Reading for Themselves

by Appleman, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780325008271
• ISBN10: 0325008272
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Heinemann

Summary

Deborah Appleman is a dynamo…. [A] positive energy of possibility is reflected in all her work, including the book you hold in your hands now. -Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, coauthor of Reading Don't Fix No Chevys Just as adolescents aren't only students, literate behaviors aren't only for school. Engaging students in reading for pleasure through extramural book clubs can promote both lifelong literacy habits and improved in-school performance. Reading for Themselves shows you how to create and make the most of out-of-class book clubs. Based on five years of research in urban and suburban schools, Reading for Themselvesprovides a theoretical rationale for starting out-of-school book clubs and practical strategies for nurturing them. Deborah Appleman shows you how book clubs simultaneously give teenagers a positive reading experience and give you insights about their reading and useful information for instruction

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Prologue	xv
Adolescence and Reading: At the Intersection	1	(8)
Reading for Pleasure: Why It Usually Doesn't Happen in School	9	(8)
Choosing Texts: Can't We Read Just for Fun?	17	(9)
The Book Club in Action: Real Talk About Books	26	(26)
Attention All Boys: Can Reading Be Cool?	52	(21)
A Tale of Two Schools	73	(9)
Reading for Themselves	82	(7)
Appendix One Annotated Bibliography of Suggested Book Club Titles	89	(6)
Appendix Two Getting Started	95	(2)
Appendix Three Welcome Note	97	(2)
Appendix Four Tips for Facilitating Book Club Discussions	99	(2)
References	101	(4)
Index	105