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TITLE:  Reading...Try It,  You Might Like It!

AUTHOR:  Jana Dabney, Chickasha Intermediate School;
         Chickasha, OK

GRADE LEVEL:  6th - 7th, Reading

OVERVIEW:  After several years of being taught reading
skills, students need and enjoy the opportunity to "learn"
to enjoy reading through interactive reading activities.

PURPOSE:  Students will demonstrate through a choice of
assessments, their understanding and enjoyment of material
they have selected to read.  The books they may choose are
from a list of Accelerated Reader Books that they will also
take a computer-generated comprehension test over in order
to meet general outcomes for the class.

OBJECTIVES:  That the student can select, read, comprehend
as well as demonstrate relevant information to others using
a student-teacher rubric.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS:  Only the ability to guide a student or
team through creative problem solving steps.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
     The list of activities is only limited by the teacher
and students imagination.  Some students prefer to begin
with a more concrete activity such as presenting a short
playlet about the book.  some add costumes, others add
lighting, sound effects and maybe even popcorn!
     I have found that the usual comprehension, basal
reading has left an extremely negative feeling concerning
reading and has ruled out reading as an elective, enjoyable
activity.  I, therefore, use many different activities to
stimulate fun and excitement for reading.  Students also
enjoy rewriting fables and folktales into modern day
language.  Some students enjoy demonstrating a new skill or
interest they have because of the book they have read.
Still others have presented series of books!

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:  As each team or student presents
their projects, new ideas are generated for other groups to
develop.  Having enough time for all to demonstrate seems to
be the biggest problem.  Thank goodness!!