There was an interesting article in this Sunday's Review section of the NYT called "The Right Way to Bribe Kids to Read." Thought of this as I read your email.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/opinion/sunday/the-right-way-to-bribe-your-kids-to-read.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Arlene Ratzabi librar...@wjcenter.org 914-698-2960 > On Jul 22, 2016, at 2:07 PM, Amy Turim <amytu...@rcn.com> wrote: > > I look forward to seeing what books are on people’s lists, but this question > opens the door to a way of thinking when “recommending” books to kids > altogether. > > At this time, when leisure time is so much about tech “devices”, I believe > it’s most important to get kids to think of reading as something they want to > do, a delicious way to spend time. When students are brought into my library > by parents or teachers and told “you’ll really like this book”… “this is a > great book”… I just watch the kids go blank. They’ve heard it before, they > don’t believe it or don’t care. (and of course they’d rather turn to their > device.) > > So… I have a standard line that I say to the children I deal with (K-6): > “Look at the books in this section and see what appeals to you based on the > cover – it’s up to you; what looks good? Read the first page. If you’re > interested enough to turn the page you’ll probably like the book! If it’s > already boring, then put it back and keep looking. And I’m right here if you > need help with a word or have a question.” Kids are bossed-around all the > time; I want to validate their right to make a choice in the library, and > also be seen as sympathetic. (Once you have their trust, you can recommend > the good ones!) > > (Boys often need more guidance, and I’ve had great success with the Rabbi > Harvey series as gateway-books for non-readers.) > > Amy Turims > Temple Emanuel > Kensington, MD > libr...@templeemanuelmd.org > > > From: Heidi Rabinowitz [mailto:heidi.rabinow...@cbiboca.org] > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 12:08 AM > To: Hasafran <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Classics vs. New Books > > So Pnina Moed Kass (author of STBA winner Real Time, 2004) sometimes sends me > interesting librarianship articles, and she just sent this one from The > Guardian newspaper in England about classics vs new books for kids. > https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/jul/13/stop-pushing-the-same-classic-books-on-children-and-trust-modern-writing?CMP=share_btn_link > Seems like when asked about "must read books" adults tend to answer with > their own out-of-date favorites. They are not lucky like us librarians, they > haven't read the more recent kidlit. > > So this made me wonder - within the genre of Jewish kidlit, what are your top > ten classics and what are your top ten "must read books" that were published > more recently (say within the last 10 years or so)? > > Just wondering... > Heidi Rabinowitz > he...@cbiboca.org > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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