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Establishing a Love of Reading in Children

Establishing a Love of Reading in Children. Sarah White Friday, December 14, 2012. Research Paper Topic. 2009 study: Independent reading helps word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, language syntax, comprehension, and motivation grow. Topic: reading and children’s literacy.

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Establishing a Love of Reading in Children

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  1. Establishing a Love of Reading in Children Sarah White Friday, December 14, 2012

  2. Research Paper Topic 2009 study: Independent reading helps word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, language syntax, comprehension, and motivation grow. Topic: reading and children’s literacy Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art

  3. The Research Paper: Preparations Difficult to find interesting, related sources Intense research the only way I found good sources Finally found several interesting sources

  4. The Research Paper: The Brain • What happens in the brain when a person reads: • Photons bounce off of the page. • They hit a wall of tissue at the back of the eye. • The brain guesses words using the first and last letters. Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art

  5. The Research Paper: Reading at Home • When children begin reading at home at an early age: • Better readers • Higher math scores • Learn the alphabet faster Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art

  6. The Research Paper: Independent Reading Encourages contemplation Teaches that reading is like going on an adventure Produces avid readers Consistency and routine are important. Should be allowed to choose the majority of the books they read Retrieved from Microsoft Clip Art

  7. The Product: The Plan • Children’s book drive • All books donated to Coastal Women’s Shelter • Link to research paper: • Provides books for children living in the shelters • Gives children access to books in order to establish or feed love of reading • Mentor: Linda Thornton

  8. The Product: Preparations • Booking a venue: Craven Community College Library • A time and date: • August 7, 2012; 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. • Creation of advertisements: • Posters • Facebook event • Radio advertisements

  9. The Product: Preparations This is a photo of me writing out the posters to advertize the book drive.

  10. The Product: Preparations These are the finished posters.

  11. The Product: Preparations This is a screenshot of the finished Facebook event after a few hours.

  12. The Product: Preparations This is a list of places that I called or emailed to post an advertisement for the book drive.

  13. The Product: The Book Drive This is a photo of the table before the book drive began at the Craven Community College library.

  14. The Product: Post-Book Drive This is a photo of the same space after the book drive was over.

  15. The Product: Post-Book Drive This is a photo of the contents of two out of the nine boxes collected through the book drive, the rest of which were equally full.

  16. The Product: Post-Book Drive • 487 books collected • Creation of a book log • Book title • Author’s name • Number of books by that title

  17. The Product: Book Log This is a screen shot of the first bit of the book log that I created to coincide with the book drive’s donations.

  18. The Product: Successes and Challenges • Successes: • Carrying out the book drive • Creating the book directory • Delivering the books • Challenges: • Planning out the product • Public speaking

  19. The Future Four year university Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing Career in creative writing Write something that will inspire people to love reading

  20. References Clark, Ruth Cox. "Readicide – Killing the Love of Reading in Our Schools." Knowledge Quest Mar. 2011: 6+. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. Ehri, Linnea C. "Learning to Read Words: Theory, Findings, and Issues." Scientific Studies of Reading. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2005. Web. 10 May 2012. <http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Depts/SPED/Forms/Kens%20Readings/reading/Readings/Ehri%20Word%20Learning.pdf>. Fink, Jennifer L.W. "Boost Reading Skills by Summer." Scholastic Instructor Spring 2012: 52-54. Print. Garan, Elaine M., and Glenn DeVoogd. "The Benefits of Sustained Silent Reading: Scientific Research And Common Sense Converge." Reading Teacher 62.4 (2008): 336-344. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. Lehrer, Jonah. "The Frontal Cortex." The Reading Brain: The Frontal Cortex. 20 Nov. 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/11/the_reading_brain_1.php>. "Literacy Education." Literacy Education - Teaching Literacy. Caliteracy.org, 2008. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.caliteracy.org/>. Literacy Information and Communication System. "Research." Literacy Fact Sheets - Literacy Information and Communication System. Literacy Information and Communication System. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://lincs.ed.gov/facts/ECFamilyParent>. National Education Association. "NEA - Facts about Children's Literacy." NEA - NEA Home. National Education Association, 2012. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nea.org/grants/13662.htm>. Rasinski, Timothy V., and Nancy Padak. "Who Wants To Be A (Reading) Millionaire?." Reading Teacher 64.7 (2011): 553-555. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. "Reading In The Digital Age By The Numbers." Publishers Weekly 257.39 (2010): 9. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. Smargorinsky, Peter. "Teaching Writing Within a Unit Design." Teaching English by Design. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2008. 83-95. Print. Wolf, Maryanne Barzillai, Mirit. "The Importance Of Deep Reading." Educational Leadership 66.6 (2009): 32. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.

  21. Thank You for Your Time

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