2. According to The Merriam- Webster Dictionary, the definition
of reluctant is feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or
unwillingness.
3. Young adults who, for whatever reasons, do not like to read.
YALSA the students who read in order to pass their classes or do
well on state tests but who never embrace reading as a worthwhile
pursuit outside of school.) Donalyn Miller, The Book
Whisperer.
4. Reluctant readers come in many forms: Both male and female
Able readers or struggling readers Young and old (Lesesne)
5. Reading Interest Survey Find out their hobbies are there
books about that? What books have sparked their interest in the
past? Is there something similar? Conferencing Conferencing is an
essential part of teaching reading. This is how the teacher learns
about the student as a reader and what interests him or her. As a
media specialist, conferencing is still as important, although is
may come in the form of casual conversation.
6. Let the students choose their own books! Donalyn Miller
says, By denying students the opportunity to choose their own books
to read, teachers are giving students a fish year after year, but
never teaching them to go near water, much less fish for
themselves. (Miller, 29).
7. The Book Whisperer When Kids Cant Read, What TeachersBy
Donalyn Miller Can Do By Kylene BeersIn the Middle The Reading
ZoneBy Nancie Atwell By Nancie Atwell
8. NancieAtwells In the Middle provides a useful survey for all
readers, especially your reluctant readers. This survey, or one
similar, will provide you with some background information to help
you get to know your student as a reader. An adaptation of Nancies
survey can be found here.
9. Kylene Beers devotes an entire Fiction: chapter of When Kids
Cant Read Thin books and short chapters to finding the right book.
She White Space points out specific fiction and non- Some
illustrations, especially fiction text features that appeal to
characters reluctant readers. Well-defined characters Plots with a
lot of action that begins Non-Fiction: right away Visual features
Mysteries Two-page spreads Funny books Beyond the book formats
Characters their age or only slightly Index, table of contents,
headings older and boldfaced terms Characters who face tough
choices Thin book Realistic language High-interest topics
Vocabulary defined at point of use Wander-around books (Beers,
285-290). Biographies
10. YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers This list is chosen
each year by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
ReadKiddoRead.com Author James Patterson created this website to
read out to parents to help get kids reading. GuysRead.com A
website dedicated to recommending literature for boys. RHI:
Reaching Reluctant Readers A publication by Random House, Inc.
Teacher guides are available and you can request a free copy of the
publication.
11. Heat Holesby Mike Lupica by Louis SacharHatchet The Million
Dollar Puttby Gary Paulsen by Dan Gutman
12. Deep and Dark and Dork DiariesDangerous By Rachel ReneeBy
Mary Downing Hahn RussellTTYL The Secret Identity of Devon
DelaneyBy Lauren Myracle By Lauren Barnholdt
13. Maximum Ride series Alex Rider seriesBy James Patterson By
Anthony HorowitzShadow Children series Diary of a Wimpy Kid
seriesBy Margaret PetersonHaddix By Jeff Kinney
14. Graphic Novels are a great way to entice your Bone series
reluctant readers. by Jeff Smith Many writers agree that graphic
novels could be that special something that provides interest and
that a Twilight, The Graphic teenager connects Novel with. by
Stephenie Meyer (Snowball)
15. Guts: The True How Angel PetersonStories Behind Got His
NameHatchet and the BrianBooks By Gary PaulsenBy Gary Paulsen DK
Eyewitness Books By Various Authors
16. Caroline B. Cooney Lois Duncan booksbooks Swim the Fly by
Don Calame
17. Atwell, Nancie. In The Middle: New Understandings about
Writing, Reading, and Learning. 2nd ed. Portsmouth, NH:
Boynton/Cook, 1998. Print-- The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids
Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers. New York:
Scholastic, 2007. Print.Barnholdt, Lauren. The Secret Identity of
Devon Delaney. New York: Aladdin, 2007. Print.Beers, Kylene. When
Kids Cant Read, What Teachers Can Do. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann,
2003. Print.Calame, Don. Swim the Fly. Somerville, MA: Candlewick,
2010. Print.Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton. New
York: Bantam, 1991. Print.Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr Griffin. Puffin,
1990. Print.Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Putt. New York:
Hyperion for Children, 2006. Print.Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among
the Hidden. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Print.Hahn, Mary
Downing. Deep and Dark and Dangerous. New York: Clarion, 2007.
Print.Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker: an Alex Rider Adventure. New
York: Speak, 2006. Print.Lupica, Mike. Heat. New York: Puffin,
2007. Print.Kim, Young, and Stephenie Meyer. Twilight: Graphic
Novel. Yen, 2010. Print.Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. New
York: Amulet, 2007. Print.Lesesne, Teri. "Reaching Reluctant
Readers: Suggestions for Igniting the Spark." English Leadership
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18. Meng, Cece, and Joy Ang. I Will Not Read This Book. Boston:
Clarion, 2011. Print.Miller, Donalyn. The Book Whisperer: Awakening
the Inner Reader in Every Child. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass,
2009. Print.Myracle, Lauren. Ttyl. New York: Amulet, 2006.
Print.Patterson, James. "How to Get Your Kid to Be a Fanatic Reader
- CNN.com." CNN.com. CNN, 28 Sept. 2011. Web. 05 Dec 2011.--
Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment. New York: Little, Brown, 2007.
Print.Paulsen, Gary. Guts: the True Stories behind Hatchet and the
Brian Books. New York: Delacorte, 2001. Print.-- Hatchet. New York:
Bradbury, 1987. Print.-- How Angel Peterson Got His Name: and Other
Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports. New York: Yearling, 2003.
Print.Russell, Rachel Renee. Dork Diaries. London: Simon &
Schuster, 2010. Print.Sachar, Louis. Holes. New York: Scholastic,
1998. Print.Smith, Jeff, and Steve Hamaker. Bone. New York, NY:
Scholastic, 2006. Print.Snowball, Clare. "Teenage Reluctant Readers
and Graphic Novels." YALS (2005): 43-45. ProQuest Education
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