1. TEEN LITERACY
GETTING TEENS TO READ
IN A
HIGH TECH SOCIETY :
APPROACHES &
TECHNIQUES

2. TEEN LITERACY
GOAL:
TO INCREASE LITERACY AMONG
TEENS IN A HIGH TECH SOCIETY
OBJECTIVE:
THIS WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE
VARIOUS APPROACHES & TECHNIQUES
IN
“GETTING TEENS TO READ IN A HIGH
TECH SOCIETY”

3. INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH AND REPORTS ON TEEN LITERACY
ARE ONGOING. ONE SUCH REPORT OF
INTEREST:” A DEVELOPMENTAL
PERSPECTIVE ON COLLEGE AND
WORKPLACE READINESS” BY Lippman, L,
Atienza, A., Rivers, A. & Kieth, J. SEEKS TO
PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
ON WHAT COMPETENCIES YOUNG PEOPLE
NEED TO BE READY FOR COLLEGE, THE
WORKPLACE, AND THE TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD.
THE COMPETENCIES NEEDED ARE
ORGANIZED INTO FIVE DOMAINS OF YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT: PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL,
SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND SPIRITAL. (2008).

4. INTRODUCTION CONT'D
INADDITION,VARIOUS GROUPS FACE
UNIQUE AND A VAST AMOUNT OF
CHALLENGES MEETING THE
READINESS CRITERIA FOR COLLEGE
AND THE WORKPLACE. THESE GROUPS
INCLUDE LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY
STUDENTS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS, STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES, DISCONNECTED YOUTH,
YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE
AND SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH.

5. No Child Lefted Behind
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) promises
that all students will be academically
successful by 2014. Literacy is one of the
major academic areas in which all
students will demonstrate proficiency;
students must be able to read, write,
think, and communicate, both critically
and creatively.
http://www.reading.org/General/CurrentResearch/Repo

6. New York Comprehensive
Center
The New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC) is
one of 16 regional comprehensive centers that
are federally funded to implement the
mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB). They engaged the New York State
Education Department in using research-based
findings and rigorous evidence. The Center
provides technical assistance services and
works with the State on emerging needs based
on new statutes and policy mandates. The
NYCC’s main focus is on those activities which
have the greatest potential for developing the
state’s capacity in helping improve student

7. Achieve Inc
Created in 1996 by the nation’s governors
and corporate leaders, Achieve is an
independent, non-profit organization
based in Washington, D.C. that helps states
raise academic standards and graduation
requirements, improve assessments and
strengthen accountability.

Achieve is leading the effort to make
college and career readiness a national
priority

8. Achieve

http://www.achieve.org

9. Statistics

In 2002, 23 percent of all black students
who began public high school left it
prepared for college, compared to 40
percent of whites (Greene and Winters
2005).

(U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Vocational and Adult Education 2002)
reported that african american and
hispanic twelveth graders read at the same
level as white eighth graders.

10. Statistics

U.S. schools are now 41 percent nonwhite
and the majority of the nonwhite students
attend

schools that show substantial segregation
(Orfield and Lee 2005).

In thirty-one of forty-nine states, school
districts with the highest minority
enrollments receive fewer resources than
school districts with the lowest number of
minorities enrolled.
(Carey 2004)

11. Statistics
In high schools where at least 75 percent of
the students are low-income, there are
three times as many uncertified or out-of-
field teachers teaching both English and
science than in schools with wealthier
populations (Wirt et al. 2004).

12. Statistics

Black students were more likely than
white students to attend schools where
trash was

present on the floor (29 percent vs. 18
percent), graffiti was present (10 percent
vs. 3

percent), and ceilings were in disrepair (12
percent vs. 7 percent) (Planty and Devoe
2005

13. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
National Endowment for the Arts. (2007). To
Read or Not To Read: A Question of National
Consequence. Washington, DC: The National
Endowment for the Arts compiled data on
reading trends from more than 40 sources—
federal agencies, universities, foundations,
associations— to present an overview of
American reading. Among the negative trends
revealed: Americans are reading less and less
well, and the progress in reading ability made
at the elementary school level disappears when
children become teens.

