Hooked on Books: Transforming the Teaching of Reading

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Demonstration Comprehension - clear, out loud thinking by the teacher whilst modelling answers to questions and showcasing 'thesaurus thinking' to ensure the most precise words are used Reading is crucial to children's development and potential for success in life. Research shows that children who read books often at age 10 and continue to read through adolescence, gain higher results in maths, vocabulary and spelling tests at age 16 than those who read less regularly. Nothing is more important in education than ensuring that every child can read well. Pupils who can read are overwhelmingly more likely to succeed at school, achieve good qualifications, and subsequently enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career. Those who cannot will find themselves at constant disadvantage. The Reading Rainbow – a fully comprehensive approach that targets reading competencies, covers the National Curriculum and develops understanding

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Q: You compare food addiction to cigarette addiction. About 85% of the nation no longer smokes cigarettes any more. What would it take to woo Americans off of processed foods? Do you know children hooked on Beast Quest?Have they devoured the series and struggle to figure out what to read next? Maybe they're just looking for a new obsession. Whatever the case, we have ideas about what they might enjoy next - and share some of your recommendations too. Elsewhere, @padstowbooks revealed that Pamela Butchart's To Wee or Not To Weeand Tom McLaughlin's The Day That Aliens Nearly Ate Our Brains are popular choices with their customers, while @writing1to6 recommended the Rover series by Roddy Doyle. Q: You say that Americans are more cognizant of these processed foods, and that food giants like Nestle are producing “better” processed food. What has been the result of this movement?To make the community aware of the need for books in homes, home reading programs, and life-long learning. Reading is crucial to children’s development and potential for success in life. Research shows that children who read books often at age 10 and continue to read through adolescence, gain higher results in maths, vocabulary and spelling tests at age 16 than those who read less regularly. ZoeMarkhamhas been through this exact quandary with her son, saying: 'I'll always be grateful to Beast Quest for showing him the beauty of reading for pleasure - but yep, there comes a point!' So what's worked for him?Zoë suggests Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire series ('equally addictive and SO much better written'). And she added: 'If you've got kids who are into Minecraft, Sean Wolfe's Elementia Chronicles are great - they had my then seven-year-old HOOKED.' Moss: It wasn’t lost on them. McDonald’s added salads to their menus. And then was the caloric solution, where they started telling people how many calories were in their food.And more recently the grocery industry has been doing a bunch of things to respond to the charge that they were causing addiction.

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Speaker's Bureau provides representatives of Hooked on Books for Kids to organizations and groups that want to learn more about literacy and the work of Books for Kids. If you're looking for something else, try David Solomon's My Brother is a Superheroand its sequels. And Taran Mathuru's The Summoner series is there for former Beast Quest-ers to fall head over heels in love with, starting with The Novice. There's lots of fighting but also much more besides in Brian Jacques' Redwallseries; there are 23 titles, including sequels and prequels, to enjoy. The stories star woodland animals in a slightly Medieval-esque setting, from brave mice warriors to the horrible giant adder Asmodeus Poisonteeth.Being part of a series, which is a framework that's quite controlled. Yes, it's predictable for an adult reader, but that's comforting in a beastly kind of way to a young reader - and far more interesting than most Reading Scheme books. This is a brief glance at some of the local activities that Hooked on Books engages in each year in the Erie Area. Hooked on Books for Kids distributes books through schools, social service agencies, food banks, service organizations, and other non-profits that serve underprivileged children and/or youth in Erie County.