reading seriously rocks
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R E A D I N G Seriously
Rocks!How to Unleash the Inner Reader in Just About Any Kid and
Why it’s so Very Important
To access this Presentation:
SLIDESHARE.NET/SUSIEBOYCE
Or link from my website:
SERIOUSMOMSENSE.COM
Dreams for our Kids
(expectations)
Dreams for our Kids(realities)
Dreams for our Kids(realities)
Dreams for our Kids(realities)
Dreams for our Kids(realities)
Dreams for our Kids(realities)
Reading awakens our
empathy and gives us awareness.
Reading makes us
better citizens.
Kids can read their way out of poverty.
Example: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Reading is the ONLY extra-curricular activity
linked to getting a managerial or professional
job in later life.
-- University of Oxford, 2011
Limit, limit, limit!
So please, oh please, we beg,
we pray,Go throw your TV set
away,And in its place you can
installA lovely bookshelf on the
wall.Then fill the shelves with
lots of books….. -- Roald Dahl
A FEW IDEASLink reading time to screen time1:1 ratio of reading to screen time2:1 ratio of reading to screen timeSet amount of screen time daily (after all chores & other assigned tasks are completed)
Screen time only on weekendsNo TV, only movies at discretion of parent
REMEMBER WHO’S BOSS (it ain’t the kids)!
Realistic Expectations
“There is no way to be a perfect parent, and a million ways to be a
good one.” - Jill ChurchillNO PARENTGUILT ALLOWED!
two factors most associated with
academic reading success?(Study by Stephen Krashner)
most important:Time -
amount of reading
second most important:
Choice - ability for reader to decide what he or she reads
Moms Weigh In:FantasticReadingIncentiveIdeas
Fill your house with stacks of
books, in every cranny and all the
nooks.-- Dr. Seuss
Books in the home are as important as parents’ educational levels in determining level of
education children will attain.
-- Research in Social Stratification & Mobility, June 2010
WearTheOld CoatAndBuyTheNewBook-Austen Phelps
Children are made readers in the laps of their parents.
When choosing read-alouds consider the
first book in a series. This will give
kids the gift of background
knowledge.
Let Your Kids/Grandkids/Students See You Reading – Huge Predictor
of their Reading Success
“You can’t teach what you don’t know
anymore than you can come back from
where you ain’t been.”
-- Will Rogers
Weekly Family Reading Night
.
Pay Kids To Read
(yep, you read that right)
One parenting class suggested that parents pay kids for what they most want their kids
to do.
GOAL: Make kids CITIZENS of the LIBRARY
100
bookCHALLENGE
What About Kids Who
Haven’t QUITE Found their READINGSTRIDE?
Correct Reading Level=
Successful Reading Experience
Don’t let Mommy pride get in the way!
Consider All Genres (no matter how batty
it makes you)
Any book that helps a child form a habit of
reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is
good for him.-- Maya Angelou
LEARNERS who lose POWER OF
CHOICE are disempowered.
SO……… give them choices and then GET OUT OF THE
WAY!(don’t try to cast kids in your
image)
You cannot teach a man anything,
you can only help him find it within himself.
- Galileo
Rule: Read book before watching movie OR Watch
movie before reading book.FLEXIBILITY is the name of the
game.
Embrace Technology
Can’t hold it back! MULTISENSORY can be the KEY to SUCCESSFUL
READING & LEARNING. Awesome Apps!!
Kids with serious and/or diagnosable
reading struggles
BridgerVisual Perception Struggles
Amanda – Severe
Dyslexia
Unconditional Love & Acceptance
Praise for Efforts rather than Grades
Family Project – Siblings Reading Chapter Books
Read next year’s high school books during
summer
Mom & Dad read text book assignments aloud
Myriad of ActivitiesOutside of Academics
There are times when kids
simply need a kick in the pants….
“The best book ever.” – Seth, age 10
enthusiasm
bribery
offeringkickbacks
Do Your HOMEWORK!90% of books are trash. It’s the 10% that
get us where we want to go. Make the Journey
Worthwhile!-- Professor Jim Jacobs
Moms weigh in to compile the ultimate list:
BOOKS WE ADORE! surveyed moms from across the country, asked them to be SUPER DISCRIMINATING and only list
books they ABSOLUTELY ADORE
Link to list on my website: www.seriousmomsense.com
USA Today’s 100 GREATEST BOOKS FOR
KIDS ranked by Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine
February 2012The 50 Best Books for Kids
ranked by TimeOut New YorkMarch 2012100 Picture Books
Everyone Should Know
New York Public Library
LIBRARIES – LIBRARIANS – TEACHERS - AUTHORS - BOOK
BLOGSTeri Harman: Book-Matters.comBetsy Bird: blog.schoollibraryjournal.comDonalyn Miller: The Book WhispererRead Today: incentive program, trackingRated Reads: content reviewsBook Adventure: book lists & kids reading programClassics for Children: yesterdaysclassics.comLibraries of Hope (Forgotten Classics, Freedom Series): librariesofhope.com
REMEMBER ULTIMATE GOALS:SUCCESSFUL ADULTS
MEANINGFUL, JOYFUL EXPERIENCES WITH YOUR KIDS
“CHILDREN ARE NOT VESSELS TO BE FILLED BUT FIRES TO BE LIT.”
There are many little ways to
enlarge your child’s world. Love of
books is the best of all.
-- Jacqueline Kennedy
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