Presentation to elementary librarians in Conroe ISD.

1. Reading Round Up

2. Teri Lesesne
Distinguished Professor
Sam Houston State
LS Program

3. Karin Perry
Associate Professor
Sam Houston State
Library Science
Program

4. The envelope, please
2019 winners

5. NEWBERY

6. CALDECOTT

7. BELPRE

8. PRINTZ

10. MORRIS

11. EXCELLENCE IN
NONFICTION

12. 1.
Graphic Novels
Yes, Virginia, they ARE real reading

14. A picture is worth a thousand words
Series
NF GN

25. TWO DOGS IN A TRENCHCOAT GO TO SCHOOL
Series
GN

26. MR. WOLF’S CLASS
Series
GN

29. HEY KIDDO
AUTOBIOGRAPHY (MEMOIR?)
GN

33. 2.
Mentor Texts
Fiction and Nonfiction

34. A picture is worth a thousand words
GN adaptation of novel
Metafiction
Traditional literature characters

40. A picture is worth a thousand words

42. A picture is worth a thousand words

47. A picture is worth a thousand words

52. Video

64. 3.
Middle Grade

66. HARBOR ME

68. WINSLOW

70. THE PARKER INHERITANCE

72. INKLING

78. ENDLING THE LAST

83. 4.
Make ’em laugh
Iin other words, funny booksher

84. Har de har har

85. Har de har har

87. Har de har har

88. Har de har har

91. Har de har har

99. Are You a Reader?
Some quick assessments...

100. Our process is easy
first second last
SO SOME MORE RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
THE NEED TO BE A READER

101. The Survey using Kahoot (FTF) and Survey Monkey (online)
I work in… (given choice of elementary, middle, high school, other)
How many books, on the average, do you read in a month?
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7+
On the average, do you read more ADULT books or more CHILDREN'S and
YA books?
Do you read graphic novels? Y/N
Do you listen to audiobooks? Y/N

102. Do you PREFER print books or eBooks?
When do you usually do most of your reading?
early morning, at bedtime, spread over the day
Do you take books with you "just in case"? Y/N
Where do you get most of your recommendations for books?
Online through Amazon, Goodreads, etc.
Friends
Blogs and websites
Students

103. Do you blog or tweet about the books you read? Y/N
Do you have a class Twitter account? Y/N
Do you have a Twitter account? Y/N
Do you have a Facebook or Tumblr or Pinterest account? Y/N with
follow up

104. The Results
n=2000

105. 47%
reported reading 1-2 books per month

106. 27%
Reported reading 2-3 books per month

107. 11%
reported reading 5-6 books a month
r

108. 15%
reported reading 7 or more books per month

109. So what?
Apply what we learned

110. # books published annually for K-12 readers
6000

111. If the majority of educators are reading <25
books a year:
How do they become role models for students?
How do they read even all the award winners or
starred review books?
How are they selecting books to be read?
If most are selecting books using platforms such as
Goodreads, where is the outside influence on reading?
(#wndb)

112. Your Reading
Autobiography
What 1-2 books definitely need to be a part of your
reading autobiography?
Remember the books can be positive or negative
reading experiences.

113. What Do Kids
Need From You?

116. Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report

118. What makes
YOU laugh?
You can find it in a book.
Silly
Subtle
Smart
Dry
Hyperbolic
Bathroom
Parody

124. 81%
Do NOT have a presence on social media
(other than Pinterest)

125. http://www.txla.org/pinterest-isnt-pedagogyNALYM
PINTEREST IS NOT PEDAGOGY BY DONALYN MILLER

126. SO WHAT?
Part Two

127. Educators are not reading the forms and formats
that interest their students
Educators are not using all the tools at their
disposal (audiobooks)
Educators are not where their students are in
social media and are not using social media for
full effect

128. Some recommendations

129. Essential Elements
role models throughout the school
time set aside for reading
permitting choice of reading materials
having educators show interest in what
students read
access to books in and outside of school

131. How will YOU become
a role model?
Apply the research

132. Make a plan now.
WRITE DOWN TWO GOALS
POST THEM EVERYWHERE

136. thanks!
Any questions?
You can find US at
@PROFESSORNANA
@KPERRY

137. URLs for presentation
www.slideshare.net/professornana
www.slideshare.net/karinlibrarian