Don’t miss a day of this year’s Share a Story — Shape a Future 2010 Blog Tour . This year the theme is “It takes a village to raise a reader.” Each day you can start your “tour” from the homepage of the blog tour.

The tour runs from March 8 — 12, 2010.

The homepage of the blog tour outlines the schedule (excerpted below), and includes many links and read aloud resources. Enjoy!

Day 1 — The Many Faces of Reading
Topics of the day will encompass the relationship aspect of helping children learn to read: parent-child and teacher-parent partnerships, outreach; and libraries, to name a few.

Day 2 — Literacy My Way/Literacy Your Way
Creative literacy in all its forms (writing, art, computers) will be the topic of the day.

Day 3 — Just the Facts: The Nonfiction Book Hook
This is the day for exploring the different genres of nonfiction (biography and memoir, science, nature, math, etc), as well as the use (or not) of historical fiction.

Day 4 — Reading Through the Ages: Old Faves & New Classics
Topics include “boy books” and “girl books,” as well as newer titles that fit with some classics we loved as kids.

Day 5 — Reading for the Next Generation
Join us as we talk about how to approach reading when your interests and your child’s don’t match. It may be that you don’t like to read but your child does, how to raise the reader you’re not, and dealing with the “pressure” of feeling forced to read.

About the Author

Joanne Meier has more than 20 years of experience in the field of education, including serving on the faculty at the University of Virginia for six years where she trained reading specialists and future classroom teachers. Dr. Meier was Reading Rockets’ research-to-practice consultant from 2002 to 2014, where she wrote the Page by Page blog — sharing best practices in supporting young readers at home and in the classroom.

Publication Date
March 8, 2010

Related Topics

Children’s Books, Content Area Literacy, Parent Engagement, Reading Aloud, Struggling Readers
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