Why Read: Making the Case for Passionate Reading March 15, 2013
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Our March 11 event cosponsored with IRC,SCRC, ENYSLMA, and CLC was a great success. Here are a few pictures from the inspirational evening.
March 11 Meeting Tentative Program January 27, 2013
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Why Read? Making the Case for Passionate Reading
March 11, 2013, 4:00-8:00 pm. The Century House, Latham, NY
Preregistration is required and the form is here: March 11 invite
Welcome
Dr. Peter McDermott, President of the New York State Reading Association and Professor of Education, Pace University
Introduction
Barb Haverly, Vice President, Schoharie County Reading Council
Making the Case for Passionate Reading and Writing
Dr. Shelley Stagg Peterson, Professor of literacy in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, will serve on the IRA Board from 2012-2015. A former elementary classroom teacher in Alberta and then assistant professor at Ohio State University, Shelley now teaches, conducts research, and writes articles and books about writing instruction, feedback on writing and writing assessment, as well as about professional learning through teacher inquiry, and children’s literature. She received PhD and B.Ed. degrees in Elementary Education and an M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Dinner and Conversation
How do you foster passionate reading in your work with youth? How do you and your students answer the question “Why Read?”
Introduction
Kathy Pfeiffer, President, Iroquois Reading Council
Why Read Nonfiction?
Steve Sheinkin is a former textbook writer who is now trying to make amends by writing history books kids and teens will actually want to read. Recent titles include Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award, and The Notorious Benedict Arnold, winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults and the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for nonfiction. He lives with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Introduction
Janice Toomajian, Co-President, Children’s Literature Connection
Look at the Words, Read the Pictures! Why Visual Literacy Matters.
Matt McElligott is the author and illustrator of many books for children. He’s been writing and illustrating and speaking at schools for over twenty years, during which time his books have been nominated for many, many awards, none of which he has won. Not even once. Some of the awards that Matt’s books did not win include the Texas Bluebonnet Award (for Benjamin Franklinstein), the Children’s Choice Awards (for Even Monsters Need Haircuts), the Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book award (for The Lion’s Share), and the Charlotte Award (for Backbeard). Matt, now a bitter, bitter old man, is also a professor at the Sage Colleges where he teaches in the Graphic and Media Design program. He lives just outside Albany with his beautiful wife, his terrific son, and a whole lot of animals.
Reflection
Dr. Liz Yanoff, President, Albany City Area Reading Council
The authors’ books will be available for purchase and signing following the program.
January 2013 January 17, 2013
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ACARC News, January 2013
March 11 meeting
Preregistration is required so please reserve your spot today with the registration form found in the “Why Read” section of our website.
Why Read? Making the Case for Passionate Reading
- Dr. Shelley Stagg Peterson, IRA board member and Professor of Literacy, University of Toronto
- Steven Sheinkin, author of The Notorious Benedict Arnold and National Book Award Finalist Bomb (See the latest TAB book order for his newest book and a chance to win a Skype visit)
- Matthew McElligott, author and illustrator of Even Aliens Need Snacks and more
Guest speakers will address the need for passionate reading in our standardized times and help teachers, librarians, and authors inspire a new generation of readers.
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Century House
997 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY 12110
4:00-8:00 p.m.
January 8 meeting
Thank you to Dr. Irene Rosenthal for helping us learn about “Teaching Tier 2 Vocabulary Words”.
2nd Year of New Books for New Homes
Our second year of New Books for New Homes is coming to a close. Liz Yanoff, ACARC president, will be delivering 350 books to Habitat for Humanity Capital District this week along with library materials from Albany and Troy Libraries. Josephine Sorensen, ACARC treasurer, has been coordinating with Schenectady HS Technology classes to build bookshelves for each of the Habitat families. Thank you to everyone who donated to the project and to all of the people who helped sort books at our January 8 meeting.
ACARC members in the news
If you are an IRA member (this is a separate membership from ACARC and NYSRA) you should receive “Reading Today” in the mail. This month’s Reading Today has an article by two ACARC members, Thea Yurkewecz and Beth Wilson, entitled “How RTI Transforms the Role of Principal: A New York School District’s Experience”.
Happy New Year!
ACARC officers
Start your New Year with ACARC! January 2, 2013
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Teaching Tier 2 Words to Primary Students
Dr. Irene Rosenthal
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
4:30-6:00
The College of Saint Rose, Standish Room A
Events and Athletics Center
According to Beck, McKeown and Kulcan (2002), teaching 400 tier two words in any given school year will improve students’ comprehension. This workshop will give teachers many ideas and suggestions for teaching tier 2 words to K-3 students explicitly, while conducting interactive read alouds and as a part of writing instruction.
