The book Lifers is a book I recently stumbled across. I am including a synopsis below:
In first grade, Theresa overheard her teacher saying, "It's too bad that Theresa is having so much trouble with reading. If only her mother would take her to the library and read with her at home." As a junior in high school, Theresa told this story to author Mueller, she confessed, "When I heard that, it made me so mad. You see, Mrs. Mueller, my mother always took me to the library. She read with me every night. That wasn't my problem. School was." This illustration is only one of many inspiring stories focusing on at-risk adolescent readers. Named lifers by Mueller, some of these students have been identified as poor readers as early as kindergarten. Here, adolescent readers speak out about how they became lifers. Mueller explains that teens have become turned off to reading because of ineffective educational practices. The second part of the book gives detailed instruction for educators on how to revise curriculums. Mueller explains her effective reading workshops in detail, with instructions on how to prepare students before, during, and after reading. A generous appendix includes a sample letter to parents, a weekly progress sheet, a reading journal scoring guide, a reading log, a self-evaluation, and interview questions to ask at-risk adolescent readers. This well-researched, thorough book is a how-to manual for educators. It is also appropriate for parents, librarians, education majors, and anyone else who is trying to understand and reach at-risk readers. Just thought it was appropriate for teachers of reluctant readers to take a look at. Nicole Winiecki Reading Resource Horning Middle School 2000 Wolf Road Waukesha, WI 53186 Phone: 262.970.3364 Fax: 262.970.3320 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krista Marvin Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:38 PM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] Summer reading Understanding Poverty is the Ruby Payne book our district gave us to read last fall. On Apr 24, 2008, at 5:42 AM, Kelly Baker wrote: > I lead a summer reading group for my school for professional reading. > People are already asking what book we are reading and I am looking > at a > couple of books by Ruby Payne ( I teach in a title 1 district in urban > Los Angeles). A few know her work already, but most don't, and the > principal has already said he will send us to conferences at our local > department of education if she is presenting. Which book would be the > best one to read? > > Kelly > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// > literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
