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Scholastic has launched a new biweekly podcast on children’s books and literacy. Suzanne McCabe, an editor-at-large, has signed on to serve as the host. The first episode of “Scholastic Reads” contains a discussion on “The Magic of Harry Potter.”
Here’s more from the press release: “What sets the Harry Potter series apart from other popular children’s series?…Cheryl Klein talks about her work as continuity editor on the series and shares harrowing stories about keeping the final manuscripts secret. Literacy expert Pam Allyn, Founding Director of LitWorld, weighs in on how Hogwarts and the lessons Harry Potter teaches us can be valuable for educators.”
The second episode focuses on holiday book buying. The third episode will present advice and tips on how to mold children into “super readers.” The fourth episode will feature predictions on the trends of 2016 from children’s literature experts David Allender and Preeti Chhibber. Click here to listen to the premiere episode.
Interview by Marcela Landres, editor of Latinidad
Pam Allyn is the executive director of LitLife and LitWorld, national and
global literacy organizations. She is a nationally recognized expert on
children's reading and writing development. Her books and work have
received numerous awards, including the National Parenting Magazine and
Mom's Choice awards. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. For
more information, visit http://pamallyn.com/
Q: Many parents know the advantages of reading to their children, but why
is it important for children to also write?
A: I see reading as breathing in, and writing as breathing out. They go
together as beautifully as that. A growing child is busy creating all the time,
whether through play or through conversation, and writing is a way for the
child to begin to put ideas out into the world. In writing, the child practices
what they are absorbing through reading and being read to. The beauty of
language, the pleasure of a rhyme, the lovely choice of the perfect word.
When the child goes to his own page or screen, he then makes decisions
based on what he's heard and read. What moved him in his reading life will
propel him towards a writing life. Also, the child who writes is learni
By Nicki Richesin, The Children’s Book Review
Published: March 4, 2012
Lindsey Manwell. Photo credit: ValJean Anderson
Lindsey Manwell is a gifted illustrator and painter. She’s also the illustrator-in-residence for LitWorld. In her awe-inspiring blog A Year in Paris, she chronicles her year abroad living with her newlywed husband in Paris. To celebrate World Read Aloud Day this March 7, Lindsey agreed to speak with TCBR about her work with LitWorld, her determined path to publication, and the beauty and grandeur of Paris.
Nicki Richesin: I’m so excited to interview you as we met on World Read Aloud Day through the efforts of LitWorld- a cause I know that is near and dear to your heart. Could you tell us how you became the illustrator-in-residence for LitWorld and a little bit about the organization?
Lindsey Manwell: Sure! In 2009 I went to a literary event in Mill Valley where Pam Allyn was guest speaking. Pam is one of the leading literacy experts in the world. I met her before she took the stage and in those few brief moments we really connected. When she spoke that night I learned a lot about how many people in the US and abroad cannot read. It sounds naïve, but I was very shocked. Growing up my mom was an English teacher, so literacy and books were a way of life that I guess I took for granted. Afterwards we stayed in touch, and just a couple months later I was proudly illustrating a logo and putting together a coloring book for LitWorld that would travel the globe helping people learn how to read. Ever since then I’ve joyfully taken on various work for LitWorld year-round.
In one sentence, LitWorld teaches training techniques that help cultivate and sustain literacy in places around the world. It’s funny because the day I met Pam in Mill Valley I felt right away that we were kindred sprits who had to work together, and now I laugh as after 3 years of working with her I’ve learned that pretty much everyone who meets her- from the big wigs in New York City to the 5 year olds in Kenya- all feel this way!
NR: Congratulations on signing your two book series deal with HarperCollins! You are illustrating two upcoming books and you also work as a realist oil painter. I’m sure you must be thrilled to see your dreams coming true. Could you share your road to publication and any words of advice for aspiring illustrators?
