Ban the Book Report: Promoting Frequent and Enthusiastic Reading

by Graham Foster

Overview

Teachers recognize that frequent independent reading increases student knowledge on a wide range of topics, enhances vocabulary, and improves comprehension. Ban the Book Report inspires teachers to go beyond narrow and analytical book reports by exploring the potential of book talks, alternate book covers, identifying features of informational books, newspaper headlines and articles, talk-show interviews, diary entries for characters and letters to authors. This remarkable resource offers more than twenty specific assignments with its own rubric written in student-friendly language along with student response exemplars from real classrooms. Tips to help teachers launch and manage an independent reading program complement this timely book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781551382647
Publisher:	Pembroke Publishers Limited
Publication date:	09/25/2012
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Graham is a writer and workshop presenter in schools, at conventions, and in professional development consortia. He has thirty two years of teaching experience, including thirteen years as language arts supervisor for Calgary Catholic Schools.

He received his degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and completed his postgraduate studies in language arts at the University of Calgary.

"I emphasize a collegial model of professional development related to best practice in language arts instruction. In writing projects, I prefer showing to telling about practical, research-supported instructional strategies."

Graham is married and likes to travel and play golf.