2018-09-10 17:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521691 sheri_simpson https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521733 We are creating a space where students and staff can add books and why they recommend it, who might like to read this type of book, etc. 
We want to showcase this on a special shelf in the middle of the room by the reading couches.  ]]> 2018-09-10 17:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521733 joanna_mcnally https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521971 Start off the year with a treat to entice teachers to see new resources]]> 2018-09-10 17:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279521971 jschwelik https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522110 Encourage students to create book trailers for INFOhio's BookNook.

]]> 2018-09-10 17:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522110 TheLibraryGnome https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522249 Each morning two groups of fifth graders rotate coming the Media Center to complete different opportunities. One of the opportunities students have is to come to just read a book of their choice. They are able to spend 40 minutes each day just reading a book that they want to read. ]]> 2018-09-10 17:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522249 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522266 Increasing the knowledge base of educators, parents, and students about all the resources INFOhio has to offer. Helping educators utilize more of the teacher resources, such as, "so you are parenting a....(1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) grader", tech tools flier, Beach/Blizzard bags, and more! Getting students involved in research with Go Ask, Act, Achieve! and RS4S, literacy online, informational pairings thru Bookflix and Storia, science/math with iWonder, exploring history and creating timelines, and SO much more! ]]> 2018-09-10 17:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522266 jessica_klinker https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522446 Find a team of librarians and share book talk videos, book trailers, etc that you've all created, so you are not all re-creating the wheel. ]]> 2018-09-10 17:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522446 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522792 Use the literacy piece of the framework to advance awareness of diversity and social emotional skills.

]]> 2018-09-10 17:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279522792 jschwelik https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523348 2018-09-10 17:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523348 jessica_klinker https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523358 Offer to go into the classroom and do a "petting zoo" for students to demo several presentation tools and then let them choose which one to use to demonstrate their mastery.]]> 2018-09-10 17:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523358 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523573 This year we set aside one shelf to celebrate diversity.  Each month a student and/or teacher can suggest a topic that makes them diverse.  They are invited to bring in personal items and we display all the books in the library that relate to them.  Next to the shelf is a poster titled "Just Like Me" that anyone can sign if our topic is meaningful to them.

]]> 2018-09-10 17:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523573 joanna_mcnally https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523811 High School students mentor and read with younger students in the district. This has sparked the high schooler's interest in reading and they formed a book club this year :-)]]> 2018-09-10 17:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279523811 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524562

]]> 2018-09-10 17:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524562 candace_smith https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524882 2018-09-10 17:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524882 calmer2 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524889 We have a "Booked for Lunch" book club that meets monthly. We eat lunch together and the library provides some snacks as we discuss the books.]]> 2018-09-10 17:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/279524889 benjamin_wagoner https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282572638 We created a survey that students can fill out telling us about their likes and dislikes. We then find three books that we think they would like. They get an email saying they've been matched. We then talk to them about the three books we selected for them and they can check out as many of them they would like. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282572638 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573368 Instead of just a walk through of the library, make it a scavenger hunt or game.  Especially in the upper elementary/junior high.  This allows them to take ownership of the library and allows you to see just what they do know.

]]> 2018-09-17 19:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573368 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573471 We started the year with every class setting personal reading goals and committing to a version of the Book Whisper's 40 Book Challenge. The students and staff are participating to create a school wide culture of reading!]]> 2018-09-17 19:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573471 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573730 I challenge my first and second graders to read all 20 Monarch Nominees. To promote equitable access, I ask all the specials teachers and principal to read one book with each class; I read 1-2 books to each class; I also offer lunch in the library to read 2 books. This would require students to read 12 books on their own. Students who complete the challenge celebrate in the library with snacks, a certificate AND an extra recess!]]> 2018-09-17 19:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282573730 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574022 Get your students involved.  We ask our students to take part in creating the displays.  Our banned book display is looking great thanks to some student ideas.

