ROUND UP THE BOYS!! Boys Book Club. Delane Fuquay Farmville Middle School
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1 ROUND UP THE BOYS!! Boys Book Club Delane Fuquay Farmville Middle School
2 Delane Fuquay, Media Coordinator Farmville Middle School Farmville, NC 55 years old Grew up with one sister-8 years younger Married to same guy-32 years Mother of 2 grown boys-ages 25 and 27 Yellow Lab-male, boating, reading Neighborhood of all boys Classroom teacher-la, SS, Math grades 4-7- taught school in Raleigh and Farmville Raleigh Magnet school-sports class-all boys Media Coordinator for 5 years
3 HOW IT ALL STARTED Boys Reading Club in my mind Knew the Need-as a reading teacher to help boys- 2 sons..one a reader one NOT More girls in Media Center Guys grabbing a book and leaving Statistics stating : Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. But the good news is that research also shows that boys will read if they are given reading that interests them. 1 From Guysread.com
4 By fourth grade only 12% of black male students read at or above grade Level compared to 38% of white male students. The reading level for black males in eighth grade drops to 9%. For white males it decreases to 33%, states a report by the Great City Council for Schools. From
5 I have to read??????????????
6 REASONS TO START A CLUB Great collaboration with teachers Chance to teach Reading Chance to work with students Really remediation-so I was not on the rotation Looks great for Media Coordinator to have a class teachers see us teaching Chance to connect to students not normally IN the library- hey Mrs. Fuquay Student grew 16 points on the EOG Because we care!!
7 1. Increase reading skills 2. Develop life long readers 3. Complete book reports 4. Introduce all types of genres 5. Relate reading to real life experiences 6. Increase vocabulary 7. Instill a love of reading (or at least a like) 8. Make boys feel a part of a group 9. Build self esteem 10.Travel to elementary school to read to 2 nd graders GOALS
8 SELECTION PROCESS Boys are selected by the Reading teachers Reading teachers are given a couple of weeks to get to know the students-beginning of school Boys are not trouble makers-just boys needing an extra support person at school-and reading help
9 Snacks Are a great Surprise! Meeting Time and Date: Tuesday & Thursday 3rd period
10 Boys Book Club Cart The cart is stocked with everything the boys need to complete the lessons. Explain cart
11 COLLEGE PUBLICATIONS Friends, family can help Thank You to: Joe Pate-NCSU Nancy Jessup-ECU Francis Young- UNC
12 Items Covered: Magazines College Publications Newspapers Read Aloud Books Fiction Book chosen by student Non-Fiction Bookchosen by student Biography Chapter Bookschosen by MC- (student input)
13 Day 1: Names and Introduction Meeting times and concerns BOYS BOOK CLUB LESSON PLANS handout Conflicts in meeting, (ie. Tests-etc.) Introduce concept of a club Materials to bring to club Read and Discuss Ben Carson. Complete reading survey. Teacher Reflection:
14 BEN CARSON Baltimore Neurosurgeon Introduce Ben Carson: tell his story Show his picture Discuss goals and objectives Introduce rules for the club (politeness-etc) Complete a simple survey
15 SURVEY DAY 1: 1. Name handout 2. Grade 3. Favorite book 4. Favorite Movie 5. Hobbies 6. Siblings 7. What you like about school 8. What you do not like about school
16 Newspapers, College publications and magazines make GREAT hooks Serious books are read after rules are established, personalities are learned and the club really gets to know what is expected.
17 NEWSPAPER Day 2 handout 1. Introduce newspapers-how arranged, how to fold. 2. Discuss newspaper format 3. Complete newspaper questions (group or individual) 4. Wrap up of information learned Teacher Reflection
18 Picture Books
19 DAY 3 EASY BOOK Read Book Complete simple book report sheet (see next page) Discuss reading the selected book to 2 nd grade class. Students make notes on selecting the book as a possible selection to read to 2 nd grade class.
20 BOOK REPORTS Boys are recorded and library patrons can watch reports
21 Class Watching Book Reports
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23 Interview Boys Book Club Using the Flip Cameras handout 1. What is your name? 2. What is your job at FMS? 3. Do you have a favorite book and if so, what is the title? 4. What is your favorite genre? 5. Do you enjoy reading? 6. Do you remember the first book you read all by yourself? Thank you for allowing me to interview and film you for our club.
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25 Students Travel to Elementary Class
26 REWARDS Increase in self-esteem More trips to the library A friendly face in school-yell hello in the hall Increase in EOG score (16 points) Enthusiastic readers!!!! Teachers report better behavior in classactually tell teachers THANK YOU for nomination to club
27 Other Information 1. Team Spirit Books and handouts 2. Great Web site 3. Keep it simple 4. Have Fun!
28 I Want to Read!!
29 Ya ll Come Back
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