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From: JuneCL at aol.com <JuneCL>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 10:48:31 EDT
This isn't a suggestion for specific books, but a reminder that young people, including reluctant readers, will often pay more attention to their peers than the adults in their lives. Classroom or library programming that takes advantage of this by including activities such as student booktalks and book reviews, student led literature groups and circles, and buddy reading (matching intermediate and primary students), can be engaging for all students.
???? June Locke, Ithaca, NY
???? Retired El. Librarian
In a message dated 8/5/06 11:22:08 PM, J_C_Elliott at msn.com writes:
> And not to forget, Christopher Paul Curtis. I really liked his "the
> Watson's
> go to Birmingham 1963" and "Bud Not Buddy" (which I used for a teen book
> club and as a lead into a "Jazz night _at_ the Library".
>
> There is also Matt Christopher for boys who like sports.
>
> One problem we have getting my son to read is that when he was given his
> summer reading list for school, only one book was geared towards boys. Even
> the 'fantasy' book on dragons (he picked it because it had dragons) had a
> girl as the main character, which caused him to not like it very much (to
> put it nicely).
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Boagjohns at aol.com>
> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Reluctant readers
>
>
> > Hi, all
> >
> > Surely we can capture our boys with titles from the talented Walter Dean
> > Myers - book talks, read aloud or one on one discussions
> >
> > Henrietta
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Received on Sun 06 Aug 2006 09:48:31 AM CDT
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 10:48:31 EDT
This isn't a suggestion for specific books, but a reminder that young people, including reluctant readers, will often pay more attention to their peers than the adults in their lives. Classroom or library programming that takes advantage of this by including activities such as student booktalks and book reviews, student led literature groups and circles, and buddy reading (matching intermediate and primary students), can be engaging for all students.
???? June Locke, Ithaca, NY
???? Retired El. Librarian
In a message dated 8/5/06 11:22:08 PM, J_C_Elliott at msn.com writes:
> And not to forget, Christopher Paul Curtis. I really liked his "the
> Watson's
> go to Birmingham 1963" and "Bud Not Buddy" (which I used for a teen book
> club and as a lead into a "Jazz night _at_ the Library".
>
> There is also Matt Christopher for boys who like sports.
>
> One problem we have getting my son to read is that when he was given his
> summer reading list for school, only one book was geared towards boys. Even
> the 'fantasy' book on dragons (he picked it because it had dragons) had a
> girl as the main character, which caused him to not like it very much (to
> put it nicely).
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Boagjohns at aol.com>
> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Reluctant readers
>
>
> > Hi, all
> >
> > Surely we can capture our boys with titles from the talented Walter Dean
> > Myers - book talks, read aloud or one on one discussions
> >
> > Henrietta
> > _______________________________________________
> > CCBC-Net mailing list
> > CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
> > Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe...
> > http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net
> >
>
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