District Wide Information

Inspire your Students to Love Reading

Summer is just around the corner.  Now is a great time to share how students can continue to read all summer long.  Here are my 10 tips for you!

1. Encourage students to join the summer reading program at your nearest public library

2. Search for book trailers of some of your favorite novels/stories

3. Give book talks of books you've read or encourage students to give book talks of books they've read and enjoyed.

4. Encourage students to make a list of books they want to read this summer.  Remember to make this manageable so students are more likely to read rather than feel overwhelmed.

5. Check out GuysRead at www.GuysRead.com.  This resource is great for elementary and middle school students.

6. For high school students, encourage them to get involved in Goodreads www.goodreads.com/.  Goodreads is a great resource to discover and share books you love on  the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations.

7. Encourage students in grades 3-8 to start reading the new Maud Hart Lovelace nominees.  These are available at the Marshall Lyon County Library.

8. For students in grades K-3, there is a new award called Star of the North Award  http://www.starofthenorthaward.org/.  This award will follow the same guidelines as the Maud Hart Lovelace Award.  In order to vote, students should read or have read to them eight of the ten nominees.  Voting will take place in March and the winning title will be announced on April 25th, the same date the Maud Hart Lovelace Award is announced.  

9. Check out opportunities like the one below featuring James Patterson and NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade.Teachers and students can go one-on-one with best-selling author James Patterson and NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade on April 25. At 1:00 p.m. (ET), these two titans will talk about how reading has changed their lives and will give students, educators and parents useful tips for getting youth to love reading. Register online to watch the webcast. After you register, you will receive a digital packet containing system requirements and webcast viewing instructions.

http://www.jamespattersonevents.com/

10. Check out James Patterson's website http://www.readkiddoread.com/ to encourage students to become lifelong readers.