LM: Absolutely. My road to publication has been rocky and it’s taken me over two years to get my first contract. When I graduated from art school I went straight to New York to meet with publishers, portfolio in hand. Within a few months I was con
Your Child’s Writing Life by Pam Allyn
Review by Chris Singer
About the author:
Pam Allyn is a renowned educator and the Director of LitLife, a national organization dedicated to school improvement in the area of literacy education, and LitWorld, a global organization dedicated to ensuring that all children will learn to read and write. Her first book for parents and caregivers, What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read With Your Child and All the Best Times to Read Them won the 2010 Parents Choice Award as well as the National Parenting Publications Gold Award in 2009. Her reading initiative ‘Books for Boys’ won recognition from the Points of Light Foundation and a Disney Award. Pam has received the James Patterson PageTurner Award twice. She lives in Hastings on Hudson with her husband Jim and two daughters, Katie and Charlotte.
About the book:
New educational research reveals that writing is as fundamental to a child’s development as reading. But though there are books that promote literacy, no book guides parents in helping their child cultivate a love of writing. In this book, Pam Allyn, a nationally recognized educator and literacy expert, reminds us that writing is not only a key skill but also an essential part of self-discovery and critical to success later in life. Allyn offers the “the five keys” to help kids WRITE-Word Power, Ritual, Independence, Time, and Environment-along with fun, imaginative prompts to inspire and empower children to put their thoughts on the page.
My take on the book:
I really didn’t think about it until I was reading this book, but there really aren’t a lot of books out there for helping your child develop a love of writing. Leave it to Pam Allyn though to provide one with an amazing amount of resources to help parents and teachers alike to empower kids to painlessly learn the skills to develop this love.
As with the other two books written by Allyn I have reviewed (What To Read When and Pam Allyn’s Best Books For Boys), her passion for helping children develop literacy skills comes shining through. She starts this book off by explaining why it is so important to help foster a love and enjoyment of writing in our children. Again, as in her other books, Allyn provides a great number of suggestions and resources to help young writers of all ages while providing real-life examples of experiences with her own daughters and students.
I loved the section about setting up a writing environment for your child complete with all the supplies necessary to write. I have to admit, my enjoyment here was mainly because although not specifically geared towards writing, I have done something similar for my daughter just to give her a place to do playdoh or coloring. When my daughter is learning to write, she’ll have this environment set up for
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on 6/14/2011
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At Book Dads, we believe strongly in the powerful role dads play in helping their children develop a lifelong love of reading. While this month at Book Dads has been a celebration of fatherhood and reading, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge how fortunate many of us are to be able to provide books and a healthy and safe reading environment for our children.
Throughout much of the world, this is not something that can be taken for granted. Last month, I was saddened to read the following tweet from LitWorld: “47% of Detroit’s adult population is functionally illiterate. This is unacceptable. Everyone deserves the right to read!” If you’re like me, you’re going to be stuck trying to grasp that 47% for a few minutes. My first question after reading that tweet was, “How many vulnerable children are affected by that 47%?” I then began to wonder about the probability that this may continue through the next two or three generations unless something is done to break the cycle.
On a visit to Detroit last week, I saw first hand the dramatic effects a 47% illiteracy rate has on a city. It’s not pretty and I left that night extremely saddened by what I saw in one of my favorite cities.
At Book Dads, we also feel very strongly about the second part of the tweet: “Everyone deserves the right to read!” Like LitWorld, we also believe in this and for that reason we have helped spread their powerful message of literacy for all. We’re honored to include our friends from LitWorld as part of our Father’s Day Celebration.
LitWorld is undertaking two important projects this summer as they will work to bring the power of story to hundreds of young people from Kenya to Harlem. However, in order to accomplish these projects, they need OUR help! LitWorld is calling out to the community to help by donating books and school supplies:
KENYA:
On July 8, 2011, members of the LitWorld team are headed to Kenya to visit our partners at the Children of Kibera Foundation. LitWorld works very closely with the Children of Kibera Foundation’s Red Rose School, where we run programs such as the Girls Clubs for Literacy Project. The Red Rose School is a beacon of hope for the children of Kibera, and is a positive learning environment providing education for children who are HIV/AIDS orphans.
