Inspiring A Passion For Reading

The gateway to a life of ‘choose your own adventure’

April 1, 2016!Pursuing Peak Literacy!

School District 49

Who Am I?

• Traveler • Coach • Speaker • Connector

Why are you here?

Every child is a reader by 3rd grade

Is a reader a student who passes tests in X amount of time? !

Or is a reader a student who is…

curious interested engaged

…in what he or she is reading? !

Or something else?!

What is a reader?

Reconnect to:!!

1. Why are we advocates for reading — really?!

!2. What does reading give

us access to?

Why are we here?

Chapter 1: Milwaukee

Where were you?!!

Would you read at a particular time of day?!!

Why did you want to read that book?!!

What did you like most about it?!!

How did you feel while you were reading it?

Visualize

Your first memorable reading experience

No matter the student’s reading level…

!create an experience of FUN and CONNECTION !

!…to characters and to stories that resonate.

What If There’s No Treehouse?

Why Be An Advocate?

Gift forward our positive experiences!!

Feel connected to characters whose lives and struggles mirror our own

!Get to know new people and places

!Open up new possibilities, interests, careers

In Their Shoes

Think of a few struggling students

you’ve had…

How did they feel while they were

reading it?

How did you get them to read a

particular book?

What did they like about the book?

What does reading give us

access to?

• Experience their own hero's journey

• Go through challenges they’ll experience out in

the world later on

• Build who they become

A Safe Zone For Adventure

Transformative Coaching

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Staying Connected