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> Subject: Re: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 17:14:52
> From: "Cheri Anderson"
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> Joy,
>
> In a life-long career as a librarian, I have tried nearly every method
> known to create readers. I found myself in a high school environment
> two years ago (I am beginning my 3rd year)...kids didn't read here for
> pleasure. Over the past couple of years I have initiated a quarterly
> coffee house (see the archives at the LM_NET website) which is the
> only program of its kind in a high school in Indianapolis...and it is
> a tremendous hit...kids would like to have this event montly, but I
> have sooooo many duties, and I have no help at all. I started a
> teachers as readers book discussion in my first year and added a
> student book discussion group last year...this group is the most
> active of the two...this year we are combining the groups...our first
> selection is Cold Mountain (the students read it over the summer). I
> alternate the book discussion group with the coffee houses, so we have
> a special event in the media center every month now.
>
> I began buying literature written especially for the high school
> audience, along with their fav authors, like Stephen King and Anne
> Rice...kids like the ya titles because the books cover issues in their
> own lives, plus they are shorter than adult titles. I try to buy most
> of the titles on the ALA Best books for young adults list, plus many
> of the best sellers. I also purchase loads of biographies...kids seem
> to like these. I also have made a great attempt to buy periodical
> titles that appeal to kids at the high school level...Biography,
> Wired, Rolling Stone, ElleGirl, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illus and
> Illus for Women, just to name a few...We have DEAR days here...drop
> everything and read...the kids love the magazines for those
> days...also we get a large supply of the daily Indianapolis
> paper...the kids love the sports section and the life style sections.
>
> I think the best thing you can do is to try one thing at a time...make
> great displays to encourage reading...buy bookmarks that feature teens
> (ALA's READ poster series has the WWF stars and the teens really like
> all those things)...do something special during TEEN READ week in
> October...The first year I was here, I had the broadcast kids do a
> series parodying the READ posters...teachers reading a favorite
> book...this was popular.
>
> GOOD luck!
>
> Cheri
>
>
> Cheri Anderson, LMSRoncalli High School
> 3300 Prague Road
> Indianapolis, IN 46227
> cherianderson@hotmail.com
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> Subject: RE: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 07:18:27 +1000
> From: "Barbara Braxton"
> To:
> CC: "LM_NET"
> Dear Joy
> Have you considered starting up the William Floyd High School Readers
> Awards?
>
> Students read then write reviews and these are published on the
> school's
> website with voting happening near the end of your school year. You
> can
> devise as many categories as you like and maybe invite authors to a
> huge
> presentation ceremony. At the very least, students could design
> certificates to be sent to them. You can find a model for this at
> http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/ozreading/yara
>
> Although we have established this as a national Award it could be
> easily
> adapted and kids LOVE to see their name on the web. Regular
> contributors
> might earn the privilege of reading and reviewing the newest purchases
> first! Not-so-keen readers might like to create the pages and as they
> read
> the reviews, might be inspired to pick up a title or two.
>
> I have schools lined up to receive the books and students beg to be
> involved. It makes me smile when I upload reviews from the local high
> school and recognise the names of students who wouldn't read to save
> themselves here at primary!
>
> Just a new curve in an old track ...
> Kia ora
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Braxton
> Teacher Librarian
> Palmerston District Primary School
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> Subject: Re: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 16:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Paula Yohe
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> You may want to check into Scholastic Reading Counts.
> 877-Counts1. You an use points or not - but questions
> are randomly generated from a database of 30 so not
> tow kids ever get the same quiz., you can tie it to
> getting kids to produce video book commercial, interne
> t book reviews, etc,.
> If you have specific questions please contact me.
> Good luck
> Paula
>
> --- Joy Alter Hubel wrote:
> > Has anyone had any particular success with a program
> > that encourages
> > high school students to read? I'm interested in
> > getting information on
> > how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile
> > extra-credit
> > projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type
> > events in the library;
> > anything else anyone would recommend.
> > I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and
> > am wondering what I
> > can do in my school to contradict that notion.
> >
> > Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> > William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> > joy.alter@verizon.net
> >
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> Subject: Re: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 03:02:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Merril Goolsby
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> Please share your replies.
> Thanks!
> Merril Goolsby
> Library Media Specialist
> Biloxi High School
> Biloxi, MS
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> --- Joy Alter Hubel wrote:
> > Has anyone had any particular success with a program
> > that encourages
> > high school students to read? I'm interested in
> > getting information on
> > how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile
> > extra-credit
> > projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type
> > events in the library;
> > anything else anyone would recommend.
