GVP Summer Book Club Volunteer Orientation

June 14, 2016 Clarkston Library Meeting Room

1.  Goals of the Book Club

  1. *****Enjoy being together, interacting with one another and books
  2. Help the girls become familiar with the community library and develop the habit of using it
  3. Offer rich, engaging and empowering, and appropriate reading opportunities weekly, and encourage reading in between
  4. Provide rich oral language opportunities through read-aloud, discussions, and activities about books

2.  Last Year’s Book Club Report

3.  Results of 2016 student survey

4.  Plan for Book Club Evaluation and importance of keeping records

  1. Attendance
  2. Books, pages, hours of reading (volunteers will help students keep track)
  3. Pre/post survey (volunteers will help administer this the first day)
  4. Exit interviews with students and volunteers
  5. Next year’s reading scores of students who return to GVP

5.  Weekly procedures (subject to change when needed)

3:30-4:05 Arrival, set-up inside, snack outside

3:45-4:05 Snack and clean-up

4:05-4:10 or 4:15 Welcome, Plan for the day,

4:15-4:30 Celebrity Read–Aloud (or song, or storytelling or discussion…)

4:30-4:40 Book Talk (about one of the books students may read) (or this may be scheduled for the closing)

4:40 -5:45 Small Group Read-together time (see groups on list).

·  Groups will be at similar reading levels

·  Discussion guides, suggested plans, or materials for an activity may be provided

·  Students will keep careful records of their reading both at book club and at home.

·  Time for reading together, independent reading, read-alouds, book discussion.

·  Scheduled times (not necessarily every week) to explore and use the library with a leader or librarian, get library cards, get and return books, etc.

5:50-6_00 Closing activity (maybe not every time)

·  This might be a book talk, a short play by a group; students reading reviews of books, a song, etc.

6.  Suggestions for Read-Together time.

Note: These are general suggestions. We will also provide some activities and book discussion guides each week.

Goals:

·  Enjoy reading

·  Read for understanding – not just words

·  Talk and think about reading

·  Learn about the library, get cards, and check out and return books

Ways to Read: There are many ways to read together. Use different ones to keep reading interesting.

·  Read Aloud – a leader reads aloud while others follow

·  Choral reading – everyone reads together

·  Silent Reading – everyone reads a passage and then stops to discuss – girls need practice reading on their own, silently

·  Close reading – read for one particular purpose and discuss, e.g.:

o  What is a character like? How do you know?

o  What is the setting? Time/place/description How do you know this? How does the author show this?

o  What descriptive words does the author use?

o  What is the problem of the story?

o  How do characters try to solve the problem?

o  Do they solve the problem in the end? How?

o  When does the author use the characters’ words?

o  …

·  Partner reading – partners take turns reading to one another a page or paragraph at a time and ask questions, e.g.,

o  Can you summarize this paragraph/page?

o  Are there any words you want explained?

o  What do you think will happen next?

o  Can you connect this part to your own experience?

·  Take-turn reading with questions, discussion

Supporting readers:

·  Help readers figure out words when they can, especially if it’s a word they know. Try to keep giving hints until they get there, not ask someone else.

o  Look for initial/ending/vowel sounds

o  Look for patterns – is there part of another word you know here?

o  Look for context – read the words around the word -- what word makes sense here?

o  If the word is irregular, explain that it’s one they need to remember and have them study the shape, the parts, etc.

·  If readers do not know the meaning of a word, explain with synonym, examples, picture, whatever needed.

·  If they do not know the meaning of many words, the book may be too difficult. Use for read-aloud and/or choose another from list at student’s level.

·  Help them keep a list of important words they want to learn – maybe add a few each week.

Questions to ask – Use QAR (question, answer, response) to help you think of questions about the reading. More advanced readers can think of some of these questions themselves.

1.  Right There Questions: Any questions about what happened that can be found in one place in the story, e.g., Who is the character introduced in the first paragraph?

2.  Think and Search Questions: Any questions that require looking in several parts of the story for the answer, e.g., How did the girls know they weren’t supposed to play together?

3.  Author and Me Questions: Any questions that require thinking about the author’s plan or purpose, e.g., What was the problem of this story? How did the characters solve the problem?

4.  On My Own Questions: Questions that go beyond the story, e.g.,

Choosing books – Help students learn to choose the right book.

1.  Look at the cover. Look at the pictures. Read the back cover or flap. Read a little. Ask: Am I interested? Is this something I want to know?

2.  Five finger rule. Read 1 page. Hold up 1 finger for each word you don’t know. If it’s more than 5, the book may be too hard. Ask someone to read it to you or choose a different book.

Resources:

Leveled Book Lists

Guided Reading Leveled Book Lists from Diann Christensen, Arizona State University: http://www.public.asu.edu/~diann/Bibliographies/leveledbooks.htm

Matching Books to Readers - Leveled list levels A-O

http://www.sspptucson.org/blink/Summer/1st%20Grade%20Matching-Readers-and-Books-A-book-list.pdf

GVP Summer Book Club Theme List

http://www.mlmcc.com/docs/2015%2006%2003%20Summer%20Book%20Club%20Book%20List%20MLM.pdf

GVP Summer Reading -- Book Series by Level – Anne Garbarino

http://www.mlmcc.com/docs/Summer%20Reading%202015%20-%20Anne.docx

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