Last month, I mentioned that the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards would be starting soon. Well, nominations for the 2010 cycle opened on Friday, and will remain open until October 15, 2010.
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Is it Friday already? Wow, what a week! Today at Jen Robinson's Book Page, Jen is wrapping up the week with a look at how we take the next step. She and her guests are offering answers and ideas to some of the toughest questions we have as adults ... mostly parents, but not always. We have a few questions left ourselves, so here goes ...
- Is there a book from your childhood that you didn't like "back then," but that you've since re-read and liked? What was it about the book that you didn't like before?
- Do you have a favorite chapter book for reading with kids of different ages (e.g., 4, 9, 13)?
- What book(s) has your child recommended to you that you loved?
1. Select the question or questions that resonate with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab the Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Come back here and link your post either via the inLinxz box or as a comment.
We'll be adding links for this question through tomorrow (Saturday). If you haven't had a chance to link up through the inlinkz box, don't fret ... the comments will remain open for 30 days, so if something strikes you next week, we'd love to hear from you then.
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Just that fact, ma'am ... Sarah Mulhern has us thinking all about Nonfiction today at The Reading Zone. As you'll see from Sarah and her guests, this isn't your parents' nonfiction. Nonfiction books are one of the best ways to hook kids on reading.
* Do you have an image (photo, chart, illustration) from a nonfiction book that has stayed with you, even though you don't remember many of the details about what you read?
* What kind of reading material has inspired your dormant reader to become an avid reader and book seeker?
* Where is your favorite place to read? Do you share your secret spot with your child?
Here are the steps ...
1. Select the question or questions that resonate with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab the Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Come back here and link your post either via the inLinkz box or as a comment.
The inlinkz box will remain open all week, so come back anytime to add your post.
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Sorry, I couldn't resist. Before you decide nonfiction = boring, you might want to take a stroll around the village today. Nonfiction - particularly nonfiction picture books - may be the perfect lure for reluctant readers.
At the Reading Zone, today's host Sara Mulhern has two posts. In addition to introducing Day 3 of Share a Story, she has a great piece about pairing nonfiction with fiction in the classroom, complete with reviews of a few science/nature books for use in middle school, she links you to great ideas by other nonfiction lovers.
- Anastasia Suen talks about sharing nonfiction with new readers at 5 Great Books;
- Dawn Little, who is talking about Real World Reading with Preschoolers ... at the Literacy Toolbox;
- Monica Edinger is offering information about educating alice;
- Jessica talks about Hooking Reluctant Middle Grade Readers (You Choose and Wicked History Series) at 26 Letters;
- Melissa is talking about finding books with childhood memories a little later in life with After Little House, what? at Kidlit History;
- Natasha Maw is talking about nonfiction for early readers and their parents at Maw Books blog;
- Amy Mascott is talking about Everyday Nonfiction Newspaper Reading at Teach Mama; and
- At Imagination Soup, xxx asks Are You a Fiction or a Nonfiction Reader?
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Last week, we talked about some of the Reading Tips we gathered during Share a Story-Shape a Future 2009. This week, I’ve rounded up the resources and ideas related to reading aloud.
Reading aloud is crucial to our development as readers and communicators. As Donalyn Miller pointed out in her post, you’re never to old to enjoy having a story read aloud. Still not sure? Then visit The Reading Zone, where you can follow along as Sarah shares the reactions and excitement of her middle school students.
These are posts from the week, as well as links and posts mentioned in the comments. Sarah wrote a post in early April about her process for reading aloud. Although it wasn’t directly part of Share a Story, it goes to the heart of what we hope this event will do. So we’ve included it below.
