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Bedtime Reading
Not sure when this begin but reading at home was very influential. My mother taught me early on that reading was liberating. -
Book Fair
Frequent event where I bought any book that had an interesting title or cover. I recall Junie B Jones books being my favorite. -
Book Reports
I enjoyed explaining the plot, characters, problems, setting, climax, etc. I also enjoyed answering questions such as how I would change the book. -
Weekly Library Fieldtrips
My class would walk to the local library which was a block away from my school. The teachers encouraged us to get a library card and check out books frequently. The librarians always read a book in a theatrical tone and created activities to explain the lesson of the book. -
Nevada Reading Week/ Dr. Seuss Day
Different community leaders or teachers dressed up as a character and read common favorites. -
D.E.A.R/ School Reading Nights
Drop Everything and Read is a daily activity when every student had to read independently for 30 minutes. My school would host reading nights, where families traveled to different classrooms reading books. -
Receiving Books as gifts
I particularly like receiving Goosebumps chapter books because I was in control of choosing the ending. -
Reading Fluency Groups
Students were divided into groups based on reading level, and word count test were conducted regularly. Everyone wanted to reach the top reading group. -
Reading for Younger Students
I went to a K-12 school, where I was encouraged as a upper class-man to read to the kindergarten students. -
Popcorn Reading
One person would begin reading a paragraph and then the next would have to continue reading where the last person left off. A person could even call on a person across the room to continue reading.
