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Page 1: Motivating Readers: Collaboration, Challenge, Competence & Choice With literacy expert and author, Sarah Collinge

Motivating Readers:Collaboration, Challenge, Competence &

Choice

With literacy expert and author, Sarah Collinge

www.readsidebyside.com

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What motivates a

love of reading?

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What motivates a love of reading?

Collaboration

Challenge

Competence

Choice

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Collaboration

1. Read Aloud

To Your Child

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Collaboration

2. Talk About the Book Together

Children benefit from structured conversations with an adult in response to written texts (CCSS, Appendix A, p. 27).

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Mem Foxhttp://www.readingrockets.org/

podcasts/reading_aloud/

“If we are reading aloud always something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books like that, they will be able to read them—which is why even a

fifth grade teacher, even a tenth grade teacher, should still be reading to children aloud. There is

always something that is too intractable for kids to read on their own.”

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Listening Comprehension Sets the Upper Limits!

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Listening

Comprehension

Read

ing

Com

preh

ension

Children’s literacy comprehension outpaces reading comprehension until the middle school years (CCS, Appendix A, p. 27).

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When the book said ______ I was thinking _______ because _______.

I agree with you because _______.

ORI disagree withyou because ____.The Common Core Standards

put an emphasis on students’ ability to debate, as this ability is critical to college and career readiness.

If literacy levels are to improve, oral language must be used purposefully and systematically in the language arts classroom.

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Challenge

3. Select rich, challenging literature to read aloud together.

What students read, in terms of complexity, is at least as important as what they can do with what they read (CCS, Appendix A, p. 2).

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Complex Text

Third Grade Read Aloud Exemplars (CCS):

• Multiple themes• Implied purpose• Unconventional

structure• Figurative language• Unfamiliar language or

dialect• Domain specific

vocabulary• Background knowledge

needed• Intertextual demands

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Literature:• Chapter books

• Classic Literature• Award Winners

• Books that require background knowledge

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Competence

Motivation to read is closely tied to our beliefs about ourselves. Children are more likely to want to read

when:

They believe they are a good reader

They believe other people see them as a good reader

They feel part of the reading community

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Competence

“It is the match between the student and the topic or genre that determines the likelihood

of comprehension.”

(Snow, 2002)

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Competence

Build background knowledge

about a topic prior to reading.

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Competence

Build background knowledge

about a genre prior to reading.

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Realistic Fiction

Setting Realistic/believable placePresent time

Characters Fictional Characters that are very real and believableThe main character changes over time

Plot The character must deal with a real-life problem

Most important Element

Character

Readers will think about

How the main character changes over timeHow the main character overcomes challengesThe main character’s beliefs about right and wrongHow the main character’s circumstances impact his/her choices

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Competence

4. After reading a book aloud to your student, select a slightly easier book about the same topic or of the same genre for your child to read independently.

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Charlotte’s WebE. B. White

Mercy Watson SeriesKate DiCamillo

Early Readers

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Fluent Readers

Earthquake TerrorPeg Kehret

Dog HeroesMary Pope Osborne

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Proficient Readers

Children of the Dust BowlJerry Stanley

Out of the DustKaren Hesse

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Competence

Tip: Focus less on the level and more on the match between topic and/or genre.

Myth: Instructional Level Theory-students learn best when they are matched to a specific text level.

Truth: There is a lack of clear research evidence showing the benefits of matching kids to specific text levels.

Shanahanonliteracy.com

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Competence

5. Continue to provide support as your student reads independently.

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Reading Conference

ResearchDecide Teach

Focus on helping students monitor their comprehension of the text:

•Character•Setting•Problem•Main Events

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Use the blurb as a guide

Earthquake Terror – Blurb

From the beginning Jonathan is spooked by the deserted island where his family is camping—and his premonitions come true. After Jonathan’s mother breaks her ankle, Jonathan and his younger sister Abby are left alone. Then a devastating earthquake hits. The bridge is destroyed, the trailer is smashed, and there’s no food or water. Suddenly, Jonathan and Abby are fighting for their lives…

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Choice

Providing choices increases both effort and achievement in

reading.

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Choice

6. Expose your student to a variety of literature, always considering their interests. Allow them to make their own choices when appropriate.

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Emma Walton Hamilton

http://www.readingrockets.org/podcasts/childrensbooks/

“Kids really need support and guidance in finding out what books work for them and what authors inspire them and what styles and genres they respond to. There are a number of ways we can help lead kids to books they love. I think the task is that we have to remember that they need us to do that, and we can’t expect them to just know what they love right off the bat. My advice to parents in helping your child select material to read is first and foremost know your child and help feed his/her individual passion.”

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Choice

Connect reading experiences to their curiosities about the world

around them.

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Experiences

I vividly remember a trip my family took to Victoria, BC during my fourth-grade year. We participated in all the tourist activities, including taking a trip to the Royal BC Museum. I remember the Modern History Gallery, especially the display of the coastal first nations. Shortly after that visit, I picked up my first Scott O’Dell novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins.

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Current Events

My third grade teacher built our excitement for the launch of the Challenger by reading Weekly Reader with us. I will never forget the day of the Challenger explosion. This event became part of my personal history.

Reading has the power to shape our personal history.

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History

A real interest in a time-period is born when readers sense they are part of the story. Readers take on the circumstances and feelings of the characters as they read historical fiction.

Help kids connect with their own family history—•Immigration•Service •Important Events

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People &Cultures

Teaching kids about world cultures helps them appreciate differences in people and their traditions. Students build positive identities and respect for differences.

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“It only takes one really successful, thrilling, joyful, wonderful, losing oneself in the magic, reading experience to captivate a child’s imagination.”

~Emma Walton Hamilton

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Increase your child’s success with chapter books~Raising the Standards Through Chapter Books: The C. I. A. Approach

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