Anne LeeVice President of Program DevelopmentScholastic Book Fairs

Anne’s Top Four Tips to Raise Readers

• Encourage families to read aloud from birth until college

• Get every child a public library card, make sure that everyone knows where their public library is located and how to get there

• Innovate to create and use tools and programs to match right-fit books for each child

• Believe in the power of the parent

What does it mean to believe in something?

Share your beliefs on independent reading

“The single factor most strongly associated with reading achievement-

more than socioeconomic status or any instructional approach is independent

reading.”

~ Dr Stephen Krashen

The Power of Reading

http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/programs/raising-readers/

Parents Make a HUGE Difference

Reading Aloud

Jim Trelease

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/

“Ensurance Policy”

Link to the Kids & Family Reading Report 2013: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/files/kfrr2013-noappendix.pdf

Right-Fit Books

“There’s no such thing as a kid who hates reading.  There are just kids who love reading, and kids who are reading

the wrong books.  We need to help them find the right books.  There are millions

of kids in this country who’ve never read a book they love and that needs to

change.”   

~ James Patterson

Who are your reading heroes?

Dr Freeman Hrabowski

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski UMBC: http://president.umbc.edu/

“Once a child learns to read, you can never take it from her.”

~ Maggie G Hrabowski

Maggie Hrabowski

The Power of One

Dr Timothy Blair

Reading Camp:http://education.ucf.edu/readinged/readingcamp.cfmDr Blair talks about the importance of Reading Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoFWBir8eKsScholastic Book Fairs Article: http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/experience/articles/2012/jul/camps-turn-kids-into-readers-parents-into-teachers.asp

Principal Sylvia IbarraAndrew Jackson Elementary School

McAllen, Texas

Scholastic Book Fairs Article:http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/experience/articles/2013/oct/p2p-doubled-world-record.aspSchool Website: http://jackson.mcallenisd.org/pages/McAllenISD_JacksonES

Minutes Read

3,110,080as of 6/20/14

Jane MartinLanguage Arts & Reading

TeacherCroton Unified School District

Resource Room TeacherUnited Nations International

School

Title 1 Language Arts Coordinator

East Noble SchoolsTeacher’s College Doctoral Program

Teaching BeliefsBelieve every child can

learn.

Make certain every student reads independently every day.

Start on time. If someone is late,

they should miss something.

Parents are important.

Create clear expectations.

Make it possible for every student to be successful.

Anne’s Top Four Tips to Raise Readers

• Encourage families to read aloud from birth until college

• Get every child a public library card, make sure that everyone knows where their public library is located and how to get there

• Innovate to create and use tools and programs to match right-fit books for each child

• Believe in the power of the parent

“I believe if you can turn a kid on to reading, you’re saving a life. And that’s what I’m trying to do, in partnership with parents, teachers, librarians, publishers,

other authors, and booksellers—I want to save lives.”

~ James Patterson