Reaching+Emergent+or+Reluctant+Readers

High Interest/Low Level
High-interest, low-reading level books encourage reading for the reluctant reader. These books are written at lower reading levels but appeal to the readers interest level even though it might not match their grade level.

Pick two books listed below. If you pick a book from a series, make sure it's one with a copyright date 2012 or newer. If you can't find these books in your school library, you may want to check in the public library. Once you have read two books, post a comment on each to Goodreads. Did you enjoy the books? Can you think of specific students to which you could recommend the books? Could you use either book as a read aloud to introduce the series or author?
 * Directions:**

//__To find the copyright date of a series book via your library's online catalog:__// 1. From the district webpage, click on the "Students" tab then "Destiny". 2. Click on your school's name. 3. Near the top right, click on "Power" then type in the name of the series in the top box. 4. Under "Publication Date" select "After the Year" then type 2011 for the year. 5. Near the top, click on "Search".

Geronimo Stilton Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Monkey & Robot Jake Maddox Sports Underworlds Stink Judy Moody Bad Kitty (chapter books) Ghost Buddy Big Nate (chapter book or graphic novel) I Survived... Diary of a Wimpy Kid Babymouse Lunch Lady Flying Beaver Brothers Amelia Bedelia (chapter books) DC Superpets Shelter Pet Squad Adventures of Jo Schmo Here's Hank Dog Diaries Magic Puppy Puppy Place Club CSI My Weird School A Baseball Card Adventure Genius Files Bink & Gollie Bowling Alley Bandit Elephant & Piggie Rainbow Magic, Pet Fairies, Weather Fairies, etc... Origami Yoda Notebook of Doom Library of Doom Whatever After
 * __Series____:__** (make sure you pick a book written in 2012 or sooner)

__**Books:**__ How I Got a Life & a Dog Double Dog Dare Waiting for the Magic The Adventures of Beanboy Flora & Ulysses

=Tech Tool -=

**StoryBird: A Literacy Tool to Inspire Students to Read and Write Better**
Storybird is a interactive web based tool that allows students to participate in project based learning to create interactive stories while collaborating together to improve literacy skills. It is a simple, easy to use tool that encourages students to read and write and inspires them to create.


 * Top Reasons for Why Educators May Want to Use Storybird: **
 * Encourages reluctant readers to read and write
 * Opportunities for students to collaborate and share ideas while they create their own story
 * Students are easily able to navigate program to create storybook
 * Great images and artwork for students that help inspire a story
 * Student Work can be easily accessed to grade and review.
 * The created project can be easily shared and downloaded so others can provide feedback or edit
 * Embed anywhere i.e. class blogs, websites, email for others to see​

__**DIRECTIONS:**__ Create a free account on http://storybird.com. Create a simple picture book retelling one of your two chapter books. In your Goodreads' post, be sure to include a link to your picture book & how you could use a Digital Storytelling tool like Storybird to replace traditional book reports or reinforce a lesson. Do you think being able to use a tech tool, like Storybird, would motivate a reluctant reader to finish his/her book? Do you see any ways that this tool could be used in other subjects (writing, math, science, social studies, etc…)

embedding a link to a story - @http://help.storybird.com/customer/portal/articles/793990 Storybird tutorials - @http://techtutorials.edublogs.org/2011/09/05/storybird/