Understanding Read Aloud with Young Children
- Colerin Colorado offers one-page Reading Tip Sheets for parents who want to raise their kids to be successful readers. “Although we've divided these tips by age, many of them can be used with children at various ages and stages — we encourage you to choose the ones that work best for your child. Tip sheets for parents of children in Preschool through Third Grade are available in eleven languages!” (thanks to Fastbreak for Fathers)
- Helping Kids Choose Books: Select books according to how your child will use them (thanks to Tif Talks Books)
- Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy by Reach Out and Read
Thoughts and Tips for Reading Aloud with Independent Readers
- Nuts and Bolts of the Read Aloud in my Middle School Classroom by Sarah Mulhern, the Reading Zone
- Reading Aloud to Kids Who Are Old Enough to Shave by Candy Blessing
- Teens Take Time to Listen When You Make Time to Read Aloud by Alison Follos
- Tips for Reading Aloud to Preteens and Teens by Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Read Aloud Resources for Adults
- Jim Trelease’s Home Page
- The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller
- Books About Books and Literacy @ Jen Robinson’s Book Page
Next Week: Books and Booklists. There were so many recommendations, we’re going to break this into a series.
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In today's edition, I've pulled together the full week's agenda in one post. It is still sorted by day, but it includes all of the hyperlinks from the main posts, as well as other bloggers who added to the discussion.
Thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of our bloggers, this is an incredible resource as a place to start thinking about ways to engage kids in writing. To make it even handier, we have created a downloadable version, too.
Event Takeaways
- Share a Story - Shape a Future: Literacy Resource Kit
- E's resource kit with links to audiobooks, e-books, podcasts and webcast
- Bookmark ideas and templates
host: Terry Doherty @ Scrub-a-Dub-Tub
- Share a Story-Shape a Future: It all Starts with Raising Readers - Terry Doherty
- Finding Time at Home - Tricia Stohr-Hunt @ The Miss Rumphius Effect
- Making Time in the Classroom for Read Alouds - Sarah Mulhern @ The Reading Zone
- Look for the Clues - Tips and Tricks to Uncover and Help a Remedial Reader - Sandra Stiles guest post on Scrub-a-Dub-Tub
- It's Bigger than the Book: Building Strong Readers at any Age with a Daily Dose of Read Aloud, an Interview with Cathy Miller, The Literacy Ambassador®
- Minding the Gap: Engaging Gifted Readers - Donalyn Miller @ The Book Whisperer
- Share a Story: A Personal View of Raising a Reader - MotherReader
- A Public Campaign for Read-Aloud - Jen Robinson
Day 2: Selecting Reading Material
hosted by Sarah Mulhern at The Reading Zone
- Sarah's Host Post: Selecting Reading Material
- Eeny, Meeny, Miny, May- Which Book Do I Choose Today? The ABCs of Reading: Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers - Valerie Baartz on The Almost Librarian
- How to Help Emerging Readers - Anastasia Suen @5 Great Books
- I Don't Know What I Want to Read Next: Helping Middle Grade Readers - Sarah Mulhern @ The Reading Zone
- Read Alikes and Booklists - Sarah Mulhern @ The Reading Zone
- Using Non-fiction for Read Aloud - Mary Lee Hahn of A Year of Reading, hosted by the Stenhouse blog
- Share a Story Day 2: A List of Picture Books - MotherReader
- Finding Great Kids Books - Read, Talk Share - Marge Loch-Wouters
Day 3: Reading Aloud - It's Fun, It's Easy
hosted by Susan Stephenson at the Book Chook blog
- How to Read Aloud and Wow Your Audience by The Book Chook
- Conquering Stage Fright - an Interview with Sarah Mulhern at the Book Chook
- Fourteen Fantastic Hints on Reading Aloud by Mem Fox, Queen of Read Aloud at The Book Chook
- Reading Aloud with Kids: A Dad's Perspective at Book Dads
- Reading Aloud: Sharing Your Childhood Favorites at Bantering Blonde
- 21st Century Read-Alouds: Using Technology for Read Alouds - Sarah Mulhern @ The Reading Zone
