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I found this image by doing an image search on Google. The link to the website where this image came from is http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Mirrorstone/Teachers.aspx?doc=Guides

Social Networking -- MySpace.com

Here is a link to the Schaumburg Township District Library's Teen Department MySpace account. I chose it because it displays the events for the Summer Reading Program 2k7. The events are great ideas for motivating reluctant teen readers to participate in library events and thereby become interested in reading.

www.myspace.com/stdlteen

Building Block

Search Topic: School Library Support for Reluctant Readers
Database: Wilson Web
Search Words:
reluctant readers or struggling readers or slow readers - s1
and
schools or school libraries or library media centers - s2
and
programs or services or support - s3

Records:
110
In:
Public Lib Core: Nonfiction, Readers' Guide Retro, Library Lit & Inf Full Text, Public Lib Core: Fiction, Mid & Jr H Core Collection, Senior High Core Collection

Subjects:
Remedial reading Young adults' literature/Book lists Young Adult Library Services Association/Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Committee Readability and readable books/Bibliography School libraries/Book programs Association for Library Service to Children/Notable Children's Books Committee ((reluctant readers or struggling readers or slow readers ) ALL,(schools or school libraries or library media centers ) ALL,(programs or services or support ) ALL)" name=K2Query> ALL AND (schools or school libraries or library media centers) ALL AND (programs or services or support) ALL " name=EnglishQuery> (80% 1
Turner, P. W. Wrestling with reluctant readers [student athletes in Cartersville, Ga.]. School Library Journal v. 40 (December 1994) p. 42

80% 2
Aikman, C. C. Picture books and the secondary media specialist [to stimulate reluctant readers]. Indiana Media Journal v. 17 (Fall 1994) p. 104-10

80% 3
Sever, I. The slow reader and the library [study conducted by the Laboratory for Children's Librarianship of Haifa University]. Libri v. 37 (September 1987) p. 246-57

80% 4
Oestreich, D. Special-needs students in the library [services to the gifted, slow learners and pregnant teens in three school libraries]. CMLEA Journal v. 17 (Fall 1993) p. 8-11

80% 5
Rosenzweig, S. Books that hooked 'em: reluctant readers shine as critics [students at Rhode Island's Woonsocket Middle School recommend books for YALSA's Quick picks 1996]. American Libraries v. 27 (June/July 1996) p. 74-6

Successive Fraction

On Academic Search Premier I performed the successive fraction approach. I began with my specific fact which is "reluctant readers" and received 92 hits.

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READING
BOOKS -- Reviews
LIBRARIES
BOOKS & reading
TEENAGERS
READERS
CHOICES (Book)
FICTION
TEACHERS
LITERACY programs
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Online Resources Bring Students Back to Books. (cover story) Electronic Education Report, 6/15/2007, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p1-4, 2p; (AN 25485093)Fill out an Interlibrary Loan form for this item Check Serials Solutions for fulltext
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Inviting reluctant adolescent readers into the literacy club: Some comprehension strategies to tutor individuals or small groups of reluctant readers. By: Ambe, Elizabeth BiFuh. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, May2007, Vol. 50 Issue 8, p632-639, 8p; (AN 24910021)Cited References (23)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryAvailable TWU catalog Check Serials Solutions for fulltext
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Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers. By: Seitz, Ingrid; Seglem, Robyn. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Mar2007, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p518-519, 2p; (AN 24253522)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryAvailable TWU catalog Check Serials Solutions for fulltext
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Attracting New Readers with Hip Hop Lit. By: Meloni, Christine. Library Media Connection, Feb2007, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p38-40, 3p; (AN 23909643)PDF Full Text (153K)
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Choices: A Core Collection for Young Reluctant Readers. By: Pennington, Bobbee. School Library Journal, Feb2007, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p152-152, 1/6p; (AN 23962431)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryHTML Full Text Available TWU catalog
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Holy Reading, Batman! By: Schneider, Nancy. Teaching PreK-8, Jan2007, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p56-57, 2p; (AN 23483443)HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (823K)
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT. By: Felix, Kathie. MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, Jan/Feb2007, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p41-41, 1p, 1c; (AN 23747710)HTML Full Text
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Reading only for exams. Times Educational Supplement, 11/24/2006 Issue 4712, p7-7, 1/8p, 1c; (AN 23342650)Fill out an Interlibrary Loan form for this item Check Serials Solutions for fulltext
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Then I added the subject "libraries" and received 32 hits. Last, I added the subject "reading" and received 20 hits of which seem relevant.