14. Organizations That Promote
Teen Literacy
Public Libraries have librarians who are also
know as young adult or teen librarians.
Public Libraries & teen librarians offer
information and programs that promote teen
literacy.
Teens prefer to pick their own books It is the
responsibility of the librarian to know what
type of books the teens prefer etc

Teens are also encourage to volunteer & assist
with the summer reading program

15. Organizations That Promote Teen
Literacy

Yalsa : “The Young Adult Library Serivices
Association” is a division of the American Library
Association; Top leader in the selection of books,
videos and audios for teens.
They hold “Teen Read Week”& “Teen Tech week”
and Michael L.Printz award annually.
ALA Midwinter Conference 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63zgt-IN2NI

Libraries 3.0

16. Reading is Fundamental
(RIF)

Largest and oldest
literacy
organization
RIF books are free at
the library To
motivate the teens
to read.

17. National Institute for Literacy

The National Institute for Literacy makes
information from scientifically based
research on adolescent literacy available to
educators.

The Institute looks to strengthen reading
and literacy across the lifespan, including
during middle school and high school.

Scientifically based research findings that
help answer pertinent questions about
literacy development during adolescence

18. International Reading
Association

The International Reading Association is a
professional membership promoting high
levels of literacy for all by improving the
quality of reading instruction, providing
research and information about reading,
and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
IRA's network includes classroom
teachers, reading specialists, consultants,
administrators, supervisors, university
faculty, researchers, psychologists,
librarians, media specialists, and parents

19. Academy of American Poets

The Academy offers Poets.org, National
Poetry Month in April, the largest literary
celebration in the world; In addition to the
Poetry Audio Archive, a collection of
nearly 500 recordings; and the Online
Poetry Classroom, an online resource
providing free poetry lesson plans and
other tools for.

20. Approachs & TechniquesThat Can
Get Teens to Read In A High Tech
Society
Brooklyn Public
Library Stone
Avenue Book
Discussion WIKi &
Podcast

http://www.stoneave.wetpa

21. Approaches & Techniques

http://bookscreening.com/
Hold Still by Nina LaCour...
Posted by Book Trailer

22. Approaches & Techniques

Simon & Schuster;
Teen site Pulse It

http://teen.simonandschuster
Publishers will send free
books to teens in
exchange for there
opinionated reviews

23. Approaches & Techniques

readergirlz' mission is
to champion teen
literacy and
corresponding social
service.
http://www.readergirlz.com

24. Approaches & Techniques

Hip Scouts Advance Reader Program
Teens are allowed to read & review teen
books before they are released.
hipscouts@hbusa.com

25. Approaches & Techniques

A blogging site that
contains reviews on
teen books

26. Approaches & Techniques

Digital Reading & Multimedia: Teens are
reading less in this present high tech
society. Todays teen fiction authors must
compete with communication and
entertainment technology.There are
authors like Patrick Carman who wrote
Skeleton Creek, incorporating writing and
interactive videos to attract reluctant
readers.

27. Approaches & Techniques

Cathy's Book by Sean
Stewart
uses technology to enhance the
experience of enjoying a really
good story. Part romance,
thriller, and mystery, was a
New York Times bestseller.
Readers identify with Cathy
Vickers. They read the stories,
listened to the phone
messages, visited the websites,
watched the trailers and
posted messages on MySpace
and Facebook.

28. Approaches & Techniques

Cathy's Book, the first
interactive teen novel,
is back for the iPhone
and iPod Touch

http://www.cathysbook.com/

http://www.cathysring.com/
http://www.cathyskey.com/

29. Approaches & Techniques

Hip Scouts Advance Reader Program
allows teens to read & review Teen/Young
adult books free before they're released.
hipscouts@hbgusa.com

30. Approaches & Techniques

Teenreads.com bring
teens info and features
about their favorite
authors, books, series
and characters. Also
Contains American
Library Youth Media
Awards and author
interviews

http://www.teenreads.
com

31. Approaches & Techniques

Vooks: a more sophisticated version of
multimedia books for adults

A distinctly modern style of reading the vook
blends a well written book, high quality video and
the strength of the internet woven into a complete
story. You can a read book, watch videos that
compliment the story and connect with the author
concurrently.

Username: Sherlock197@vook.com
https://read.vook.com/login?v=sherlock
Password: d8cR3swu

32. References

Carey, K. (2004). The funding gap 2004: Many
states still shortchange low-income and minority
students.

