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Littlejohn, Carol – 1999
Offering over 300 successful "booktalks" for librarians, teachers, and parents, this book shows how to "hook" reluctant readers onto books. The field-tested booktalks (brief "commercials" for books that give just enough information to promote reading the book) are divided into three reading levels: elementary, middle…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation
Littlejohn, Carol – 2000
This volume, a companion to "Talk That Book: Booktalks To Promote Reading," presents 263 new booktalks on classics and best sellers that serve a wide range of interests for all ages and reading interests. Usually, booktalking is an oral presentation of 10 or 20 booktalks lasting about 30 minutes; however, this book can also act as a…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Library Services, Reading Interests
Direct linkCarbo, Marie – Corwin Press, 2007
Literacy expert Marie Carbo pairs identifying each learner's unique reading style with a wide range of differentiated strategies to help all learners experience greater reading success. Using these research-based methods, both novice and experienced teachers can increase reading achievement with all learners, including those who are at-risk,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Special Needs Students, Reading Motivation
Butt, Donna Sabino; Thurman, Kathy Barlow – 2001
This teaching resource goes beyond songs, games, and finger plays to function as a one-of-a-kind interactive book. Teachers are given basic instructions on how to create a variety of different interactive books for their students to enjoy. Lists of materials needed to create each book are also included with the instructions. The resource book…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Activities, Primary Education
Baxter, Kathleen A.; Kochel, Marcia Agness – 1999
This book presents ideas for more than 350 booktalks to use with children in grades 1-8. It is written in a conversational style and is divided thematically into the following seven high-interest chapters: (1) "Great Disasters," including shipwrecks and disasters at sea, fires, floods, diseases and other natural disasters; (2) "Fun…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Nonfiction
Campbell-Rush, Peggy – Crystal Springs Books, 2007
In this book, author Peggy Campbell-Rush shares the strategies she relies on to teach young students not only how to read and write, but also to love to read and write. Teachers will find close to 100 tips, ideas, and activities that they can implement immediately, including: the dos and don'ts for reading aloud; putting new twists on tedious…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Emergent Literacy, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction
Walker, Barbara J., Ed.; Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed. – 1998
Responding to the America Reads Challenge and the increasing emphasis on using volunteer tutors to help all children learn to read, the activities and suggestions in this easy-to-use book are from the journal "The Reading Teacher" and are classroom tested. It provides instructional tips for teachers and tutors who are collaboratively…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Reading Motivation
Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith, Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed. – 2000
Most educators recognize the importance of home-school connections, especially for the development of engaged and enthusiastic readers. This collection of 33 articles published in "The Reading Teacher" from 1993 to 1999 presents the "best of the best" classroom-tested ideas and approaches for increasing student motivation for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation
Arua, Arua E., Ed. – 2003
This collection of more than 40 papers was selected from more than 150 presentations at the 2nd Pan-African Conference on Reading sponsored by the Reading Association of Nigeria and the International Reading Association's International Development in Africa Committee. The collection is divided into seven sections. Under Section 1--Towards Building…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Richardson, Judy S. – 2000
This book shows middle school and high school classroom teachers how read-aloud excerpts from a variety of genres can be used in the content areas. The book aims to promote students' motivation to read and further study. It offers teaching ideas for special populations such as adult beginning readers and readers with disabilities. The book…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, High Schools, Middle Schools
Dunn, Rita; Blake, Brett Elizabeth – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
This book provides educators, parents and caretakers with a variety of instructional strategies for engaging K-8 students. These approaches are designed to enable all students to read easily and enjoyably by utilizing different styles and approaches. The techniques are not generally found in conventional classrooms, but are specifically targeted…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Young Children, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Hawthorne, Karen; Gibson, Jane E. – 2002
This book features bulletin boards and showcases, designed to motivate readers to use the library, that have been the favorites of students in grades 7-12. Chapter 1 covers getting started, including principles of design, tools of design, background, borders, letters, leaves and flowers, opaque projector/overhead projector/document projector,…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Design Preferences, Display Aids, Library Services
Blass, Rosanne J. – 2002
This guide features booktalks for elementary grades of recently published (1998-2001) fiction and nonfiction titles that are either award winners, written by award-winning authors, positively reviewed in national reading advocacy journals, or representative of an emerging trend in children's literature. Each booktalk entry consists of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Graphic Organizers, Library Extension
Brozo, William G. – 2002
When it comes to reading, teen and preteen boys are the most difficult students. This book addresses the growing concern among middle and high school teachers about boys' lack of literacy growth and independent reading. The book makes the case that boys are in the greatest need of help with literacy instruction and stresses the importance of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness
Cox, Ruth E. – 2002
For busy library media specialists, booktalks are an easy way to tempt reluctant readers and guide frequent readers in finding what they want to read. This collection of over 150 booktalks based on the best-of-the-best award-winning books for grades 9-12, with many taken from the American Library Association and International Reading Association's…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, High Schools
