The HEART of a Reader

Teri S. Lesesne@professornana

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Developing a Reader’s Mind

I ended my speech at the ALAN workshop (#alan12) with a revised reader bill of rights.  It is based on the wonderful book,  Better than Life by Daniel Pennac.  Here it is:

• 1. Right to READ YAL AT ANY AGE• 2. Right to READ EXTENSIVELY INSTEAD OF INTENSIVELY• 3. Right to CREATE NEW CANON• 4. Right to READ WITH YOUR EARS• 5. Right to READ TRANSMEDIALLY• 6. Right to READ FREELY• 7. Right to READ WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING• 8. Right to READ BELOW YOUR LEXILE• 9. Right to READ BEYOND YOUR ATOS SCORE• 10. Right to REDEFINE READING

DEVELOPING THE HEART OF

A Reader• COMMUNITY

• ACCESS

• RESPONSE

• ENGAGEMENT

TAKES SOME CARE

Community• Different communities for different

reasons

• Some are temporary; some are permanent

• Overlap

Community

Your Reading Community

Donalyn talks about EPICENTER readers in Reading in the Wild. Who influences your reading?

1.

2.

3.

Building Community

A community should have a common purpose or goal or belief or shared vision.

So, what should be the components of a reading community?

What vision do we share about books and reading?

How can we build a reading community?

Sharing Books(read alouds)

• Pick

• Prepare/Preview

• Project

• Perform

Pick (a pair?)

Preview/Prepare

Project/Perform

Press Play

Using Ladders to Create Communities

• Not ONE book

• Tie books thematically• Genre• Form• Format• Author• Theme• Character Study

Genre

Genre

Form and Format

Form and Format

Author Study

Author Study

Theme

Theme

Character Study

Character Study

ACCESS

• Physical access

• Text access

• Story access

Text Access

• Not Lexiles

• Not levels

• Developmental aspects

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5th gradeRank Boys Girls Both Level

1 WIMPY WIMPY WIMPY 5.2

2 WIMPY WIMPY WIMPY

3 WIMPY WIMPY WIMPY

4 HA TCHET5.9

NUMBER STARS

NUMBER STARS

4.5

5 NUMBER STARS

TWILIGHT5.7

HATCHET

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6TH GRADERANK BOYS GIRLS BOTH LEVEL

1 WIMPY TWILIGHT WIMPY

2 WIMPY NEW MOON WIMPY

3 WIMPY ECLIPSE TWILIGHT

4 HATCHET WIMPY WIMPY

5 NUMBER STARS

BREAKING DAWN

HATCHET

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7TH GRADERANK BOYS GIRLS BOTH LEVEL

1 OUTSIDERS TWILIGHT TWILIGHT

2 WIMPY NEW MOON NEW MOON

3 WIMPY ELCIPSE ECLIPSE

4 GIVER BREAKING DAWN

BREAKING DAWN

5 TWILIGHT OUTSIDERS OUTSIDERS

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8TH GRADERANK BOYS GIRLS BOTH LEVEL

1 OUTSIDERS TWILIGHT TWILIGHT

2 GIVER NEW MOON NEW MOON

3 TWILIGHT ECLIPSE ECLIPSE

4 NEW MOON BREAKING DAWN

BREAKING DAWN

5 WIMPY OUTSIDERS OUTSIDERS

�Higher or Lower?

�Higher or Lower?

�Higher or Lower?

�Higher or Lower

�One More Time

Access Points?

Story Access

Story Access

Story Access

�Personal/emotive

interpretive

critical

evaluative

Response

� Personal/EmotiveWhat is your gut reaction to the text?

InterpretiveIf you were one of the characters, what would you have

done differently?

CriticalHow does the author demonstrate her or his craft?

EvaluativeWhat makes this a “good” or “bad” book?

Levels of Response

Personal/Emotive

Interpretive

Critical

Evaluative

Engagement

Engagement

Engagement

Engagement

Developing a Reader’s Heart

• 1. Someone with the heart of a reader is already a reader, enjoys reading, and turns to reading on a regular basis as an activity they prefer.