]]> 2018-09-17 19:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574022 jbowen7 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574388 We have a corporation wide reading program for grades K-12.]]> 2018-09-17 19:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574388 susan_overton https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574391 Every year, I choose a new Library Accelerated Reading theme and decorate the collection area accordingly. This year our theme is, Wild About Reading and the decorations consist of tablecloth vines, paper vines, wild animal pictures, etc. Then the AR Rewards are tied into the theme. The students are always very excited to guess the theme for the year and then what the rewards are. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574391 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574754 Both myself and my colleague at the jr. high (I'm at a 3-5 school), started a Read & Ride program in our library for our students and staff members to use before, during and after school. I wrote a grant to fund the bike desk. Students can sign up with me at book checkout to ride while they read. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282574754 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575296 One of the Kindergarten teachers in our school uses a scavenger hunt-type activity with her students to introduce book characters. She always starts the year with Pete the Cat. She strategically places notes from "Pete" throughout the building. She uses this activity to get the students excited about reading his books, but also uses it to tour the building for her students during the first week.]]> 2018-09-17 19:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575296 jbowen7 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575467 Teachers post what they are reading outside their classroom door and participate in a staff reading challenge along with students. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575467 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575692 Check out this grassroots diverse book club! ]]> 2018-09-17 19:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282575692 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282576327 Every trimester I run a Destiny report of the top patrons and post the names of the 25 students who checked out the most books- sometimes we ask them to share their favorite books, or post a photo, but we always ask teachers to congratulate them and mention them in the announcements. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282576327 allison_whitson https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282576525 I read aloud to all my classes.  We also have competitions between schools to see who can get the most AR points with the highest accuracy]]> 2018-09-17 19:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282576525 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282578337 I have a BINGO sheet that has different reading challenges on it and an enlarged version hanging in the library. Prizes for a BINGO will be Spartan Stars (our PBIS dollar incentive), and students can spend ]]> 2018-09-17 19:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282578337 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282579560 Setting out books on a table for them to "try" but not as structured as a tasting. You can do new books, or themed collections. I add place cards with summary, picture, books level, and curriculum tags for teachers and students to take with them. HERE example for place cards. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282579560 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282579712 Staff signs up to read a book and come to a book club meeting. Afterwards, they book it forward to a student (a student who they believe will benefit from reading the book)... that students is invited to a book club/pizza lunch to connect with others and talk about the book. Afterwards, they are encouraged to book their copy forward to another student to read/enjoy. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282579712 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282580228 Having Everybody Books in Junior High and High School libraries are a great way to support readers as well as support community outreach for visiting families.]]> 2018-09-17 19:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282580228 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282580867 We have started having success with audiobooks through MackinVia. Part of this is in the way we talk about audio with students and teachers. This resource has some good research to support it. https://www.booklistreader.com/2017/04/04/audiobooks/a-trove-of-resources-to-help-you-get-an-audiobook-grant/]]> 2018-09-17 19:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282580867 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282581799 This is for teachers, mainly. Have a bingo card with titles or genres that teachers need to be reading that are popular with students. Ex: The Hate U Give, Hillbilly Elegy, Graphic Novels, etc. Offer Prizes. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282581799 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282582241 One of our 8th grade math teachers started the school year having students choose and read a picture book about a mathematician or mah concept and share with their classmates. They loved reading hem aloud to each other! ]]> 2018-09-17 19:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282582241 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282583828 Several of our teachers use Flipgrid to share book reviews and suggestions. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282583828 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282584350 Students in 8th grade all have to create a list of books they want to read- they can choose from creating a google doc, using Good Reads, or Destiny Collect]]> 2018-09-17 19:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282584350 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282585467 We ask students in Library League (members of our library advisory group) to “adopt” a bookshelf endcap display - usually they do their favorite books and make a silly handmade sign. 

This group also does book talks and helps decide on programming (cupcake wars, trivia contests, etc) and suggests books for purchase. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282585467 sims_chelsea https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282594106 Check out this Twitter chat for great discussions about what is considered canon!

]]> 2018-09-17 20:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/282594106 jgritter2 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492590 Greater Albany Public Schools partnered with Albany Public Library to make student ID cards also work as full-access public library cards:

]]> 2018-11-12 21:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492590 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492619 Book review newsletter geared to teachers. I highlight new(ish) books in our library and post them in the bathroom. I may expand this to students in the future.]]> 2018-11-12 21:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492619 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492762 The Washington County Library is partnering with the Hillsboro School District to provide Student Access Cards. Students will be automatically enrolled, and will be able to access online resources and up to 5 print books. The goal is to transition students to a full library card.

]]> 2018-11-12 21:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492762 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492918 My 9th grade English teachers allow students to listen to an audiobook during SSR, IF they are following along in the print version. I recruited my local public library branch youth librarian to come in (after making sure all of our students had cards and knew their passwords) to support each one to download the Libby app, find an audiobook paired with a print book, download the audiobook onto their device, and start listening to it before she left the room! ]]> 2018-11-12 21:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492918 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492926 We have teachers send us a small collection of their favorite titles and put those on display in the library and call them "Little Libraries". The kids have really enjoyed seeing what teachers like to read - especially the variety!]]> 2018-11-12 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303492926 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493017 Building collections that promote diversity, where the authors' voices/characters can provide more authentic representations of marginalized people]]> 2018-11-12 21:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493017 carliec https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493109 Students choose a comfy spot while I read aloud a chapter book.  I try to pick a book that may be a stretch for some readers yet is interesting and relevant to grade level. Older students especially love it.]]> 2018-11-12 21:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493109 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493165 I create and print a poster (along with a frame) for any staff member that displays whatever they happen to be reading. These are posted in the library and outside their work/learning space. These are updated as books change. We also are now planning a 5 minute "book mingle" after the next staff meeting so that people can learn more about the books that they are seeing displayed.]]> 2018-11-12 21:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493165 annes3 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493425 I did a workshop for librarians at our NCESD Annual STEM Summit on tying making to literacy. There are SO many ideas for connecting literacy to hands-on experiences for kids. It is a great way to integrate STEM and literacy.]]> 2018-11-12 21:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493425 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493497 Created for a reading night event, based largely on blog posts linked below (but revised for our library to include a wider range of reading levels).  https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/10/a-hogwarts-reading-list-hufflepuff/ Original blog posts from ALSC.]]> 2018-11-12 21:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303493497 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494113 Sometimes kids just don't know what they want to read or what they're actually interested in. We created a personal book shopping form for kids to fill out and when they give it to us we pull 4-5 books we think they'll enjoy based on their responses. It's been really popular and an easy way to do reader's advisory asynchronously!]]> 2018-11-12 21:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494113 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494148 Did you know there are pre-existing Quizlets for MLA format and lots of other research-related skills and information. Even if you don't find the perfect one, you can tweak it to fit your needs and not have to start from scratch.]]> 2018-11-12 21:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494148 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494370 I got this idea from a session at AASL. Every week, I post a quote from a "mystery book." Students can use their library skills to figure out the book and put their guess in a coffee can. I draw "winners" every week. I make these easy because it's about getting them to see themselves as readers. ]]> 2018-11-12 21:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/303494370 https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/339371471 2019-03-08 16:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/supportingliteracy/wish/339371471