1. The Importance of Reading at Home
Hernando Middle School By Mrs. Hash - Librarian

2. Agenda Learn why reading is important Help our children be successful
Be an example and role model for our children
Promote reading at home
Support our children’s reading habits
Learn information about books and where to find them
Use reading log to keep track

3. Why Read at Home?
We want our students to be successful in school and life
Reading helps our students do better on standardized tests
Reading helps our students have better grades
Reading promotes learning
Reading is fun
Reading enhances our vocabulary

5. Reading at Home Students should read at least 20 minutes per day
Magazines, comic books, internet posts, blogs, books, picture books
Allow your child to choose his or her book
Read alongside your child, to your child, and with your child
Have conversations about what you are reading
Make reading a habit

6. Where to Find Books
Hernando Middle School Library Open Monday – Thursday 7:30 – 4:00 Friday 7:30 – 3:45
Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library Pebble Hills Blvd, El Paso, TX Monday 10:00am – 6:00pm Tuesday – Thursday 10:00am – 7:00pm Friday 1:00pm – 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm
To get a library card, you will need: current ID card or utility bill with address

7. More Options
Epic App

8. Scholastic Book Fair
Scholastic Book Fairs Available online until November 18
Book Fair in the spring: February or April

9. Suggested Books
El Deafo – Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful—and very awkward—hearing aid.

10. Suggested Books
Gregor the Overlander – Before Suzanne Collins wrote the Hunger Games trilogy, she wrote The Underland Chronicles. This set of five books is slightly less violent than Hunger Games, but just as captivating for middle school readers. The series tracks the adventures of a boy who falls down a manhole and ends up on journeys through the city’s underbelly. All of this happens while life up on the street keeps rolling on as usual.

11. Suggested Books
Frank Einstein and the Animated Antimatter Motor – Jon Scieszka is the author of several great books and series for boys. His new Frank Einstein graphic novel includes the engaging text and illustrations he’s known for. It also manages to combine science, technology, text and art in one book that kids won’t be able to put down. The author also runs a fantastic website called guysread.com that’s full of outstanding resources to get boys reading. It’s a must-visit.

12. Suggested Books
Wonder – Six different narrators tell the story of Auggie, a boy who was born with a cleft palate. The novel details his struggles to fit in—or at least not stick out. Auggie is homeschooled until fifth grade, when he heads to his public school and really faces life in the public eye. His journey is beautifully told from different perspectives and can give all children insight into how other kids view them.

13. Suggested Books
Drama – Drama is a graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier. The story focuses on Callie, a middle schooler and theater-lover who works in her school's drama production crew. Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she can't really sing.

14. Questions
Are there any questions?

15. Reading Log

16. Alexa Hash (915) 937 – 9901 adoval@sisd.net www.sisd.net/Page/6873
Contact Information
Alexa Hash (915) 937 –