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READING interests
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Attracting New Readers with Hip Hop Lit. By: Meloni, Christine. Library Media Connection, Feb2007, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p38-40, 3p; (AN 23909643)PDF Full Text (153K)
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Choices: A Core Collection for Young Reluctant Readers. By: Pennington, Bobbee. School Library Journal, Feb2007, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p152-152, 1/6p; (AN 23962431)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryHTML Full Text Available TWU catalog
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GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR (REALLY) YOUNG READERS. (cover story) By: Lyga, Allyson A. W.. School Library Journal, Mar2006, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p56-61, 5p, 9c; (AN 20089753)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryHTML Full Text PDF Full Text (1.9MB) Available TWU catalog
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A Life in Pictures. By: Auerbach, Barbara. School Library Journal, Oct2005 Supplement, Vol. 51, p18-21, 4p, 5c; (AN 18540973)Notes: This title is available at the TWU LibraryHTML Full Text Available TWU catalog
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Kid's Stuff: Fun and Games with Children's Authors. By: Maxwell, D. Jackson. Library Media Connection, Oct2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p48-50, 3p; (AN 18438206)PDF Full Text (6.5MB)
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Reaching Reluctant Readers with Nonfiction. Young Adult Library Services, Fall2005, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p8-11, 4p; (AN 18695642)PDF Full Text (179K)
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Teenage Reluctant Readers and Graphic Novels. By: Snowball, Clare. Young Adult Library Services, Summer2005, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p43-45, 3p; (AN 18797343)Cited References (39)PDF Full Text (310K)
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Involving the Youth in the Local Library. By: Roberts, Renee. Young Adult Library Services, Spring2005, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p20-42, 2p; (AN 17442602)PDF Full Text (90K)
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Specific Facet First

My topic of interest is school library support for reluctant readers. Therefore, for the specific facet first approach, I searched each facet seperately on LibraryLit.

Here are my results:
f1 reluctant readers = 194 hits
f2 school library = 22,076 hits
f3 programs and support = 636 hits

As it turns out, "reluctant readers" is my specific facet.

Citation Pearl Growing

I performed the known item type of citation pearl growing on ERIC. The article I started with is "The Oprah Revolution: Book Clubs in Library Media Centers" by Carol Littlejohn. The following were descriptors:
Student Interests, Reading Interests, Reading Skills, Media Specialists, Clubs, School Libraries, Reading Motivation, Librarians, Middle School Students, Adolescent Literature, Middle Schools

I clicked on "reading motivation" and came up with 699 hits. Then I added the subject "school libraries" and came up with 95 hits.

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School Libraries
Library Role
Elementary Education
Recreational Reading
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Adolescent Literature
Librarians
Reading Programs
Elementary Secondary Education
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Books Alive: Reading Incentive Programs for High School Students . By: Moyer, Mary. Library Media Connection, v25 n7 p10-12 Apr-May 2007. (EJ762387)PDF Full Text
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Literacy and the Changing Role of the Elementary Library Media Specialist . By: Buzzeo, Toni. Library Media Connection, v25 n7 p18-19 Apr-May 2007. (EJ762390)PDF Full Text
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I added on "library role" and got 22 hits of which were more relevant to my topic of school library support for reluctant readers.

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Elementary Secondary Education
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Reading Aloud to Others
Media Specialists
Library Services
Authors
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Literacy and the Changing Role of the Elementary Library Media Specialist . By: Buzzeo, Toni. Library Media Connection, v25 n7 p18-19 Apr-May 2007. (EJ762390)PDF Full Text
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Sharing Skills. Collaboration Is the Key: Planning Programs to Foster Enthusiasm for Reading . By: Robinson, Alice A.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, v22 n1 p31-32 Sep 2005. (EJ720835)Fill out an Interlibrary Loan form for this item Check Serials Solutions for fulltext
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Thesaurus Terms

I used the online ERIC thesaurus and typed the word "reading" in my search. Several categories came up so I chose "Reading Attitudes" since I feel it is best associated to my topic of reluctant readers. These are the related terms:

Broader Terms:
Attitudes;
Narrower Terms:
n/a
Related Terms:
Educational Attitudes; Reading; Reading Ability; Reading Achievement; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Habits; Reading Interests; Reading Motivation;

Here is what I noticed about the difference between tag and thesaurus terms:
1. Tag terms use more informal labels since they are created by the users themselves.
2. Thesaurus terms are formal labels created by professionals.
3. Thesaurus terms are more specific, which can be more helpful in finding the information you seek.
4. Tag terms are usually less specific and sometimes have abbreviations or acronyms that are not always understood by other users.

Tags - Reluctant Readers

At www.librarything.com there were several hits from a search on reluctant readers. I chose the book I Won't Read and You Can't Make Me: Reaching Reluctant Teen Readers written by Marilyn Reynolds. The following are the tags for it:

education(1) literacy(1) reading(1) struggling readers(1) teaching

RSS Feed

The American Association of School Librarians offers rss feeds, so I have added those feeds to my blog, as per the second competency. I chose this feed because it relates to my library type of interest--school libraries.

BLOG: Methods to Encourage Reluctant Readers

I used the google blog search engine and came upon this blog about reluctant readers. I selected it because it was posted by a mother homeschooling her two kids, one of whom is a reluctant reader. She talks about methods she used to encourage her son to read:

We found that if we checkout a recorded book for him to listen to FIRST, he was eager to actually READ it after he heard it on tape or CD. Often he would listen to the book on tape while doing LEGOS then was willing to read it. That still works, but now that he is in Jr. High, what also works is him hearing or seeing what peers are reading (friends, his sister, kids from youth group) then he wants to read it! Another, "tip" I have used with our reluctant reader, is to just casually leave out a few books of his current interest around the house where I am sure he'll find them. 98% of the time, he picks them up, reads them, and says, " Mom, I was just reading this book... did you know...." It is effortless, battle free.

I found this blog at Windows Live Spaces - http://mayaguezana.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!40A93EE5C6C909E9!1094.entry

ISAR

The library type I chose is school libraries and my area of interest is reluctant readers. I chose this area because as a teacher, I am interested in finding ways to help students that are reluctant to read.