Forest of Reading
Running Programs for 1st Timers
About the Forest of Reading?
· Largest recreational reading program in Canada run by Ontario Library Association
· Recognition for Canadian authors and Canadian books
· Provides teachers, teacher-librarians, and library technicians with a tool for improved literacy in schools and libraries
· Responds to community interest and needs
· Consists of 6 programs for K-12 which runs from October to April each year
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Forest Timelines
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Register & Start Program
Forest registration is a separate cost from your OLA membership. There is a discounted cost if you are an OLA member.
Most schools start the programs in January. Teachers read nominated titles over the Christmas break
Voting
Why Register for Forest?
- Availability to hundreds of resources , materials and program ideas
- Access to tracking sheets, author interviews, teacher guides, activities
- Giving students a voice when choice who will be the winner
- Connect with readers across Canada and online chats with authors
- and so much more....
Resources
Voting
Connect
How Much Does It Cost to Register?
$35.00 members (elementary)
$50.00 non-members (elementary)
$25.00 members (secondary)
$40.00 non-members (secondary)
How Many Copies Should I Order?
There is no easy answer to this question! The number of copies all depend on how you run your program and is dependent upon how many readers you have participating, so this is just a guideline.
Within each program, 1 book set contains 10 titles. On average, schools have bought between:
· 3-5 book sets of the fiction titles
· 1-3 of the non-fiction titles
· 1-2 of the picture books (Blue Spruce; Le Prix Peuplier™).
A suggestion would be to order enough book sets to ensure there are extra books available for choice. (i.e. if you have 20 students participating, order 3 book sets giving you 30 copies of the nominated books).
Forest of Reading in Alternate Formats
School must have a print copy of the book to use the Alternate Education Resources Ontario (AERO) services.
More information on this can be found on the forest website under Forest of Reading in Alternate Formats.
Program Ideas
· forest passports
· discovery bottles: souvenirs from a story in bottles filled with salt, sugar or sand. Shake bottle and discuss item that turns up
· word search
· book trailers/commercials
· blog
· trivia over the intercom system about forest titles
· name that book contest
· and so much more….Check out program ideas from the Forest of Reading Program Ideas