1. Reading Strategies Workshop Fiction and Nonfiction Mary Wheatley Kathleen Loftus LIS725 Curriculum and School Libraries

2. The Facts about Reading Stats about reading from Nell Duke or Trelease Show video clip?

3. Encouraging Enjoyment of Reading School library – weekly visits SSR – Sustained Silent Reading Reading aloud in classrooms Classroom libraries

4. Encouraging Reading Field trip visits to our local CPL branch Participation in Monarch Award Bookworm afterschool reading program Family Reading Night

5. Introduce Concept: It Takes Two Connects the curriculum to books by pairing fiction and nonfiction books Provides an authentic way of introducing content material Boosts students’ understanding and enjoyment of reading

6. Discuss Research and Strategies It Takes Two: Teaching with Twin Texts of Fact and Fiction Break into 5 Strategy Groups (groups of 4) Venn Diagram K-W-L DR-TA/DL-TA Webbing Activating Prior Knowledge

7. Read and Respond All: Read pages 400 through 402, through and including subheading Classroom Applications of Twin Texts All: Read page 407 subheading Helping Students and Teachers Meet Challenges Strategy group: Find your section within article and read

8. Strategy Group Response: Strategy Chart In your strategy group summarize the following: Definition of strategy General Procedures for Implementation Additional Comments

9. Applying the Strategies Reading aloud Fiction and Nonfiction: Little Penguin Watch Me Grow

10. Strategy Group But will it work? How could you apply your strategy for Little Penguin & Watch Me Grow Penguin

11. Wiki of Ideas

12. It Takes Two Classroom Teacher & Librarian Read twin texts in the classroom Read twin texts in the library Read twin texts in the classroom & library

13. Together we can make it happen!