Reading engagement for tweens and teens : what would make them read more? / Margaret K. Merga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merga, Margaret K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading promotion.

Preteens--Books and reading.

Preteens.

Teenagers--Books and reading.

Teenagers.

Reading (Middle school).

Reading (Secondary).

Physical Description:

xv, 174 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Contents:

1 Why Is Book Reading (Still) Important? p. 1

Attitudes and Achievement p. 2

Reading and Literacy Benefits p. 4

Is There a Target? p. 7

Literacy, Opportunity, and Testing p. 8

The Problem with "Read Anything" p. 12

Fiction and Empathy p. 13

Why Do Readers Read, and How Can This Knowledge Shape Our Reading Support Role? p. 16

Reading for Pleasure and Leveling the Playing Field p. 19

2 From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn: Why Does Reading for Pleasure Fall by the Wayside? p. 23

Expired Expectations p. 25

Balancing Expectations and Encouragement p. 27

The Orphaned Responsibility p. 29

Reasons for Teens' Reading Infrequency p. 31

3 Are Books Really Uncool? p. 35

Evolving Coolness? p. 38

More on Talking about Books p. 39

Using Film Adaptations to Increase the Coolness and Accessibility of Books p. 42

Where It Works p. 44

Where It Does Not Work p. 47

The Chicken or the Egg? p. 50

4 Myths about Boys, and Why They Get Oxygen p. 53

Why the Gap in Reading Engagement? p. 54

Do Boys Prefer Nonfiction? p. 54

Are Female Educators and Mothers Ineffectual with Boys? p. 56

5 Powerful Parents p. 59

Providing Encouragement through Shared Social Practice p. 61

Modeling p. 63

Providing Access p. 66

Reading Aloud p. 68

Five Tips to Help Parents Make the Most of Reading Aloud to Their Children p. 73

6 The Myth of the e-Book-Loving Digital Natives p. 77

Are They Reading on Screens? p. 81

Does Gender Make a Difference? p. 83

Is It Time to Embrace the Bookless Library? p. 84

Are They Talking about Books Online? p. 85

7 What Would Make Young People Read More Books? p. 87

Strategies for Choice p. 89

Access to Books p. 92

Time Availability p. 93

Time Allocation p. 95

Concentration and Multitasking p. 97

Encouragement p. 99

Skill Deficit and Challenge p. 100

Broadening the Reading of Series Adherents p. 101

8 Reading Is for Pleasure, Not Just Testing p. 105

Modeling, Reading Aloud, and Excitement about Books and Reading p. 107

Wide Reading, Discussion, and Teacher Recommendations p. 111

Silent Reading and Opportunity p. 114

More on Reading for Testing p. 117

Best Practice p. 118

9 Libraries, Reading Spaces, and Choices p. 121

Competition for Space for Reading p. 121

Libraries Resourcing Young People's Reading p. 122

The Quality of Collections p. 123

Peace and Quiet? p. 123

When a Library Is a Learning Hub p. 125

The Need to Delve Deeper into School Library Research p. 125

How Do Teacher Librarians Support Literacy and Literature Skill Development? p. 128

Exploring the Teacher-Teacher Librarian Collaboration p. 129

Research Rigor p. 131

Self-Report and School-Based Research p. 133

Focus on Will, Not Skill p. 134

Recommendation for Further Reading: Low-Literacy and Disadvantaged Parents p. 134.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Merga, Margaret K., author. Reading engagement for tweens and teens

ISBN:

9781440867989

1440867984

OCLC:

1039924179