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EDUCO - Adarna HouseCreative Reading Activities
Library Improvement WorkshopZarah C. GagatigaTeacher Librarian, Author, Storyteller, BloggerPBBY Board Member Representing Librarianshttp://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com@thecoffeegoddes (Twitter) / zarah815 (IG)
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Library Improvement1. How to better encourage children discover
the joys of reading;2. Developing library activities;3. Creating sustainable, fun and effective
reading programs.
http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com
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Three Targets1. Revisit our views about reading and
remember our reading history;2. Look at the library as a concept or a set of
concepts;3. Explore and engage in reading activities that
are sustainable, fun and effective.
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My Reading History
http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-first-library-card.html
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Hi-Ho! Library, Oh!The writer writes the book! (2x)
Hi-ho, library oh!The writer writes the book!
The illustrator draws.The publisher puts it together.
Hi-ho! Library Oh!
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Librarian’s PetIt takes one book to change someone's outlook on life. And the someone who delivers that life-changing book could be a librarian near you.- Candy Gourlay, Author
http://www.candygourlay.com/2010/11/i-was-librarians-pet-and-other.html
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Why books matterRica Bolipata-SantosAward winning AuthorDirector, ADMUUniversity Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTIx80w2Mjk
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What is your reading history?Handout #1: Recall the books that you have read and your experiences of reading as a child and as a teenager.
Buzz group: How do these reading experiences influence your beliefs about books and reading?
Handout #4: My Concept of Reading
What ideas and concepts do you have of reading?
Buzz group: I believe that reading...
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READING is...- Reading is a sociolinguistic process
- Reading is developmental- Reading is an interactive process- Reading is a unitary and global skill- Reading is physiological and psychological
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Reading is a sociolinguistic process.Signs and Symbols
Environment
Understanding the world around us and how it works
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Reading is developmentalLevel I Letter- sound relations: pre-reading, initial reading and decoding
Level II Letter-sound relations: initial reading and decoding & starting advanced decoding skills; confirmation and fluency
Level III Comprehension: reading to learn the new; Reading and understanding complex material: multiple viewpoints
- Jeanne Chall, 1983
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Reading is an interactive process.
Bottom - Up Model
Text --> Reader
Top - Down Model
Reader --> Text
Interactive Model
Reader
Text Author
Reading is a love triangle.
Communication happens.
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Reading is a unitary and global skill.
READING
Word recognition Comprehension Study Skills
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Reading is psychological and physiological.
Stimulus
Electric currents
Images
Experiences and Meaning
Piaget’s Theory of assimilation, accommodation and equilibrium
Horizon of Learning Theory
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Zoe’s road to READING Success
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Recommended ReadsHandout #2: My Reading List
Top Ten Books of All Time
Top Ten Must Reads for Kids
Group Activity:
Book Swap
Reading Rigodon
Worksheet: Bookmark Bookreviews
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Let’s take a break!● Post your
bookmarks on manila paper
● What struck you in the morning session?
● Gallery Walk
● Ice Breaker:○ Tai Chi Exercise
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What is a library?
LIBRARY
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Library matters!● The Dewey
Decimal Classification Scheme (handout)
● Bulletin Board Displays (handout)
● Group Activity: ○ DIY Bulletin Board
● Gallery Walk
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Reading Activities & Classroom Reading Centers
On Books and Reading Activities: K-12 students & the community
Book Making ActivityPage 1 - Title PagePage 2 - BeginningPage 3 - MiddlePage 4 - EndPage 5 - Author/Illustrator Page
Story Prompts
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Book Making Activity
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Classroom Resource CenterAssemble a CRC that has:a. DIY Bulletin Boardb. Self published booksc. A folder of activities and
students’ worksd. Teacher’s visual aids or
book lists and recommended reads
Group work: five basic CRC rules for your class
Make a poster of these basic rules.
Use all the materials in your kits.
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Gallery Walk and PlenaryWhat is your take away from the afternoon session?
What is your burning question?
Write it down on the manila paper.