Establishing a Love of Reading in Children
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SARAH WHITEFRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 , 2012
Establishing a Love of Reading in Children
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Research Paper Topic
2009 study: Independent reading helps word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, language syntax, comprehension, and motivation grow.
Topic: reading and children’s literacy
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The Research Paper: Preparations
Difficult to find interesting, related sourcesIntense research the only way I found good
sourcesFinally found several interesting sources
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The Research Paper: The Brain
What happens in the brain when a person reads: Photons bounce off of the page. They hit a wall of tissue at the back of the eye.
The brain guesses words using the first and last letters.
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The Research Paper: Reading at Home
When children begin reading at home at an early age: Better readers Higher math scores Learn the alphabet faster
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The Research Paper: Independent Reading
Encourages contemplationTeaches that reading is like going on an
adventureProduces avid readersConsistency and routine are important.Should be allowed to choose the majority of
the books they read
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The Product: The Plan
Children’s book driveAll books donated to Coastal Women’s ShelterLink to research paper:
Provides books for children living in the shelters Gives children access to books in order to
establish or feed love of readingMentor: Linda Thornton
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The Product: Preparations
Booking a venue: Craven Community College Library
A time and date: August 7, 2012; 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Creation of advertisements: Posters Facebook event Radio advertisements
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The Product: Preparations
This is a photo of me writing out the posters to advertize the book drive.
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The Product: Preparations
These are the finished posters.
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The Product: Preparations
This is a screenshot of the finished Facebook event after a few hours.
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The Product: Preparations
This is a list of places that I called or emailed to post an advertisement for the book drive.
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The Product: The Book Drive
This is a photo of the table before the book drive began at the Craven Community
College library.
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The Product: Post-Book Drive
This is a photo of the same space after the book drive was over.
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The Product: Post-Book Drive
This is a photo of the contents of two out of the nine boxes collected through the book drive, the rest of which were
equally full.
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The Product: Post-Book Drive
487 books collectedCreation of a book log
Book title Author’s name Number of books by that title
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The Product: Book Log
This is a screen shot of the first bit of the book log that I created to coincide with the book drive’s donations.
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The Product: Successes and Challenges
Successes: Carrying out the book drive Creating the book directory Delivering the books
Challenges: Planning out the product Public speaking
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The Future
Four year universityBachelor’s degree in Creative WritingCareer in creative writingWrite something that will inspire people to
love reading
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References
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Rasinski, Timothy V., and Nancy Padak. "Who Wants To Be A (Reading) Millionaire?." Reading Teacher 64.7 (2011): 553-555. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.
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Thank You for Your Time