Motivating readers in the middle grades
By: Joan Collins.
Publisher: Linworth Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Columbus, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781586832971; 9781586832858
Subjects: Reading (Middle school); Reading promotion; Middle school students -- Books and reading
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Motivating the reader. 1. Reading = success. 2. Battle of the books. 3. Reading playoffs (a tweaked version of battle of the books). 4. Booked conversation. 5. Author visits. 6. Using technology to reel in readers.; title: Part II. Recommended collection for middle school. 7. Adventure books. 8. Realistic fiction. 9. Science fiction and fantasy. 10. Historical fiction. 11. Mysteries. 12. Multicultural fiction. 13. Sports fiction. 14. Biography and nonfiction.