Promote Achievement and Independence,

Promote ReadingO Connect Meme with an academic

setting

Promote AchievementO Encourage readingO Lead by exampleO Picture of adult participating in

a summer reading program

Promote AchievementO Read AloudO Model reading strategiesO Include pictures of these

activities

Promote IndependenceO Give students reading choicesO Add pictures of different kinds of

books.O According to a Scholastic survey , “91%

of kids ages 6 to 17 say they’re more likely to read a book if they pick it out “(Gormly).

O Classroom teachers-allow students to vote on class novels

O School Librarians- a suggestion box for book recommendations

O Add pictures of students voting or pics of several kinds of books

Promote IndependenceO Provide opportunities for independent

readingO Add picture of students readingO Make it fun! Allow them to sit somewhere

else besides their desksO Change the scenery! Take students to the

library to read, the cafeteria, the court yard, the gym… be creative!

O Pics of students reading in different locations

Promote ReadingO School Events and programs such as book

fairs, author visits, book clubsO Add images of book fairs, book displays etc.O Provide more in school reading opportunities O According to a Scholastic survey , “78

percent of students who read frequently for fun — at least five days a week — said they had time to read a book during the school day”(Gormly).

Promote ReadingO Promote reading in the 21st century by

implementing technologyO Allow students to use E ReadersO Add picture of students reading E booksO Use social media such as Facebook or Twitter

to generate interest in books and reading events happening within the school community

O Allow students to demonstrate their reading comprehension by creating cartoons, videos, and book trailers using Web 2.0 tools

O Add images of social media and Web 2.0 logos

It’s Up to US!O Reading is an important life skill.O Promote reading for the success

of us all!O Image of diploma.

Need More Convincing?OKrashen, Stephen D. The Power of Reading : Insights from the Research. 2nd ed. ed. Westport, Conn. : Portsmouth, N.H.: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 2004. Web. OLee, Jihyun. "Universal Factors of Student Achievement in High-Performing Eastern and Western Countries." Journal of educational psychology 106.2 (2014): 364-74. Web. OMcELMEEL, SHARRON. "What are Young Learners Reading?" Teacher Librarian 42.4 (2015): 29-33. Web. OSullivan, Alice. "The Life- Long Benefits of Reading for Pleasure." School Librarian 63.1 (2015): 5. Web.

Special Thanks To…O Animoto for images and musicO Images also provided by

Photosforclass.com and Giesla Zech

O Video Created by: Animoto and Giesla Zech

Work Cited PageO American Library Association (ALA) and American

Association of School Librarians (AASL). Standards for the Initial Preparation of School Librarians.American Library Association. 2010. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <http://tinyurl.com/ALA-AASL-Initial-Prep>.

O Cullinan, Bernice E. “Independent Reading and School Achievment.” School Library Media Reasearch 3 (2000): 1-24. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol3/SLMR_IndependentReading_V3.pdf

O Gormly, K. “Scholastic Study: Choosing books builds love of reading.” TribeLive: AandE, 02 Feb. 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://triblive.com/aande/books/7603754-74/says-reading-kids

Work CitedO Holland, Mindy Miner. "Why we Need to Stop Promoting

Reading." Library Media Connection 27.5 (2009): 18-. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2339/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=49c5df16-296e-4cb0-aed9-8f6d20fb5fb3%40sessionmgr4002&vid=19&hid=4107

O Hollingsworth, Charla, and Lisa Stultz. "Ten Ways to Transform 21st-Century Libraries." Voice of Youth Advocates 48.3 (2015): 30-2. Web. 07 Feb. 2016.

O Howard, Vivian. "The Importance of Pleasure Reading in the Lives of Young Teens: Self-Identification, Self-Construction and Self-Awareness." Journal of Librarianship & Information Science 43.1 (2011): 46-55. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2810/content/43/1/46.full.pdf+html

Work CitedO Lyons, Renee C., et al. "Fostering Reading Enjoyment and

Achievement in the School Library." Alki 31.1 (2015): 19-23. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2339/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=23&sid=49c5df16-296e-4cb0-aed9-8f6d20fb5fb3%40sessionmgr4002&hid=4107

O Phillips, Abigail L. "Facebooking it: Promoting Library Services to Young Adults through Social Media." Public Library Quarterly 34.2 (2015): 178-97. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2117/doi/pdf/10.1080/01616846.2015.1036710

O SBEC. Rule 239.55: Standards Required for the School Librarian. Texas Administrative Code. 13 Dec. 2009. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <http://tinyurl.com/TXslSBEC>.