HARLEM:
Starting this summer, LitWorld will set up the Story Power Camp project, a summer reading enrichment program for the youth of the Children’s Village, Polo Grounds Community Center. The Story Power Camp aims to engage young people in reading and writing through fun, interactive activities, while encouraging each participant to boldly share their personal stories. The Children’s Village works in partnership with families to help society’s most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive and socially responsible members of their communities.
Pam Allyn comments:
“More than ever, dads are reading to their kids. I am thrilled about this. It’s crucial that boys and girls see their dads as readers. This is the number one most important way we are going to break the negative cycle of boys as nonreaders.”
I have not read the book, and I am usually suspicious of any list of “best books for boys” because of stereotyping issues, or authors simply listing their own books, but I’m impressed by Pam Allyn.
I’m also very, very impressed with the Read Aloud Dad blog and you’ll now find it on the sidebar (which I keep over on the, er, side).
Go to this link to read what happens when Pam Allyn visits Read Aloud Dad to answer 10 Burning Questions.
A couple of highlights from Pam’s answers:
* I think it’s really more a question of what we are not doing for boys as a society. We have enculterated reading to the point where it seems uncool to be a reader if you are a boy. What is valued in the media is boys who are active and moving quickly, boys in sports, boys who are not sitting down. We also do not value what many boys like to read. We devalue internet surfing. We devalue reading nonfiction. We have to make a far greater effort to be sure we are including boys and girls in the club of reading, and help them to value their reading journeys.
* One big problem is the emphasis in the upper elementary and middle grades on the whole class novel. The whole class novel has been pretty successful in convincing boys NOT to read. The whole class novel is the single most deadly bullet aimed directly at boys’ impulse to read. The teacher has selected a book for the entire class that is about something the boy doesn’t have that much interest in, or it’s about a twelve-year-old girl.
Pam Allyn’s Best Books For Boys: How To Engage Boys in Reading in Ways That Will Change Their LivesReview by Chris Singer
About the author:
Pam Allyn is the Executive Director of LitLife
and
LitWorld, nationally and internationally known literacy development organizations that provide innovative, results-driven literacy strategy support for grades pre-K-12. She is the Founding Director of Books for Boys, an award winning reading initiative. Pam is the author of two books, The Complete 4 for Literacy and the 2010 National Parenting Magazine Award Winner
What to Read When (read a Book Dads review). She is also the co-author of The Complete Year in Reading and Writing series, K–5.
About the book:
Get all boys reading with this extraordinary guide—chock-full of a wide range of must-read titles organized by interest, age, and development. With this resource in hand, you’ll never again struggle to find the right book for even your most reluctant readers. The carefully chosen book selections are accompanied by brief explanations of each book, and a recurring feature, Talk About It, will help you extend the book through conversation, supporting and enhancing the reading experience. In addition, ready-to-use lessons align with themes and topics of special interest to boys that will motivate and inspire them to read more. Finally, Pam answers your most pressing questions about the challenges for boys as readers and shows you how you can maximize environments, routines, and structures to ensure that boys are reading widely and passionately. For use with Grades K-8.
My take on the book:
I know few people more passionate about literacy than Pam Allyn. I reviewed her last book What To Read When
Most of us know that reading to and with our children and/or encouraging our children to read solo is one of the most important jobs that we as parents have.
Interesting interview, Mayra. Reading and writing go hand-in-hand. Kids wo read are more likely to write stories themselves. Parents can begin the process by reading to their children every day. One things often leads to another.
Kids who read succeed!
Marcela Landres has got it right. My kids also read National Geographic. Now I send it to my grandkids - they love it!!
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I just love the breathing in and breathing out analogy!
Such good tips. When my oldest child was in Kindergarten, they did the writing to read program...started him off on the right foot...he loved reading and writing...could not spell a lick though! Loved this post...thanks for the interview.
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