reading promotion

Offers information to teachers, librarians, and parents on how to establish a book club in which members explore current children's literature and help children become lifelong readers; covering the topics of the arts, humor, families in transition, social issues, folklore and mythology, sports fiction, magazines, and others.

Provides strategies, tools, and resources teachers may use to inspire a love of reading in young adults who have the ability to read, but do not read for pleasure.

Provides educators and librarians with information, tips, and strategies for planning reading motivation programs.

Provides information for educators on how to start a READ 'n' FEED program in their junior high schools--an approach to reading in which students read a popular young adult novel and then meet in small groups over lunch or dinner to discuss the book. Includes plans for ten reading units.

Contains a collection of activities, programs, games, and displays designed to introduce students to books and reading and includes reproducible worksheets, planners, awards, and incentives.

A guide to creating and running a summer library reading program that includes practical applications, promotional materials, sample programs, and evaluation techniques.

Provides information on how to plan and implement a variety of different reading competitions for middle school students; and includes a list of related websites, techniques for encouraging participation, and advice on recognition, publicity, and other topics.

Contains annotated lists of recommended young adult books for reluctant readers and provides advice on library programming, displays, and readers' advisory.

Presents a practical guide that examines the public and school library's role in the education and life of the reader, and offers suggestions for making pleasure reading a priority in schools.