- Tips for Parents: What to Do When the Reading is Done - Aimee Buckner, hosted by the Stenhouse blog
- Never Too old: Reading Aloud with Independent Readers - Donalyn Miller @ The Book Whisperer
- Have You Shared a Book Today? @ Fastbreak for Fathers
- Book Recommendation: Panorama, and a plug for Share a Story - Shape a Future @ Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms
- Reading Aloud: Picture books Rule @ MotherReader
- Reading to Bea: Suspenseful Thrillers with a Hopeful Twist @ Get Off the Ground
- And Yes, You Can Be a Puppeteer @ The Almost Librarian
- Eva's Welcome to the Library Post - Eva @ Eva's Book Addiction
- From Cozy to Cool - Library Spaces for Everyone - Eva @ Eva's Book Addiction
- Lions and Marble and Books, Oh My - Betsy Bird at A Fuse #8 Production
- How to Make the Library Work for YOU - an interview with Adrienne of What Adrienne Thinks About That conducted by Jules at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
- The World Beyond the Library's Walls - Melissa @ Librarian by Day
- ABC Storytimes: Taking the Library Home - Pam Coughlan @ MotherReader
- Tiger's Bookshelf: Shopping Mall Library (Thai Knowledge Park) - PaperTigers
- Time Travel in a Thai Library: A Visit to Neilson Hays - PaperTigers
- Children's Books: Classic Reading for Fans - CNN.com (courtesy of BookDads)
- Fear of Fines - Tiny Tips for Library Fun
- Wonderful Library Spaces - The Book Chook
Day 5: Share a Story-Shape a Future: What the Future Holds
hosted by Elizabeth O. Dulemba at Dulemba.com
- Share a Story - Shape a Future: What the Future Holds by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
- Interview about Audiobooks with Bruce Coville of Full Cast Audio
- Interview about Audio Books with Mary Burkey of Audiobooker
- Interview about E-books with Harold Underdown of The Purple Crayon
- E-books and Readers with Sheila Ruth of Wands and Worlds
- Podcasts with Andrea Ross of Just One More Book! and Cheryl Rainfield of cherylrainfield.com
- E's resource kit with links to audiobooks, e-books, podcasts and webcasts @ Dulemba.com
- Free coloring pages dedicated to reading @ Dulemba.com
My thanks (again) to everyone who participated in Share a Story-Shape a Future 2009!
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" I have always loved picture books. Growing up, I stared at my favorite for hours at a time wishing I could visit the magical worlds on its pages. Through drawing, I found a door and was seldom seen without a drawing pad tucked under my arm. When I drew, I lived in the stories that filled my head. Eventually, I put them to paper as well."
Elizabeth O. Dulemba, a.k.a. "e," is an award winning children's book author and illustrator. If you ask her, she will tell you that she was "beamed to this planet with a pencil in her hand. Once she stopped chewing on it, she began to write and draw." Given her interplanetary travels, she knows that paper books don't always travel well and that the future for books may be ... Nope, I'm going to let her tell you!
- Interview about Audiobooks with Bruce Coville of Full Cast Audio
- Interview about Audio Books with Mary Burkey of Audiobooker
- Interview about E-books with Harold Underdown of The Purple Crayon
- E-books and Readers with Sheila Ruth of Wands and Worlds
- Podcasts with Andrea Ross of Just One More Book! and Cheryl Rainfield of cherylrainfield.com
- E's resource kit with links to audiobooks, e-books, podcasts and webcasts @ Dulemba.com
- Free coloring pages dedicated to reading @ Dulemba.com NEW!
- Reading the Future - Kathleen Duey @ writerwriterwriter
- RIF, USAirways and Day 5: Shaare a Story Blog Tour @ Rasco from RIF
My favorite book to read with kids about 4-6th grade (yes, if framed correctly they still do like the read aloud) is John H. Ritter's Over The Wall. I love the raw emotion of the main character and how the writing makes you want to sit on the edge of your seat at parts, gives you great sympathy for the main character at other times and always connections you to thinking about the metaphor in the title.