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Fostering a Reading Culture at School

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  #1  Parti cipate  in b ook clubs such as  MYRCA  (Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards).   This is a great  book  club that promotes Canadian literature  and is heavily  encouraged  by school and city libraries. Students in grades 4-8 read from a list  chosen by a committee.  In years past, students would meet a couple of times a week in the library  for reading time, discussion or activities.  At the end of the year, the students vote for their favorite book. I’ve usually  done an Oscar-themed party, red carpet and all, where the academy  (the MYRCA book club students), choose s   the school award  winner . Each student is assigned to be a book’s representative and writes an acceptance speech  from the book’s perspective.   The  winner  accepts the award  and makes his or her speech .  Occasionally, tears are  shed,  and s nacks always follow.  ...
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Gaining Perspective

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Literacy and Internet Access in Developing Countries I loved this week’s assignment. It got me thinking about things other than what is currently going on around me. Teachers are running at full capacity. Homeroom classes are now split into two rooms and the teacher is going back and forth between them. He or she is also teaching students remotely providing 90 minutes of face to face learning time per day. It is definitely a very interesting time to be a teacher! I am truly overwhelmed by the dedication of staff to meet the needs of the students. Room To Read I find that thinking of others during hard times can be a good way of gaining perspective. My research led me to learning about John Wood, a former executive from Microsoft and Room to Read, an international literacy nonprofit organization. In a nutshell, I love what Room to Read is doing. “It builds bilingual libraries, schools, and computer labs in developing countries. The organization also collects donations of English-langu...
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Dream it, believe it, build it

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Learner Considerations  Image: pinterest.com Reality Check The more that I thought about the strategies used to teach students how to pick a good fit book in French, the more I realized that I was on the wrong path. In grades 5 to 8, they can pick a good fit book, they just don’t want to. Image: learningtech.com Observations When normal access to the library is happening, students can borrow up to 4 books, but one must be in French. Here is what I typically see when students are picking a French book. About a third of a classroom will pick a French book right away. Their love for reading is obvious and do not face any challenges. For those without that burning love of reading in French, they will: Choose a book that is way too simple Gravitate to a book that they’ve already read Grab the closest French book and head for the door Try to sneak out without a French book Literature Kathleen McClellan 's Master thesis exactly confirmed my observations. The literature on...
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