> > I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and
> > am wondering what I
> > can do in my school to contradict that notion.
> >
> > Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> > William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> > joy.alter@verizon.net
> >
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> Subject: RE: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:42:16 +0100
> From: "Anderson, Julie LHS-STAFF"
> To: "'joy.alter@verizon.net'"
> Yes, Accelerated Reader. Believe it or not..... I've found that HS is
> so
> full of homework assignments and reading that most kids won't read
> unless
> they get credit for it. AR has increased our circ, the number of
> students
> reading, and our students' reading scores. That's enough evidence for
> me.
> I'd be glad to fill you in on how we use the program here, if you're
> interested.
>
> Julie
>
> Julie Anderson, Librarian
> Liberty High School, Renton, WA 425.837.4901
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joy Alter Hubel [mailto:joy.alter@VERIZON.NET]
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:29 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
>
>
> Has anyone had any particular success with a program that encourages
> high school students to read? I'm interested in getting information
> on
> how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile extra-credit
> projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type events in the library;
> anything else anyone would recommend.
> I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and am wondering what I
> can do in my school to contradict that notion.
>
> Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> joy.alter@verizon.net
>
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> Subject: Re: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: 10 Sep 2001 11:09:57 -0700
> From: wnall@edmail.com
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> Joy,
> Please post a HIT or forward any information you get to me. I am not
> a new librarian but am new to High School. After 18 years in a
> primary school, where I had lunch bunch book clubs, I was forced to
> transfer to High School. I might like to try something that has
> already proven to work with older students.
> Thank goodness, there is another librarian here ( two of us now) so I
> wasn't thrown into secondary cold turkey knowing nothing and with
> noone to help.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 08 September 2001, Joy Alter Hubel wrote:
>
> >
> > Has anyone had any particular success with a program that encourages
> > high school students to read? I'm interested in getting information
> on
> > how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile extra-credit
> > projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type events in the
> library;
> > anything else anyone would recommend.
> > I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and am wondering what
> I
> > can do in my school to contradict that notion.
> >
> > Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> > William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> > joy.alter@verizon.net
> >
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> Wanda Nall
> Library Media Specialist
> Hereford High School
> Hereford, TX
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> Subject: RE: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:41:39 -0400
> From: oh_aca_rro
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> Sorry, this is mostly a request for a hit.
>
> I'm in my third year at a 7-12 school and am wondering about just
> this.
>
> Last year, the 8th grade English teacher assigned a student choice
> book.
> They could then do any kind of project and we put them in the
> display
> case by the library. I wish more teachers would do that!
>
> Also, I suspect that many are secret readers. On girl that I've
> known
> through my daughter since kindergarten reads voraciously at home. I
> never would have pegged her as a reader. A casual conversation with
> a
> another student showed that he has read a lot of Vonnegut. To see
> his
> behaviour during study halls, you'd think he had a reading aversion!
>
> Renee Roth
> Ottawa Hills High School Library
> Toledo, Oh 43606
>
>
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> >===== Original Message From joy.alter@verizon.net =====
> >Has anyone had any particular success with a program that encourages
> >high school students to read? I'm interested in getting information
> on
> >how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile extra-credit
> >projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type events in the
> library;
> >anything else anyone would recommend.
> >I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and am wondering what
> I
> >can do in my school to contradict that notion.
> >
> >Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> >William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> >joy.alter@verizon.net
> >
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> Subject: Re: TARGET,SEC:Teen reading programs
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:42:43 -0700
> From: kaTe
> To: joy.alter@verizon.net
> References: <200109090825.tpn2g6.1la.37tiu4s@merlin>
> hey joy,
>
> i'm way behind mail, but i'm interesred in the responses you get for
> this.
> if you already posted something, i'm sure i'll come upon it soon.
>
> thanks,
>
> kate :)
>
> Joy Alter Hubel wrote:
>
> > Has anyone had any particular success with a program that encourages
> > high school students to read? I'm interested in getting information
> on
> > how to make book discussion groups work; worthwhile extra-credit
> > projects; poetry readings and coffee-house type events in the
> library;
> > anything else anyone would recommend.
> > I'm so tired of hearing that teens won't read, and am wondering what
> I
> > can do in my school to contradict that notion.
> >
> > Joy Alter Hubel, Library Media Specialist
> > William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, NY
> > joy.alter@verizon.net
> >
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