Enthusiastic middle school readers are not mythical creatures!
Appendices
Miscellaneous
100
Do all books merit discussion? No. Sometimes we just want to read a book for fun
What is "Twinkie Reads"
100
What is important in the speed kids read and how well they do it?
What is fluency.
100
Since no texts fits all reading levels, what is important to incorporate?
What is Similar texts for a variety of different reading levels.
100
Name three different places or people where you can find book suggestions for children
What is Librarian, look at what children are reading, booksellers, “best of” lists and other children’s literature jounals and websites, book club
100
What is most important for students regarding books?
What is students picking their own books
200
How we question and what we learn from questioning all need to be considered, we often give kids tests that don’t meet our objectives.
What is quizzes?
200
What are the three levels in which a child can read?
What is Independent, Instructional, Frustration.
200
What could teachers do to find out what students liked and still want from the reading experience?
What is Tests/surveys.
200
How can you work with librarians to foster more reading?
What is Work with them before school lets out to create a book cart of worthwhile summer reading.
Or
What is have librarians book talk novels at faculty meetings.
200
What does Hi-lo books mean?
What is High interest, low readability.
300
This program attempts to get kids motivated to read, but ends up encouraging them only to read registered books to pass tests, amass points, and earn rewards.
What is accelerated reader?
300
What type of books are great for developing readers?
What is High interest- Low reading level books.
300
What is one important aspect of books that helps students understand them?
What is Relevance to the lives of students.
300
What is one type of book that is popular for younger and older students?
What is Picture books.
300
What is a sub genre of fantasy that students are becoming interested in?
What is Dystopian Fantasy books.
400
Four types of questions, “right there,” “think and search,” “author and me,” and “on my own,” are part of this strategy, developed in 1982 by Taffy Raphael.
What is Question Answer Relationship Strategy (QAR)?
400
According to Kindig, what genre of books are adolescents most likely to prefer?
What is Realistic fiction (will also accept fantasy or graphic novels)
400
What is one perk of browsing local bookstores for possible classroom material?
What is It is free (in addition, clerks can tell you what books are selling the most for teens).
400
What is a "running record"
What is A chart that sees how well as student is decoding text. (The chart looks at how many words a reader gets wrong every 100 words)
400
What is the most important thing, regarding books, that teachers need to do for students?
What is identifying their instructional reading level and tailoring book choices to this level.
500
“Anything but a waste of time,” this is one of the best ways to ensure the kids meet the language arts standards and condition the brain to associate reading with pleasure.
What is reading aloud?
500
What, in addition to bookstores and the internet, is another great way to identify books?
What is through librarians.
500
What is one thing teachers can do when it is hard to find the money to purchase trade books?
What is Ask the school's principal for support.
500
Blogs.
What is a fun way to hear about new books on the internet?
500
It is important to realize that books aren't taught to readers, but what?