100 best opening lines from children's books. Blackboard Learn. Storytelling for Kids, Teens, and Even Adults. In December 2014, the New Jersey State Library predicted “5 Public Library Marketing Trends to Expect in 2015.” One is “visual storytelling.” We’ve seen the rise of this in social media and online news. Do we even read the story now if there is no accompanying picture?
But it is the story that is important. Aesop used fables to teach a particular character trait; similar stories are used today to help children learn how the world works. In libraries, we associate storytelling with children’s services. ALA Editions, 2015, 248 P. $50. 978-0-8389-1271-3 Librarians serving teens can benefit from guides such as Amy J.
ALA Editions, 2014, 152 P. $52. 978-0-8389-1204-1 Historical fiction remains a popular genre for adult readers. ALA Editions, 2014, 352 P. $49. 978-0-8389-1165-5 Stories and storytelling have a larger role in our professional lives that form the basis for programming and readers’ advisory services. We also tell stories to persuade or form the basis for advocacy. Programming Librarian | A website of the American Library Association Public Programs Office. Intergenerational Programming in Libraries: Building Bridges Between Age Groups While Increasing Community Engagement - Illinois Library Association. October 2019 | Volume XXXVII. Issue 5 » September 27, 2019 Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library Holding library programming intended for just one age group can prove challenging enough.
But what happens when programming includes multiple age groups or is open to all ages, and the activities need to appeal to people of widely differing knowledge levels, expectations, and life experiences? Although planning and implementing such programming might seem daunting at first, particularly if a library has limited staffing or resources, the benefits to not just the library’s users and staff, but also the broader community, can prove substantial. Why should a library consider planning an intergenerational program, given how challenging it might seem to devise an activity that appeals to all age groups? In other cases, the intergenerational activity can arise almost by accident. In some cases, a grant can make the planning process easier, especially if funding is a challenge. Family Stories Night.
How to Easily Do A Book Talk. One of the pillars of our reading community is the daily book talk. While I used to do them once in a while, I was spurred on by the wisdom of Penny Kittle to do one every single day, which I have now fully embraced for the past few years. So in the last few years, I have done a book talk almost every single day right after we finish our independent reading. It takes less than two minutes and is fairly simple. I used to plan them out much more but realized that it added another level of work to my already jam-packed day and that it didn’t seem to make a difference to the students whether I did a pre-scripted one or one that was more spur of the moment. Preparation: Pick the text you will book talk – note this can be a chapter book, audiobook, a collection of short stories or whatever you feel like blessing as Linda Gambrell reminds us.I like to book talk a variety of new books I have read as well as older books that haven’t been discovered yet.
During the book talk: Pointers: Like this: What Is Readers Theater. Readers Theater is an integrated approach for involving students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. It involves children in…. sharing literature, reading aloud, writing scripts, performing with a purpose, and working collaboratively. Readers Theater is readers reading a script adapted from literature, and the audience picturing the action from hearing the script being read aloud. It requires no sets, costumes, props, or memorized lines. Instead of acting out literature as in a play, the performer’s goal is to read a script aloud effectively, enabling the audience to visualize the action. Benefits of Using Readers Theater in the Classroom or Library? Readers Theater helps to…. develop fluency through repeated exposure to text. increase comprehension. integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening in an authentic context. engage students. Tips for Implementing Readers Theater Model expressive reading often.
Selecting Text for a Readers Theater Script. 5 Reader’s Theater Myths Debunked (and Tips to Make it Work in YOUR Class!) Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about reader’s theater in college and thought, “How fun! I will definitely do that when I have a class of my own.” When I did get my very own classroom, however, I was overwhelmed with everything that I was supposed to fit into my reading block. How could I possibly add one more thing?
In my mind, I had made it this giant production that required tons of time and involved massive preparation including sets, costumes, and tense practice sessions. I soon realized I had been thinking of reader’s theater all wrong and letting the misconceptions prevent me from utilizing a valuable teaching tool. Maybe you have believed some of these misconceptions, too, and my goal is to help debunk the myths. MYTH #1—Reader’s theater must be a big production. Try This: MYTH #2—Reader’s theater takes too much time. MYTH #3—Reader’s theater is just putting on a class play for fun. MYTH #4—Reader’s theater takes too much preparation and paper. Readers' Theater | Learning for Justice. Hints on How to Read Aloud to a Group | Reading Rockets.