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Main Author: Collins, Joan
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ796187
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contents Booked Conversation: An Eighth Grade Reading Motivation Program Collins, Joan Grade 8 Reading Motivation Reading Programs Adolescent Literature School Libraries Librarian Teacher Cooperation Teacher Student Relationship Library Services Eighth graders offer librarians and language arts teachers the greatest challenge of matching the student with just the right book. These duplicitous creatures have a foot in two worlds. They are both children and young adults. While sixth graders may be emotionally immature, three years later, they are usually prepared for the young adult world. Most of them will have outgrown children's literature, and be ready for popular young adult or adult fiction. "Booked Conversation" is a program that builds student self-confidence and energizes free choice reading. Instead of talking about books with classmates, this program encourages students to have a conversation with an adult about a specific book. Books serve as a platform for discussion in a very personal way. Developing a compelling booklist of about thirty titles in collaboration with teachers is essential. Books on the list should contain both challenging and easy reads. This article presents a compiled list of book choices based upon feedback from students and 8th grade teachers.
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spellingShingle Booked Conversation: An Eighth Grade Reading Motivation Program
Collins, Joan
Grade 8
Reading Motivation
Reading Programs
Adolescent Literature
School Libraries
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Teacher Student Relationship
Library Services
Booked Conversation: An Eighth Grade Reading Motivation Program Collins, Joan Grade 8 Reading Motivation Reading Programs Adolescent Literature School Libraries Librarian Teacher Cooperation Teacher Student Relationship Library Services Eighth graders offer librarians and language arts teachers the greatest challenge of matching the student with just the right book. These duplicitous creatures have a foot in two worlds. They are both children and young adults. While sixth graders may be emotionally immature, three years later, they are usually prepared for the young adult world. Most of them will have outgrown children's literature, and be ready for popular young adult or adult fiction. "Booked Conversation" is a program that builds student self-confidence and energizes free choice reading. Instead of talking about books with classmates, this program encourages students to have a conversation with an adult about a specific book. Books serve as a platform for discussion in a very personal way. Developing a compelling booklist of about thirty titles in collaboration with teachers is essential. Books on the list should contain both challenging and easy reads. This article presents a compiled list of book choices based upon feedback from students and 8th grade teachers.
title Booked Conversation: An Eighth Grade Reading Motivation Program
topic Grade 8
Reading Motivation
Reading Programs
Adolescent Literature
School Libraries
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Teacher Student Relationship
Library Services
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ796187