Slide show shared with ED5000 students

1. Reading & Literacy Engagement
for Intermediate/Secondary Students
Friday, October 19, 2018
Beth Maddigan
Education Librarian
beth.maddigan@mun.ca
Education Library
& Commons

2. Together today we will…
• Consider our own experiences
with reading in school
• Deconstruct some reading myths
• Consider a snapshot of reliable
research
• Discuss activities to bolster
reading for enjoyment
• Look at some tools available to
teachers for in-class use

3. Your Reading Engagement Roadmap
• Dig deep into your memory – think
back to your time in high school
• Hold up a card with the red side
facing out
• Start at your highest grade attained
and work your way backwards
through each year in your mind
• Change your card to green when
you recall a reading- or novel-
based activity/event that had a
positive impact on you
Memorable school-based book/novel/reading activities

4. Reading in Junior High & High School
Debunking Myths about Reading
“Accomplished readers reading the same text will have similar experiences”
Reading experiences vary by the
reader’s understanding of the world and
their own preferences. The experiential
dimension – or the transaction between
reader and text is unique. Discussing
texts between readers is additive.
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited

5. Reading in Junior High & High School
Debunking Myths about Reading
“Popularity and quality are inversely related when it comes to literacy”
No justification. Promote reading
*anything* for leisure. Readers themselves
vary by dimension:
• Selective readers read books they
consider “important”
• Omnivores will read, literally, anything
Note: since there have been printing presses, they have
been lowbrow texts – Ask Margaret Atwood.
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited

6. Reading in Junior High & High School
Debunking Myths about Reading
“Digital reading is mostly skimming and clicking, not deep reading.”
Print and electronic texts can both be
skimmed, or read in depth. But, reading
has and IS changing - formats evolve.
Technology is definitely a part of that
evolution. Most readers prefer a
combination of print & electronic.
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited

7. Reading in Junior High & High School
Tidbits from the Research
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited
READING ALOUD
In 1985 the American National Academy
and the National Institute of Education
found that, “the single most important
activity… is reading aloud to children”.

8. Reading in Junior High & High School
Tidbits from the Research
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited
BOOKS IN THE HOME
Sociologists (Lehrl et. Al., 2012) consider
books in the home to be a marker of a
family culture that supports learning and
enjoys reading.

9. Reading in Junior High & High School
Tidbits from the Research
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited
FUTURE SUCCESS PREDICTOR
OECD studied adults in 2013 in its 22
member countries and found that people
with greater proficiency in literacy,
numeracy and problem solving were more
likely to be paid more and earn more than
their counterparts.

10. Reading in Junior High & High School
Tidbits from the Research
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited
PLEASURE READING
Thousands of hours are required to become
a proficient reader and those that find
reading a pleasurable pastime will continue
to do it for enjoyment. Practice is necessary.
One of the main determining factors for
young people to practice is choice.

11. Reading in Junior High & High School
Tidbits from the Research
Ross, C., McKechnie, L., & Rothbauer, P. (2018). Reading still matters : What the research
reveals about reading, libraries, and community. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited
BEST BOOKS
For proficient young readers, encourage
variety and exploring new formats, genres
and styles. For young people that avoid
reading, attempt to ignite the spark by
developing a relationship and then
recommending formats, or topics that fit.

12. Encourage your students to
read (especially for fun)
in ANY format (magazines,
graphic novels, non-fiction,
technical manuals).
And, add reading (for fun)
into unexpected places in
the curriculum

13. Reading in Junior High & High School
Teacher & Peer Recommendations
• Talking about books leads to an
exploration of books
• Students are MOST likely to
read peer recommendations
• BUT students are also likely to
take recommendations from
trusted teachers

14. Reading in Junior High & High School
Book Clubs & Discussion Groups
• Creating a reading culture at
school
• Hundreds of different
models that work. Choose
one that works for YOU
• Set it up and stand back.
Step in if enthusiasm wanes
or conflict arises

15. Reading in Junior High & High School
Book Clubs & Discussion Groups
When enthusiasm wanes…
• Encourage the group to consider
activities to bolster interest
• If the group doesn’t have any ides,
encourage some that have worked in
other schools
Booth, H. (2018). Club Kids: Book
Clubs are thriving – and adapting
along with readers needs and
interests. School Library Journal,
64(3), 32–35.

16. Reading in Junior High & High School
Passive Book Encouragement Ideas
Shelf
Talkers
Book
Face
Photos
Reader
Response
Board
Miller, D. (2013). Honoring Identity with Young Adult
Novels. Tribal College, 24(4), 28-29,6.

17. Reading in Junior High & High School
Active Book Engagement Ideas
Readers
Theatre
Book
Swap
Booktalks &
Book
Trailers

18. Booktalking
Dos and Don’ts
• Do share YOUR impressions
• Do find your hook
• Don’t recap the plot
• Don’t give away the ending

19. Book Teasers & Trailers
https://youtu.be/3NYGJNkCD-E
Created by Matthew Hicks
in fulfillment of ED4626

20. Book Teasers & Trailers

21. Who am I?
Book Teasers & Trailers

22. Fred L. Worth
wrote Super Trivia and other trivia
books in the 1970s and inserted a
single false fact to protect himself
from copyright infringement.
Book Teasers & Trailers

23. Chris Haney &
Scott Abbott
designed the game
Trivial Pursuit and used
Mr. Worth’s books “for
reference”.
Book Teasers & Trailers

24. Copyright
forgeries, fakes, red
herrings, fictions &
“paper towns”
Book Teasers & Trailers

25. Myrna Mountweazel Lillian Virginia Mountweazel
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/08/29/not-a-word
Book Teasers & Trailers

26. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/vi
ew/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvide
o_work%7Cmind-mhs-41xqdwdwgA
Book Teasers & Trailers

27. Book Teasers & Trailers
https://youtu.be/DpPEf--z_kQ
Created by Allison Hart in fulfillment of
ED4626

28. Classroom Tools & Internship Resources
https://www.library.mun.ca/edu/studentresources/

29. Thank you! …Questions?
Beth Maddigan
Education Librarian
beth.maddigan@mun.ca
Education Library
& Commons
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