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To celebrate International School Libraries Day on Monday 25 October, the School Library Association of Victoria invites you to join in an Elluminate session at 11.00am (AEDST) where we will launch the 2012 National Year of Reading.

By developing this wiki with reading lists, information on texts, study guides, rubrics, book trailers, book reviews, directions and general requirements, students in years 9-12 (and their parents) have a head start on the year's required reading for English classes. Well done to Joyce Valenza for supporting her students in this manner.

"The average higher- achieving students read approximately three times as much a week as their lower-achieving classmates, not including out of school reading."-Richard Allington, What Works for Struggling Readers

How technology has changed the way we read.

Great article linking reading with employment prospects from a long term sociological study

"Paper books were supposed to be dead by now. For years, information theorists, marketers, and early adopters have told us their demise was imminent. Ikea even redesigned a bookshelf to hold something other than books. Yet in a world of screen ubiquity, many people still prefer to do their serious reading on paper." And this: "People tended to read slowly and somewhat inaccurately on early screens. The technology, particularly e-paper, has improved dramatically, to the point where speed and accuracy aren't now problems, but deeper issues of memory and comprehension are not yet well-characterized."

the habit of reading does as much, if not more, than Direct Instruction and the rigorous demands of the Common Core. All without boring kids to death or persuading them that they're dumb.

"Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new research. "

"AMID the squawks and pings of our digital devices, the old-fashioned virtues of reading novels can seem faded, even futile. But new support for the value of fiction is arriving from an unexpected quarter: neuroscience. Brain scans are revealing what happens in our heads when we read a detailed description, an evocative metaphor or an emotional exchange between characters. Stories, this research is showing, stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life."

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Below are some resources to facilitate exploration of strategies to improve reading/decoding/comprehension of texts. Great article about a school implementing a method to assist students with strat...

Below are some resources to facilitate exploration of strategies to improve reading/decoding/comprehension of texts. Great article about a school implementing a method to assist students with strat...

What Kids are Reading and Why It Matters 2015

LibraryMonitor reading reviews by Sue Osborne.

Audio chapter a day starting Sept 2012. Beautifully read by a different reader each chapter, from famous actors to politicians to ordinary locals from the Plymouth area. Each chapter also includes a custom designed art work.

"Almost every adult who cares for young children knows that sharing books with them is an important way to promote their reading skills. But research shows that subtle features of the way adults act during story-time make a big difference in children's literacy-and that most grownups aren't using these simple but effective techniques."

"E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages." I suggest you try this article in Print Friendly.

Two New Free Games! Just in time for the Holiday Season - two brand new games! Test-N-Teach (TNT) is our new spelling game and Read-A-Word is our first-ever reading game. Both games are available to everyone!

Might be a good video to pass along with summer reading lists. I'm sharing it now with teachers and students.