Greene, J. P. and Winters, M. (2005). Public high
school graduation and college readiness: 1991-
2002

Planty, M. and Devoe, J. (2005). An examination
of the conditions of school facilities attended by
10th-grade students in 2002 (NCES 2006-302).
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office

33. References
National Assessment of Education Progress. (2009, July
21). The nation's report card. Retrieved November 4, 2009, from
nations reportcard.gov/reading_math_grade12_2005/s0206.asp
Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., & Donahue, P.L. (2009). The nation's report
card: Trends in academic progress in reading and mathematics
2008. Retrieved June 11, 2009, from
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/main2008/2009479.asp

Dropout Report

http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/view_online.php?url=http%3A
%2F%2Fwww.clms.neu.edu%2Fpublication%2Fdocuments
%2FCLMS_2009_Dropout_Report.pdf

34. References
• National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/http://nces.ed.gov/
• National Educational Association
• http://www.nea.org/tools/16858.htm
• Reading across the nation
• www.healthychild.ucla.edu/ROR/ROR_Chartbook_2007.pdf
• Barriers to College Attainment: Lessons from
ChicagoNagoka, J., Roderick, M. & Coca, V. (2009). Barriers to
college attainment: lessons from Chicago. Washington, DC:
Center for American Progress
•
•

35. References
Closing the Expectations Gap - 2009Achieve, Inc.(2009).
Closing the Expectations Gap. Washington, DC: Achieve,
Inc.http://achieve.org/closingtheexpectationsgap2009
Adlit.org:Cities In Crisis/Closing the Graduation Gap
http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%
Journal of Adolescent & Adult literacy: International
Reading Association
New York State Reading Association
http://www.nysreading.org/
What Do Teens Want
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703770.h
tml

36. Resources
• Brooklyn Public Library
• http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/teens
• Young Adult Library Services Association/YALSA
http://www.ala.org/yalsa
• AdLit.org/Adolescent Literacy/
http://www.adlit.org
• Ypulse/ youth marketing ,media & research
• http://www.ypulse.com/
•
•

37. Resources
• New York Comprehensive Center
http://nycomprehensivecenter.org/resources/
•

38. Resources
Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys
http://www.guysread.com/
Readergirlz is about celebrating strong girls in books
who've got the guts to dream.
http://www.readergirlz.com
Guys Lit Wire
http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com/
Teenreads.com bring teens info and features about their
favorite authors, books, series and characters. Part of
Book Report Network
http://www.teenreads.com

39. Resources
• Chick Lit /teens
• http://www.chicklitteens.com
• Simon & Schuster/Get the LATEST ON TEEN BOOKS,
author updates, and exclusive content with book trailers
• http://teen.simonandschuster.com/
Bookscreening.com gives book-hungry readers a
smorgasbord of trailers to screen through, comment on, and
share with their friends.
http://bookscreening.com

40. Resources
Multimedia novels for teens who prefer communication &
entertainment technology over printed books.
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
http://www.scholastic.com/skeletoncreek/
The Amanda Project is the story of Amanda Valentino,
told through an interactive website and eight-book
series for teens 13 & up. Readers are invited to become
a part of the story as they help the main characters
search for Amanda.
http://www.theamandaproject.com/

41. Resources
• Cathy's Book : Cathy's Book, the first interactive teen novel,
If Found Call (650) 266-8233/ http://www.cathysbook.com/
• Cathy's Key: (650) 266-8202
http://www.cathyskey.com/
• Cathy's Ring
http://www.cathysring.com/
• Cathy's Book, novel, is back and completely compatible
for the iPhone and iPod Touch
http://www.cathysbook.com/app/
•

42. Resources
• For advance Readers: Teen division of Simon & Schuster will
send free books to teen members of Pulse It for in exchange
for their opinions
http://teen.simonandschuster.com/
• Hip Scouts Advance Reader Program: Allows teens to
read & review teen/young adult books before their released
hipscouts@hbgusa.com

43. Resources
• Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) @
Neighborhood Libraries
• Summer Reading Program @ Neighborhood
Libraries

44. Trends
Vook A vook is a new innovation in reading that
incorporates a well-written book, high-quality video
and the power of the Internet into a single, complete
story.You can read your book, watch videos that
enhance the story and connect with authors and your
friends through social media all on one screen,
simultaneously. This Vook was created in
conjunction with the Sherlock Holmes Society in
London