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Exciting New Things with Linda Warfel and Scholastic Exciting New Things with Linda Warfel and Scholastic • Reading is HOT Topic • Reading Advocates/Read-a-thons • Learning with Picture Books: View, Voice and Vocabulary Billionaires Promote Reading Musicians and Athletes Read Too Entertainers Read Creatively Famous Female Narrator Sarah Jessica Parker Stockard Channing Laura Dern Famous Male Narrators Jake Gyllenhaal James Earl Jones John Lithgow The Man that Walked Between Two Towers War Horse Premier in London Series Mean More Reading ! Reading Advocates • Scholastic has been advocating the love and appeal for reading for over 90 years. With our global READ literacy campaign, we hope to create an increased awareness for the importance of reading. • It is an effort that has seen tremendous support from our partners, customers, schools, and teachers. • Renowned business leaders, celebrities from entertainment and sports are encouraging reading. International Reading Association • I would also like to extend greetings & congratulations from the International Reading Association (IRA), the world’s leading organization of literacy professionals and a major literacy research authority. • As the Ambassador for Literacy in Asia, for the International Reading Association it is encouraging to see how the Guam Chapter is committed to investing time, effort, and leadership support to instill great reading habits in students. Reading Partnership with the Ministry of Education, Malaysia • Scholastic, has established a reading partnership with the Ministry of Education of Malaysia over many years. • Their passion and diligence have been invaluable to our joint vision to raise the reading standards of Malaysian children. Reading to Record Results in 2010 • Ever since we launched the program in Malaysia in 2008, the READ campaign has grown from strength to strength, having successfully clinched an entry in the Malaysian Book of Records for “Most Number of Children Reading Storybooks in Schools in a 413,595 Day” in 2010. students 982 schools nationwide Read 2011 Commitment • This year, I am proud to announce that more than 641,000 students from over 1,500 schools have dedicated time to the cause. • For 2,011 seconds, approximately 33.5 minutes, children from all across Malaysia will have the unique opportunity to be immersed in the discovery of how fun and exciting reading can be. Guam Chapter, International Reading Association • I am inspired by the teachers and educators here today for their continuous devotion to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and for their love of reading. I am dedication this presentation to your Read-a-thon efforts. Let’s discuss how to Read One. Love One ! Learning with Picture Books: View, Voice and Vocabulary Learning with Picture Books: View, Voice and Vocabulary Picture books have emerged as more than read-aloud books for young children. They are wonderful resources to increase children’s listening and speaking skills as well as mastering key vocabulary in context. During this presentation, we will be viewing numerous picture books to discover their special features. Always remember to share these tips: • VIEW illustration for more details • VOICE predictions, questions and answers • VOCABULARY will increase with meaningful repetition VIEW: Factors to Select Picture Books Book and Print Features • How many words and lines of text are on each page? • How many pages are in each book? • What size is the print? • Are there great pictures, and how easy are the pictures to understand or interpret ? High Frequency Words There are approx. 600,000 words in English, however only a small number appear in print frequently. Only 13 words account for more than 25% of the words in print. (a, and , for, he, is, in, it, of, that, the, to, was, you) No David Series David Shannon’s mother saved his early childhood drawings. This artwork helped create the vision for this book. On most pages are the words: "No, David!" ...and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. 1999 Caldecott Honor Book The David series definitely relies on the illustrations to carry a great deal of meaning. Take a closer look at these illustrations to see how you could discuss in your classroom. If you look closely, you'll see Fergus in all of the David series books — somewhere! Fergus became popular so he became the star of his own book! Good Boy Fergus! is a picture book not only about David Shannon’s West Highland terrier but also about the relationship between David and his pet. VOICE: Predictions with Picture Books • Often we hear the expression, a picture is worth a thousand words. • Look for picture books that introduce vocabulary with appropriate pictures and graphics. • This provides good mental images for children to make predictions, ask questions, and provide answers. We want the story to be enjoyable so they remember and read on their own later. Picture Books and TPR • Look for picture books that have interesting content for acting out with students. • Young children love “action.” Viewing the characters in the story to see their body language/ gestures. TRP motions are fun to duplicate in class if possible. New Vocabulary in Context - Rhyming Text Books with repetition or catchy text makes for great entertainment. Look for rhyming text that is fun to read aloud, sing and sometimes act out. The text should be relatively easy to remember so children can join in when they are ready. Rhyming word family stories are wonderful books to build vocabulary quickly. 38 Common Word Families __at __ap __an __ot __op __in __ip __ug __ell __est __ack __ock __uck __ump __ill __ing __ink __ank __ake __ine __ice __ide __eep __ail __ay __ain __ale __ame __ash __ate __aw __eat __ick __ight __it __oke __ore __unk Maybe A Bear Ate It! • A 2009 Children's Choices Book, selected by the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council • A 2009 American Library Association Notable Book • A 2008 National Parenting Publication Gold Award Winner Thank you for your participation today. Remember to LOVE your picture books and read, read, read everyday ! Linda.
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