AHS Library
March 2018
Really great video about the importance of reading aloud to students.
Want to incorporate a children's book into your class? Let me know!
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Saturday, Apr 21, 2018, 08:00 AM
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA
Read Across American Day is officially March 2nd, Dr. Seuss's birthday, but the event is celebrated all week long.
I encourage all of you to participate and share a #Shelfie on social media! Choose your favorite book as a child, take a picture with the book (or print a copy of the cover) and post it with the hashtags: #shelfie #ReadAcrossAmerica.
Booksnaps
You can find loads of Booksnaps on social media! Check out the hashtag #booksnaps!
What’s the difference between (a) students who start and end the school year as struggling readers, and (b) students who start out struggling but end up succeeding?
Research suggests one key factor is an increase in deliberate reading practice—in some cases, as little as six additional minutes per day. This deliberate practice affects everything from the structure of students’ brains to vocabulary acquisition to future opportunities for job advancement. Or, as educator and author Mike Schmoker puts it, “reading changes everything.”