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Lessons from History
Or everything old is new againOr back to the futureOr everything I need to know I learned in grad schoolOr, as Donalyn Miller says, “I’ve got research, yes I do. I’ve got research, how about you?”
“Those who cannotremember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
George Santayana
And begin my lifetime of reading
I am born…and grow up
Romance, racecars, and
even some NF!
YA Offerings from the
1950s
And research on readers?
Norvell50K students surveyedKids hated the classics/required booksGirls preferred books by female authorsBoys preferred books by male writers
BIG take-awayThree strikes observations about RA
peace, love, sisters!
Me in the 60s
Drugs, alcohol, murder and
mayhem
YA books of the 60s
And research on readers?
Daniel Fader from Hooked on Books
Newspapers, magazines, and paperbacks in the classroomsActs of literacy are “unavoidable”Access to real (trade) books“If teachers view themselves first as purveyors of pleasure rather than instructors in skill, they may find the skill will flourish where pleasure has been cultivated.”
Growing up and moving on
Coming of Age in the 70s
Sex, drugs, violence
The Books
And research on readers?
People, rather than texts, carry meaning: Probst (shades of Rosenblatt)
And oh the makeup!The 80s
The “Artiste”
Breaking taboos
And finding your way
The Books
Voices of ReadersCarlsen and Sherrill
Setting aside TIME for reading
Having a teacher show INTEREST in the individual's reading
Having teachers READ ALOUDBeing exposed to a VARIETY of reading fare
Receiving help from LIBRARIANS OWNING books
SHARING books with friends
Participating in reader-centered DISCUSSIONS of literature
Being allowed freedom of CHOICE in reading fare
Sports, sporting life, granchildren
Life changes
Darkness, humor, magic!
The 90s
And research on readers?
Students' self-concepts and the value they place on reading are critical to their success (Gambrell)Choice is widely acknowledged as a method for enhancing motivation (Lepper)Providing balanced book collections at all grade levels is vital to engagement (Pappas)
Go back for some snow
Serve on some committees
Meet famous people
I ought to
Brave New Worlds
The Books
And research on readers?
Stephen Krashen’s The Power of Reading
school libraries was a strong predictor of reading achievement; the library predictor was nearly as strong as social class comic book reading was significantly associated with more reading enjoyment studies have consistently shown that those who read more show more literacy development studies indicate that a text needs to be about 98% comprehensible in order for it to help the reader acquire new vocabulary
BooksCommitteesNew friends
Make room for…
New Voices
The Books
And research on readers?
Dick Allington in Every Child, Every Day
Every child reads something he or she chooses.Every child reads accurately.Every child reads something he or she understands.Every child talks with peers about reading and writing.Every child listens to a fluent adult read aloud.
So what have we learned?
“For virtually all children, the amount of time spent reading in classrooms consistently accelerates their growth in reading skills.”—Anderson, 1995; AndersonWilson & Fielding, 1988
Books that Make them Laugh
