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When Kids Won’t ReadWhat can teachers do?
with
Teri S. Lesesne
Reluctant readers
Who are they?
What do they want?
How can we motivate them?
Who is the reluctant reader?
There is no one template
The Reluctant Reader: WHO?
Gender Differences
For each of the following, indicate if the book is for BOYS by clicking YES (this is a book boys would read) or NO (no self-respecting boy will read this) in the polling area.
Able versus Struggling
• For ABLE readers, point them in the right direction
• For STRUGGLING readers, offer some help (audio, hi/lo)
What do RRs want?
• Titles that grab
• Covers that catch their eyes
• Authors they can trust
• Opening paragraphs that hook
• Plots that compel the reading
Poll #2
• For each of the following pairs, select the book that is best designed to reach RRs. A for the book on the LEFT and B for the book on the right.
RR Choice?
A B
RR Choice?
A B
RR choice?
A B
RR choice?
A B
RR choice?
A B
Struggling Readers
• Audiobooks
• HI/LO suggestions
Audio
Books with dialect
Books set in the past or in a different country/state/world
Books with stylistic “problems”
Audio
Books with dialect
Books set in the past or in a different country/state/world
Books with stylistic “problems”
Audio
Books with dialect
Books set in the past or in a different country/state/world
Books with stylistic “problems”
Other audiobook winners
Other audiobook winners
HI / LO
readability
What do these books have in common?
How about these?
Can you guess these levels?
A word or two about lexiles
• What are they?
• How can they help?
• What should we do?
Lexile ranges for grade levels
• Elementary– 200-700
• Intermediate– 700-900
• Middle– 900-1000
• High– 1000-1200
Let's look at some recent books and see…
Which is the higher lexile?A (left) or B (right)
Katherines 5.6/ 890
Higher power of lucky 5.9/ 1010
Which has the higher level?A B
Cass 3.6 /520
Harry Potter 6.9/980
Higher lexile?A B
American Born Chinese 3.3 n/a
Criss cross 5.5/ 820
Higher reading level?A B
Rules 3.9/ 780
Rules of Survival 4.3/660
Why?
• Application of science to art
• Measuring a creative product
• Randomness of passages
• Elimination of the human element
So..how can we use these?
• Guidelines
• Must add:– Reviews– Personal reading– Examination of other’s collections– Online resources
Finding Books
• Quick Picks and other ALA lists
• Review journals: ask your librarian
• Read widely and talk about it to students
www.ala.org/yalsa/
Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library
Association
www.professornana.livejournal.com
My blog
Book reviews
• NCTE Journals—Language Arts, Voices from the Middle, English Journal
Join ALAN!
NCTE
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN)
http://www.alan-ya.org/
Pathways for Advancing Adolescent Literacy
• http://www.ncte.org/profdev/online/adlit
In conclusion
• Questions
• Contact me– [email protected]
• Power Point– Embedded at my blog
• Participants receive url link to recording of session; additional people can buy the link in the NCTE store