Welcome to the FALL FESTIVAL Celebrate reading with myon this fall Use this 2013-2014 back to school kit to promote reading for back to school activities like: Back to school events Meet-the-teacher events Family literacy events Curriculum nights Before and after school programs
Dear Educators, Happy 2013-2014 school year! I know this is a busy and exciting time as you welcome your students and faculty back to school. To help, I am sending some tools and resources to help you promote reading from the very start of the new school year. myon wants to help promote reading by providing resources that may be used by your team to motivate students to read more, support teachers in the classroom, and encourage family literacy and involvement. Enclosed are materials to promote a celebration of fall reading with the myon Fall Festival. The myon Fall Festival resources will build student excitement about reading and motivate them to read more. To ensure everyone is involved, the toolkit is segemented into three parts: 1. District/School/Classroom Promotional Activities 2. Student Engagement 3. Family Involvement In the following pages, you will find templates, sample scripts, goal sheets and other resources to help promote reading throughout your school/district. All of the materials are designed to serve as templates, so please feel free to edit them to fit your needs. I hope you find these materials helpful, and I look forward to supporting you goals for literacy this year. Thank you for our partnership and here s to a productive and rewarding year! If you have any questions, please contact me. Sincerely, INSERT NAME
District/School/Classroom Promotional Activities Superintendent script Letter to families: Introducing myon School goal: Tote board Principal & superintendent challenge ideas Poster
Superintendent Sample Script Hello <district name> parents and students, Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! It is our goal at <district name> to have each student read <insert number of books or time to spend reading outside of class> to create a vibrant community of readers. Students can read at home, school, around the community, or any other place they can access reading materials. Every student in our school district also has access to myon reader an online collection of thousands of enhanced digital books that can be accessed anywhere, anytime there is an Internet connection or access to a device. Parents, please join me in encouraging your child to read. Students, make a goal to read each and every day! I m looking forward to a 2013-2014 school year full of reading!
Your Student Is Participating In The FALL FESTIVAL is excited to start the school year off by encouraging students to get reading! Our school provides students myon reader, a literacy program that offers students access to thousands of digital books that can be read anytime, anywhere (including at home or at your local library anywhere there is Internet connection!) The myon Fall Festival is a celebration of reading. We will be setting reading goals and encouraging students to read both in and out of school. Your student should have received login information in their classroom. Please contact their teacher if they have not. We encourage families to spend time reading with their child on myon to build reading stamina and fluency and to simply experience the joys of reading. For more information on myon reader, contact me or visit www.myon.com. Sincerely,
Looking for ways to use the myon tote board? Use it to showcase student activity around your school Laminate it for easy updates Use it electronically on your computer monitor Showcase on your interactive whiteboard
Looking for ways to use the myon tote board? Try: Use it to showcase student activity around your school. Laminate it for easy updates. Use it electronically on your computer monitor Showcase on your interactive whiteboard
wants to say CONGRATULATIONS For all students in the for participating in the myon Fall Festival! Here are the results from Students have opened a total of 123,123 BOOKS! Students have read a total of 123,123 BOOKS! Students have read more than 23,123 HOURS! www.myon.com
Incentivize Reading When students read, the principal pays! Motivate your students to reach their reading goals! Listed below are a couple of ideas (you can thank us later!) to consider: If students read x number of books, the principal will: Sleep on the roof Shave hair off Kiss a pig Sleep in a tent Take a pie in the face during the next assembly Serenade the school during the next assembly Other Incentives Feeling sheepish? Below find other incentives to get kids reading: Incentives for Classes: Pizza Party Ice Cream Party Popcorn Party Incentives for Students: Lunch with the principal Awards during an assembly Mention in school newspaper
Join Us At The FALL FESTIVAL The myon Fall Festival celebrates student reading this fall! It s easy to participate use the login information below, set a reading goal with your teacher, and get reading! Login using the information below! Visit www.myon.com and click Log in now School name: Username: Password: P.S. Don t forget you can read at home or a library (anywhere with Internet access!) with this information too.
Student Engagement Goal sheet for students Student name cards and goal leaves Scavenger hunt: Journey though myon for upper elementary Scavenger Hunt: Journey though myon for lower elementary Goal tree and leaves
Set Your Goal! For The FALL FESTIVAL These are goals my teacher and I decided to help me become a better reader. Tips for setting good goals: Challenge yourself Be realistic Think of ways you will achieve your goal My Goals: Student s Name: Teacher s Name: Date:
We Are Readers At The FALL FESTIVAL Looking for ways to encourage student reading this fall? Download the below items on the myon portal: myon Fall Festival Goal Sheet The We Are Readers Student Name Cards and Goal Leaves First, fill out the goal cards with each student. Print the student name cards and display them around your classroom or library. Each time a student meets a goal on his or her goal sheet, print out a goal leaf for the student to place by his or her name card.
