My 5th grade daughter’s book club got invited to the 5th grade boys’ book club because they had a special guest, William Maliul, an articulate and engaging Lost Boy of Sudan, who came to speak about his experiences in Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States. Brothers in Hope was the book club selection and though it is a picture book, the content is suitable for a 4th or 5th grader.
Category: Literacy
Getting kids to love reading including reluctant readers as well as competent readers who just don’t like to read.
Partnered Reading Tutorial for Getting Reluctant Readers to Read
This is a great blog post on Partnered Reading to encourage your reluctant reader to read from http://PracticalPages.wordpress.com She also gives some great resources if you need further advice.
Tips for Engaging Reluctant Readers
These tips are from Dr. Abby. I have more posts on Reluctant Readers here
Boys and Summer Reading
I met Jen Robinson at KidLitCon 2010 which was a great thrill for me because I am a HUGE fan of her excellent blog, Jen Robinson’s Book Page. My work friend, Nat, sent me this link so I am excited to share her words of wisdom on Boys and Summer Reading.
Books for Reluctant Boy Readers
I wanted to spend this week covering books and strategies for reluctant boy readers and I had all these great posts that I found during the past year stored up, so here they are! This was a great post by The Hate Mongering Tart about writer Andy Sherrod who gives book suggestions and tips for getting boys to read:
Top 10: Classic Children’s Books Not Beloved Now (ages 3-14)
I did a post a few days ago on Top 10: Best Old Fashioned Children’s Books based on the books that I loved as a child and my kids do too. This is the ugly stepsister version.
SAT Vocabulary Words for Kindergarten in Big Al
The words for Week 12 are from the picture book, Big Al by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Yoshi.