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Teaching Kids to Enjoy Reading: A Pathfinder

 

This pathfinder was created by Valerie Burns for pre-service teachers at the Northwest Indian College in Lummi, Washington.  Its aim is to provide a selection of Internet resources that answer questions about reading for pleasure.  An electronic version may be found at http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~vlibrary/pathfinders/burns.

 

What good IS recreational reading, anyway?

 

AASL Position Statement on the Value of Independent Reading in the School Library Media Program

http://www.ala.org/aasl/positions/ps_independent.html

 

Where can I find more information for educators about recreational reading?

 

Western Libraries Library Catalog (search for the subject "Books and Reading Children")

http://lis.wwu.edu/screens/opacmenu.html

 

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication (search for the subject "recreational reading")

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/

 

Bibliography of Children's Literature Criticism

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~nodelman/criticism.htm

 

 

What are some strategies for teaching recreational reading and how can I use them in my classroom?

 

Web pages:

Reading Workshop Page

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/readingwkshp.htm

 

Elementary Level English Language Arts: Sustained Silent Reading

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/ela_ssr.html

 

Novel Study

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~sjkonopn/novelstudy.html

 

Articles:

"Teacher Turns Book on Reluctant Readers"

http://detnews.com/1999/classrooms/9905/19/05170079.htm

 

""Sustained Silent Reading" Helps Develop Independent Readers (and Writers)"

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr038.shtml

 

 

How can I encourage my students to read in their leisure time?

 

"Creative Ways to Encourage Reading"

http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/read1.htm

 

"How Can I Improve My Child's Reading?"

http://www.accesseric.org/resources/parent/reading.html

 

 

Are there any programs I can get my students involved in to encourage recreational reading?

 

Just Add Kids

http://www.ed.gov/Family/JustAddKids/title.html

 

Reading Is Fundamental Home Page

http://www.rif.org/

 

Book Adventure

http://www1.bookadventure.com/

 

Read Across America, An NEA Project

http://www.nea.org/readacross/index.html

 

Readers and Writers

http://www.pen.org/readers/index.html

 

Where can I find other media to supplement classroom instruction in reading enjoyment?

 

Reading Rainbow - The Official Web Site

http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/

 

PBS TeacherSource — Arts and Literature

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm

 

Where can I find free, age-appropriate, multi-cultural reading material for my students on the Internet?

 

Awesome Library--Elementary Literature

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Literature/Elementary_Literature.html

 

In conclusion, if this pathfinder didn’t answer your specific questions, be sure to ask a librarian for further assistance—librarians are there to help!