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Direct linkLeloup, Dennis – Library Media Connection, 2009
How can library media specialists encourage kids to read outside the curriculum and maintain this reading beyond elementary school? What does it take to get children involved in recreational reading and turn their focus to books? At Sycamore Elementary School in Avon, Indiana, library media specialists have organized reading programs which have…
Descriptors: Recreational Reading, Reading Programs, School Libraries, Elementary Schools
Hale, Robert D. – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Describes projects designed to bring children and books together that successfully involved diverse elements of the book world. (EL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSittig, Linda Harris – Reading Teacher, 1982
Describes how one school involved children and the community in a reading program designed to illustrate that reading is an enjoyable activity. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Program Content, Program Development
Peer reviewedRisser, Barbara – Clearing House, 1979
A junior high reading teacher explains how she got teachers and students involved in a daily school-wide reading period. (SJL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Junior High Schools, Program Development, Reading Programs
Fels, Cynthia; Langston, Barbara – 1982
Realizing the importance of parents in the educational process, several states have launched campaigns to involve parents with their children in home reading activities. Using these programs as examples, the Wentzville R-IV School District (Missouri) devised and initiated "Spring Into Reading," a plan for encouraging parental involvement in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation
Henderson, Bill – Principal, 2000
A Boston principal reflects on decade-long efforts to get students and their families to read together. Initiatives ranged from reading contests and upgraded reading materials to reading contracts, literacy shows, parent/home visiting programs, pizza parties, and off-site tutors. Persistence paid off in higher reading scores. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Home Programs, Home Visits
Ley, Elaine; And Others – Indiana Media Journal, 1996
To promote recreational reading among high school students, a group of teachers created the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award where students read and vote on their favorite 5 out of 12 nominated titles. Describes how media specialists promote the program and how educators integrate nominated books into classroom subject curricula.…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Literary Awards
Download full textJones, Wanda F. – 1996
The teacher and the librarian are key role models for students establishing reading habits. This paper describes various grant application projects developed in the Little Rock Public School District (Arkansas) to promote reading for pleasure by students and teachers. Discussion includes: student evaluation; developing a communication network of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Grants
