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Data on the benefits of reading fiction.

Let me be right up front about this: I am primarily sharing the good ideas of other far smarter people that I could ever pretend to be. Some primary sources for this list include: ■Beaman, Anita and Amy Obert. Reading 2.0 website ■Ludwig, Sarah "Going Beyond the BookTalk: Breathing New Life Into Book Programming with Technology" ■Valenza, Joyce. Reading 2.0 slide show I only steal from the best. So here we go. Johnson's Top Ten...

World Read Aloud Day 7th March 2012. Another promotion for the National Year of Reading

400 high interest titles from Teenreads.com. Consider for inclusion in summer reading lists or for a reading incentive program.

The idea behind the site is to introduce students to a variety of books and form classroom book groups.  How does Extreme Speed Booking work?  A whole lot like speed dating.      Students spend a little time with each book and then rate them accordingly with "I want to read more",  "Interesting", "Not for me", or "I've already read".  Students can also make a note of how interested they are in reading the book (maybe a 1-10 scale)?  This process introduces students to a variety of books, genres and authors.  Students may come across titles and authors they wouldn't otherwise find.  It also helps teachers form classroom book groups that are of high-interest and investment to students because they had input. iLearn Technology

An excellent animation to promote reading, particularly for primary school boys.

Contra Costa County Library reading promotion idea, encouraging kids to vote for their favourite pet belonging to library staff.

The second of Dr Joyce Valenza's sessions at the School Library Association of Victoria Make, Share, Do conference held on Friday 30th July focused on the use of social media to promote reading. Includes slideshare

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Now we're seeing book trailers on the web as a pretty common way to promote books and reading. I am sure you'll start seeing these book trailers pushed to your e-readers soon

Social media site for publishers Allen and Unwin. Great way to promote reading to your students.

A collection of links to audio, downloadable, and interactive books, cartoons, podcasts, newsletters, and reading strategies for teachers.

"Recently, I've also been fascinated by the way the human mind interprets visual symbols. From doodling to reading and writing text, the brain is wired with a proclivity for visual sensory ability. In order to help students harness this power, we have been trying our hand at visual notes and sketchnoting in class. Then I decided to try some lessons with infographics."

Here's Joyce Valenza's take on the idea, with suggestions for collaboration with teachers and some other web 2.0 tools: http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2013/06/20/recording-kids-history-as-readers/

Adding to the research body correlating reading with academic performance is a recent study by Uk's Institute of Education (IOE) which found that children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers.

To raise awareness of the educational challenges that many children face, a non-profit organization called LitWorld has designated the first Wednesday of every March "World Read Aloud Day."

Parents, students, teachers and community members from more than 60 countries across the globe are coming together Wednesday to address the issue of adult and childhood illiteracy. But the focus isn't necessarily on new technologies, new teaching methods or millions of dollars in donations from private corporations to solve the problem, says Pam Allyn, executive director and founder of the international nonprofit LitWorld.