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From: Heather Marchetta <hmarchetta_at_cwmars.org>
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:48:44 -0500
As a librarian, it is helpful to know if the person looking for a book is a "reluctant" reader or not.
When I find out a person is a reluctant reader who just doesn't like to read, I try to find out their interests and then look for books within that interest that incorporate some humor. These children are usually not at all happy about having to find a book in the first place, so I try to make the process fun.
One way I do this is by giving enthusiastic book talks. It usually takes quite a few tries before the child finds something interesting, so it is important to keep up the level of enthusiasm. When a child is a reluctant reader, it is almost impossible to convince them a book is worth reading unless they have a very good idea what the book is about.
Another "trick" is to suggest books below the child's reading level. When the child is able to get through the book with relative ease, it helps to boost their reading self confidence.
Heather
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From: Megan Schliesman
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:40 PM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject:
February Dicussion Topics Importance: Low
Please feel free to spend the next few days sharing your children's and young adult-literature related announcements.
Our CCBC-Net discussion topics for February are below. We'll kick off the first discussion later this week.
Stay warm and safe!
Megan
February Topics:
First Half of Month: "Reluctant or Not? Challenging Perceptions/Meeting Needs." We often receive reference questions at the CCBC asking for book suggestions for reluctant readers, and late last month CCBC-Net took an accidental detour into the issue of how we as professionals understand and meet the needs of kids perceived as "reluctant" to read. We'll continue examining this topic during the first half of February.
Is labeling some kids "reluctant readers" helpful or a hindrance in our work as professionals?
Does using the term affect the way we interact with some children and teens?
And what methods have you found work best in finding and recommending books to light a spark of interest in readers who don't get excited by books in general, but may be excited about specific books, or other types of reading?
Received on Tue 08 Feb 2011 12:48:44 PM CST
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:48:44 -0500
As a librarian, it is helpful to know if the person looking for a book is a "reluctant" reader or not.
When I find out a person is a reluctant reader who just doesn't like to read, I try to find out their interests and then look for books within that interest that incorporate some humor. These children are usually not at all happy about having to find a book in the first place, so I try to make the process fun.
One way I do this is by giving enthusiastic book talks. It usually takes quite a few tries before the child finds something interesting, so it is important to keep up the level of enthusiasm. When a child is a reluctant reader, it is almost impossible to convince them a book is worth reading unless they have a very good idea what the book is about.
Another "trick" is to suggest books below the child's reading level. When the child is able to get through the book with relative ease, it helps to boost their reading self confidence.
Heather
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From: Megan Schliesman
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:40 PM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject:
February Dicussion Topics Importance: Low
Please feel free to spend the next few days sharing your children's and young adult-literature related announcements.
Our CCBC-Net discussion topics for February are below. We'll kick off the first discussion later this week.
Stay warm and safe!
Megan
February Topics:
First Half of Month: "Reluctant or Not? Challenging Perceptions/Meeting Needs." We often receive reference questions at the CCBC asking for book suggestions for reluctant readers, and late last month CCBC-Net took an accidental detour into the issue of how we as professionals understand and meet the needs of kids perceived as "reluctant" to read. We'll continue examining this topic during the first half of February.
Is labeling some kids "reluctant readers" helpful or a hindrance in our work as professionals?
Does using the term affect the way we interact with some children and teens?
And what methods have you found work best in finding and recommending books to light a spark of interest in readers who don't get excited by books in general, but may be excited about specific books, or other types of reading?
Received on Tue 08 Feb 2011 12:48:44 PM CST
