Fireup Fall2014

Raising Up
Authentic Reading Communities

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Sunday, October 19, 14
IF I COULD TURN BACK
TIME...
I have come to believe that
a womans character is not
just formed by the roles she
plays or the job she has or
where shes from or what
has happened to her. A
womans character is most
profoundly shaped by
the daily habits she keeps.
And this is hopeful to me,
because its never too late to
adopt a habit or two from a
woman we admire.
- Glennon Melton
STATISTICS: ADULT READERS
Findings from 2007 AP Poll in Washington Post:
The average adult American read only FOUR books that
year.
Of the pre-service teachers (thats you!) 54.3% were
unenthusiastic about reading (Anthony and Mary
Applegate).
From The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
RESEARCH THAT BEGGED
OUR ATTENTION...
Secondary school students are reading significantly below levels.
Literacy scores of high school graduates dropped between 1992-2003.
8.7 million secondary students one in four who are unable to read
and comprehend material in text books.
About half of students tested were ready for college-level reading, and
the 2005 scores were lowest in the decade.
Only 13 percent of American adults are capable of performing complex
literacy tasks.
From the NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform (2006):
Source: Gallagher, Readicide
REFLECT & DISCUSS...
Why should you read?
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WHAT THE KIDS SAY...
clip, Karla talking about Beastly
If you make a student
feel like a reader, hell
become a reader.
- Donald Graves
HABIT #1:
CHOICE
Students have a say in what
they read. They take ownership
of their reading decisions.
Reading is not regarded as a
punishment.
CHOICE IS AT THE CORE...
Why? Perhaps one of the reasons most adults are not
readers is that once upon a time they were forced to read
whole-class novels such as Moby Dick. Without choice,
it was yet another chore to read at the same pace as our
classmates.
GALLAGHERS 50/50 APPROACH
Developing...
Recreational Readers Academic Readers
HABIT #2: TEACH
READERS, NOT
BOOKS

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=gokm9RUr4ME
CONFERRING
conversations with kids
Get to know kids personally
what theyre reading,
where to push, where to
focus
formative assessments
opportunities to extend or
re-teach
checking up on what was
covered in mini-lessons
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS TO GET STARTED:
What do you think of this
book? Are you enjoying it?
Why or why not?
How would you compare
this book to others youve
read recently?
What genre would you
classify this book?
What have you been
thinking about as youve
been reading this book?
Tell me about the main
characters? Who is telling
this story?
What are you planning to
read next?
HABIT #3:
REFLECTION &
GOAL SETTING
Students set goals and reflect often
on what theyre reading, how
theyre challenging themselves,
how theyve grown.
Reading ladders
Monday check-ins (Positive and

Push each week)
Tracking in journal
Goodreads
Jot down the last three books youve read or
are currently reading (in order from easiest to
the hardest) and one sentence about your
reading life.
What kind of reader are you?
READING PROMISES
HABIT #4:
BOOKS,
BOOKS,
BOOKS.
Surround them with books they
want to read.
Shelfies!
CLASSROOM LIBRARIES
START NOW!
Ideas for building class libraries:
sharing class sets of novels
(divide em up!)
BookMooch, Paperback Swap
Scholastic (book orders,
warehouse sales)
Garage sales, Goodwill, dollar
stores, etc.
donations from students/
parents
Grants
Websites such as
donorschoose.org
Beg (or convince with
great research)
principals for money
Dont buy supplies, buy
books!
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FIND THE BOOKS THAT
HOOK THEM...
more video!
HABIT #5:
BOOK
TALKS
Teacher book talks
Student books talks and

impromptu conversations
Embed book talks into your

lessons
BOOK TALKS
Start reading time with book
talks fiction and nonfiction,
keep list
Incorporate book talks into
lessons (Excerpts from books
vs. the whole novel,
everything from new YA
novels to classics)
Noticing Jeff Anderson
model
Avoid the All Things in One
Books Syndrome (Gallagher)
and One essay that gets you
into heaven (Smith)
NEXT LISTS: BECAUSE READERS
HAVE A PLAN
Next lists in their journals
Use Scholastic Book
Catalogs as a tool, not just
to sell books
Talk about Next Lists when
conferring
Encourage conversations
with friends about books
JOYS
Hearing kids conversations about books
Creating a real reading community
Knowing kids better (and liking them more!)
Balancing reading and writing
Mixed ability levels true differentiation!
Kids actually reading (not pretending...)
Success stories!
CHALLENGES
Time (as always!)
Balancing reading and writing
Moving kids into new levels of confidence
Front loading at the beginning of the
year, setting up structure
Letting go of stuff created in the past
(not necessarily created by you!); This is
the way weve always done it...
Building classroom libraries
RESOURCES
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