We Are Readers At The FALL FESTIVAL Student Name Cards and Goal Leaves I met a reading goal at the myon Fall Festival Type or write each student s name in the box below and display in your library or classroom. Print leaves that students can pin next to their names when a reading goal is met. Student s Name: Student s Name: I met a reading goal at the myon Fall Festival Student s Name: Student s Name: I met a reading goal at the myon Fall Festival Student s Name: Student s Name: I met a reading goal at the myon Fall Festival
Journey Through the FALL FESTIVAL Find new things to explore on myon! Along the way, notice interesting books you might want to come back to later. READY, SET, GO! 1. What is the copyright date of Mountain Lions by Christine Zuchora-Walske? 2. If you follow the path below, what is one title you find? Visual Search Sports and Vehicles Sports Page 4 3. Write down three books you find on your recommended books list. 4. Using the text search, find the book Puggle. What is a puggle? 5. Go to the Advanced Search. Name a title you find when you search for books in Español by the publisher Picture Window Books. 6. Name a new book on myon. (Hint: You ll find a new book next to the most read and recently read books) 7. Find a nonfiction book about space. Write the name of the book you found below: 8. If you want to read Jack and the Beanstalk: The Graphic Novel how would you find it? 9. Under your account information, find how many books you have opened. Write the number below: 10. Name one book you plan to read on myon during the myon Fall Festival:
Journey Through the FALL FESTIVAL Find new things on myon! READY, SET, GO! 1. Name one animal book you can read on myon: 2. What is the name of a book you have read? 3. Write down a book that you want to read: 4. Write down a nonfiction book you can read on myon: 5. Write down a fiction book you can read on myon:
Create a visual reading community! Download the below items on the myon portal: myon Goal Tree myon Goal Leaves This activity is meant to create a reading community in a classroom or library. Educators can print a large tree to place in their space. Each time a student reads five books, or a similar appropriate goal, the student gets to place a leaf on the tree. Students will love watching the tree grow with their reading!
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Family Involvement Goal sheet Fall booklist Letter to family to encourage reading Reading ideas
My Home Reading Goals For The FALL FESTIVAL My home reading goals are: The ways I will meet this goal: The ways my parents or guardians can help me meet this goal: Reader Parent/Guardian Date
Books To Discover At The FALL FESTIVAL I See Fall Experience the many joys of fall. From pumpkins and leaves to apples and Halloween! Fiction Best Season Ever Pedro says winter is the best. JoJo thinks summer is number one. For Katie Woo, spring is tops! So who is right? Which is the best season ever? Fiction Back to School Jamal, who will be in the fifth grade, and his little sister Anisa, who is going into first grade, go shopping for school supplies. Fiction The Autumn Leaf Emma and Owen visit Old Oak at the park. It is autumn, and the leaves are falling from the trees. Only one leaf is left. Will it fall, too? Fiction People in Fall In fall, people play and get ready for winter. See how they celebrate this fun season. Nonfiction Autumn: Signs of the Seasons Around North America Examines how autumn brings observable changes in weather, nature, and people. Nonfiction Exploring Fall Crunch! Put on a sweater and jump in some dry fall leaves. Cheer your favorite football team. Watch squirrels gather nuts. See how fall brings changes for weather, people, plants, and animals. Nonfiction Let s Look at Fall How do we know it's fall? The weather is cooler, and the leaves change color. Crops are ready for harvest, and animals get ready for winter. What do you see in fall? Nonfiction Harvest Season In Harvest Season, readers can find out how different crops are harvested when the time is right. Nonfiction
Parents: Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! Did you know? A child that reads for 1 minute a day outside of school will score in the 10 th percentile. A child that reads 33 minutes a day will score in the 90 th percentile (Anderson et al., 1988). A 500-book library in the home will propel a child 3.2 years further in education. However, the majority of our urban youth do not have the benefit of a home library (Evans et al., 2010). Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Over 70 percent of America s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level (Williams, 2013). As you can see from the facts above, reading truly is a key component to academic success! To provide support for your child s reading journey, we now have access to over 4,000 enhanced digital books through myon reader. myon reader is an award-winning, personalized literacy product for prek-12 that matches student's interests and reading level to a recommended list of books. Students can access myon reader 24/7, anywhere there is Internet access! We encourage you to share in your student s reading goals and read with them throughout the school year on myon reader. If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Sincerely, INSERT NAME
10 Ideas for Family Reading Below are 10 ideas on how make reading fun and encourage reading at home: 1. Follow the Leader! If you want your children to be good readers, let them see you read. 2. Oscar Night: Reading to an audience is fun! Have young children read aloud to their stuffed animals and toys. 3. Book Themes: Choose a theme your child is interested in (seasons, cars, animals, etc.) Find books related to that theme. Discuss which books were best and why. 4. Weekly Topic and Research: Build a weekly calendar of books to read. Using myon with technology is a good way to extend the learning. Find the book topic online and discuss differences and similarities between the book and online research. 5. Alternative Ending: Create an alternative ending to a book on myon with your child(ren). Write the story or plan a skit. Great for a rainy day! 6. Bait and Switch: Fit reading into the day! Have the child(ren) do the dishes one night while you read. The next night you do the dishes while they read! 7. Game Night: Create a myon scavenger hunt and share with your teacher/class 8. Money Talks! Set a goal for your child and offer a monetary reward maybe a quarter per book read 9. myon will Travel: Pitch a tent (or sheet over the clothes line) and have a reading picnic with your mobile device 10. Last but not Least cuddle up and read to kids every night before going to bed!