PLC-Building Readers

THINK: Why do we need to build a reading culture in our school?

Brainstorm:

• What does a school reading culture look like?
• Are CR students reading?
• Who are our students' role models?
• Do as I say, not as i do?
• Add more...

Think: What does a school reading culture look like?

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Teachers are the role models...

How can we model love of reading?

• posters of staff reading their favorite books
• make a list of what you have read this school year, summer, winter break, spring break, etc
• Post what you are currently reading, and encourage them to ask questions

More Ideas

• Book talk your favorite, recent children's books
• match books to your students
• Add your ideas

What do we do to turn readers off?

Readicide

• In Readicide, Kelly argues that American schools are actively (though unwittingly) furthering the decline of reading. Specifically, he contends that the standard instructional practices used in most schools are killing reading by:

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• valuing the development of test-takers over the development of lifelong readers
• mandating breadth over depth in instruction
• requiring students to read difficult texts without proper support

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• drowning great books with sticky notes, double-entry journals, and marginalia
• ignoring the importance of developing recreational reading;

create: Plan for building our school reading culture

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Changing school culture

The Book Whisperer

Readicide

Building a School Culture of reading

Grow:

What now?

• To do list to be created during PLC