The Secret Code Is... READ: a Program Guide for the Texas
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 326 245 IR 053 350 AUTHOR Larson, Jeanette TITLE The Secret Code Is...R.E.A.D.: A Program Guide for the Texas Reading Club 1990. INSTITUTION Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 90 NOTE 130p.; For the 1989 Texas Reading Club program guide, see ED :07 899. PUB TYPE Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adolescent Literature; Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Libraries; Childrens Literature; Elementary Secondary Education; Films; Guidelines; Handicrafts; *Library Planning; Library Services; Preschool Children; Program DPvelopment; Public Librarles; Reading Games; *Reading Programs; *Recreational Reading; State Programs IDENTIFIERS Mysteries (Literature); *Texas Reading Club ABSTRACT The theme of the 1990 Texas Reading Club, "The Secret Code is READ," allows librarians to use a wide variety of topics dealing with mystery, intrigue, and the unexplained in programming, dispiays, and reading suggestions. Through the Texas Reading Club, students in grades 2-9 meet real-life and fictional detectives, spies, cops, and criminals. They can also investigate detection techniques and the science of crime solving. The flexibility of the program allows teaciers to decide what aspects of the theme to use and which to ignore. Librarians are encouraged to involve their school districts, other staff members, and volunteers in planning and promoting the program. They are discouraged from embarrassing children by rating their reading skills, criticizing their taste in books, or appearing to doubt their honesty about whether they have read their books. This guide provides ideas for activities, crafts, bulletin boards, speakers, and book and film materials related to the theme.
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