If you live in the Seattle area, you might be interested in an event sponsored by the Seattle Reading Council. It's the final event of the year and we are hosting JOHN MARTIN. Seattle Author & Founder of Boys Read. Information about the event follows: Seattle Reading Council’s Books, Chocolates & Literacy End-of-the Year Event Featuring JOHN MARTIN Seattle Author & Founder of Boys Read Thursday, May 31 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew Parish Community Center 1240 N.E. 127th St. Seattle, Washington
It's not that boys can't read; it's that boys won't read. Our mission: Transform boys into lifelong readers. WHO IS JOHN MARTIN? • Founder of Boys Read. • Writer of middle-grade and YA novels. • Teacher of numerous creative writing workshops • Believes there’s a book and author out there for every boy. FOCUS OF HIS PRESENTATION? Preparing educators to be more effective in transforming boys into lifelong readers. Focus on reluctant-readers, address the 4th grade reading-slump, and narrow the gender reading gap between boys and girls. Other areas he may address: • How to better connect with boy readers • The most up-to-date research on gender and learning • How educators should consider gender as they design and • implement lesson plans Please register by emailing your first and last name to Nancy Edwards at nedwa...@stmatthewseattle.com Mrs. Nancy Edwards Teacher-Librarian St. Matthew School 1230 NE 127th St. Seattle, WA 98125 206-362-2785 x107 www.stmattschool.org …The moment we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold into a library, we've changed their lives forever, and for the better. This is an enormous force for good. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
