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Social Readers : Promoting Reading in the 21st Century
Overview
A compilation of over 50 reading project ideas, including implementation ideas and examples, helping to promote lifelong reading habits while meeting the social and interactive needs of today's youth.
Social Readers: Promoting Reading in the 21st Century is about making reading meaningful to the Web 2.0 generation through active engagement and socially interactive projects. Organized into four broad categories--entertainment, active participation, control and choice, and technology--the book offers more than 50 specific project ideas for promoting reading in the classroom, school, library media center, or public library. Each project includes a description, cost estimate, planning time needed, suggested supplies, and instructions for running the project successfully. Topics such as sharing, involvement, book promotions, social networking, and developing informed readers are also covered. A preface and introduction provide an overview of the needs and preferences of the current generation of students, a discussion of the necessity for socializing reading, and insights into how to use the book effectively. Bottom line: Social Readers will help librarians and educators change their practices to accommodate the ever-evolving needs of today's students.This item is Non-Returnable
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781591588696
- ISBN-10: 1591588693
- Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
- Publish Date: April 2010
- Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.55 pounds
- Page Count: 252
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