reading promotion

"The American Library Association presents a . . . Young Adult book for every week of the year in this . . . reading log. Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title and prompts for further reflection"--OCLC.

"In JUST READ IT, Jarred shows middle- and secondary ELA teachers the transformative power of independent reading in a school and community. Amato has witnessed a growing disconnect between what many schools do and what many students need - and the ripple effects of the covid pandemic have shined a light on the deep equity and access issues related to reading and writing that exist in public schools, particularly in disenfranchised communities. He believes in the power of independent reading - with access, choice, and time built in and protected - to turn around the reading attitudes of students but also help them achieve huge gains in all areas of literacy, learning, and civic engagement. With the tools Amato provides in this book - all honed through his years in middle school and high school classrooms -- teachers can "create a classroom environment where independent reading thrives, where students are centered, where their stories, lives, and experiences matter" - and where reading and writing achievement soars"--.

"... show[s] how to teach reading as a personal art-a way to develop passionate, critical readers for life-and how to build a schoolwide reading culture on self-selected, voluminous reading ..."--Amazon.

Provides complete plans for fifty reading promotion units for teens, each with suggestions for displays, prizes, games, forms, and activities, and including lists of books, films, magazines, and computer software.

Discusses prioritizing reading in libraries and in schools, focusing on the important role libraries have, a librarian's job of searching for research findings, and making pleasure reading a priority.

"This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in high schools, public libraries, and college campuses, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how to structure a young adult library to attract male teens, discussing fiction and nonfiction, teen advisory boards, design and display, programs, and other related topics.

Contains more than 125 booktalks designed to help students in grades six through eight improve their reading skills.