2. Someone with the heart of a reader does not need extrinsic motivation. No points, pizza, or other incentives are needed.

3. Someone with the heart of a reader tends to have friends who have reader hearts, too. They enjoy taking about books they have read, comparing notes.

4. Someone with the heart of a reader reads up and down and sideways. Sometimes they turn to books that are easy reads, and occasionally they challenge themselves, too. While they have comfort books, they read widely as well.

5. Someone with the heart of a reader recognizes that books entertain, inform, provoke, and touch them deep in those hearts. They know books can elicit laughter, tears, rage, and the full range of emotions.

Heart Reading

Developing a Reader’s Heart

• 1. Someone with the heart of a reader is already a reader, enjoys reading, and turns to reading on a regular basis as an activity they prefer.

2. Someone with the heart of a reader does not need extrinsic motivation. No points, pizza, or other incentives are needed.

3. Someone with the heart of a reader tends to have friends who have reader hearts, too. They enjoy taking about books they have read, comparing notes.

4. Someone with the heart of a reader reads up and down and sideways. Sometimes they turn to books that are easy reads, and occasionally they challenge themselves, too. While they have comfort books, they read widely as well.

5. Someone with the heart of a reader recognizes that books entertain, inform, provoke, and touch them deep in those hearts. They know books can elicit laughter, tears, rage, and the full range of emotions.

Reading as Reward

Developing a Reader’s Heart

• 1. Someone with the heart of a reader is already a reader, enjoys reading, and turns to reading on a regular basis as an activity they prefer.

2. Someone with the heart of a reader does not need extrinsic motivation. No points, pizza, or other incentives are needed.

3. Someone with the heart of a reader tends to have friends who have reader hearts, too. They enjoy taking about books they have read, comparing notes.

4. Someone with the heart of a reader reads up and down and sideways. Sometimes they turn to books that are easy reads, and occasionally they challenge themselves, too. While they have comfort books, they read widely as well.

5. Someone with the heart of a reader recognizes that books entertain, inform, provoke, and touch them deep in those hearts. They know books can elicit laughter, tears, rage, and the full range of emotions.

Friends’ Recommendations

Developing a Reader’s Heart

• 1. Someone with the heart of a reader is already a reader, enjoys reading, and turns to reading on a regular basis as an activity they prefer.

2. Someone with the heart of a reader does not need extrinsic motivation. No points, pizza, or other incentives are needed.

3. Someone with the heart of a reader tends to have friends who have reader hearts, too. They enjoy taking about books they have read, comparing notes.

4. Someone with the heart of a reader reads up and down and sideways. Sometimes they turn to books that are easy reads, and occasionally they challenge themselves, too. While they have comfort books, they read widely as well.

5. Someone with the heart of a reader recognizes that books entertain, inform, provoke, and touch them deep in those hearts. They know books can elicit laughter, tears, rage, and the full range of emotions.

Up, Down, Sideways

Developing a Reader’s Heart

• 1. Someone with the heart of a reader is already a reader, enjoys reading, and turns to reading on a regular basis as an activity they prefer.

2. Someone with the heart of a reader does not need extrinsic motivation. No points, pizza, or other incentives are needed.

3. Someone with the heart of a reader tends to have friends who have reader hearts, too. They enjoy taking about books they have read, comparing notes.

4. Someone with the heart of a reader reads up and down and sideways. Sometimes they turn to books that are easy reads, and occasionally they challenge themselves, too. While they have comfort books, they read widely as well.

5. Someone with the heart of a reader recognizes that books entertain, inform, provoke, and touch them deep in those hearts. They know books can elicit laughter, tears, rage, and the full range of emotions.

Entertain

Inform

Provoke

Touch

Does it all

And a final rec

Why all the talk about

Engagement?

Coming in March 2015

WILL YOU BE MINE? THE

ENGAGEMENT BOOK

DONALYN MILLER TERI LESESNE

HEINEMANNMARCH 2015