Bring a book for New Books for New Homes and be entered to win a prize. Stay after the meeting to help sort books for this project.
Happy Holidays from ACARC December 12, 2012
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From the officers of Albany City Area Reading Council I’d like to wish you wonderful holidays full of opportunities to read and enjoy the festivities of the season.
Please share the love of reading by spreading the word about our New Books for New Homes project. Send this via email, post to Facebook, or share in any way you can:
New Books for New Homes
15 families in Albany and Troy will be new homeowners with the support of Habitat for Humanity Capital District. Albany City Area Reading Council and The Book House are working together to provide each family with new books for their new homes. Schenectady High School students are building bookshelves for each homeowner as well. Between November 28 and January 1, stop by The Book House in Stuyvesant Plaza to purchase a new book for the homeowners or to make a cash donation. Books purchased for the “New Books for New Homes” project will be given a 20% discount. Please note that we cannot accept used books at this time. If you have questions or would like to make an additional donation, please contact The Book House at 518.489.4761 or Albany City Area Reading Council at acarcny@gmail.com.
Also remember our January meeting. After the meeting we’ll be sorting the new books so if you can join us to complete the New Books For New Homes project we’d appreciate your help.
Teaching Tier 2 Words to Primary Students
Dr. Irene Rosenthal
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
4:30-6:00
The College of Saint Rose, Standish Room A
Events and Athletics Center
According to Beck, McKeown and Kulcan (2002), teaching 400 tier two words in any given school year will improve students’ comprehension. This workshop will give teachers many ideas and suggestions for teaching tier 2 words to K-3 students explicitly, while conducting interactive read alouds and as a part of writing instruction.
We look forward to seeing you in 2013!
Liz Yanoff, President of the Albany City Area Reading Council
December 4 meeting canceled December 2, 2012
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We will not have an ACARC meeting this week. The next meeting will be:
Teaching Tier 2 Words to Primary Students
Dr. Irene Rosenthal
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
4:30-6:00
The College of Saint Rose, Standish Room A
Events and Athletics Center
According to Beck, McKeown and Kulcan (2002), teaching 400 tier two words in any given school year will improve students’ comprehension. This workshop will give teachers many ideas and suggestions for teaching tier 2 words to K-3 students explicitly, while conducting interactive read alouds and as a part of writing instruction.
Best Books a great success! November 28, 2012
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Thank you to Book House for hosting us this evening for “Best Books for 2012″. Here is our handout.
Best Books of 2012
Albany City Area Reading Council and The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
Young Adult books, Sherry Guice
The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Backgalupi
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Kill Switch by Chris Lynch
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
Scarlet by A. C. Gaugen
Son by Lois Lowry
Adult books, Marggie Skinner
End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Gifts of the Crow by John Marzluff
Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Winter of the World by Ken Follett
Nonfiction, Helen Stuetzel
The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
A Black Hole is NOT a Black Hole by Carolyn DeCristofano
Dogs on Duty by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Electric Ben by Robert Byrd
Island: A Story of the Galapagos by Jason Chin
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
Snakes by Nic Bishop
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s UNDEAD by Rebecca Johnson
K-6 books, Liz Yanoff
Alex The Parrot No Ordinary Bird A True Story by Stephanie Spinner and Meilo So.
Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson
Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter and Melissa Sweet
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds A Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss and John Hendrix
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Upcoming ACARC events
- New Books for New Homes campaign: November 28-January 1
- Teaching Tier 2 Words to Primary Students, January 8
- Why Read? Making the Case for Passionate Reading, March 11 (RSVP required)
Best Books! November 27, 2012
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Best Books of 2012
Drs. Sherry Guice, Helen Stuetzel, and Liz Yanoff with Book House Experts
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
4:30-6:00
Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany
Our ever popular event returns. Find out what local book experts recommend for readers of all ages. Thank you to Book House for hosting us and always offering a 20% educator discount. This meeting is free and open to the public. We’ll also begin the second year of our “New Books for New Homes” campaign in support of Capital District Habitat for Humanity.
December 4 November 13, 2012
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We had thoughtful conversations today about text complexity and close reading. If you want to join us for the final session on December 4, we’re asking you to RSVP no later than November 23. RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDU1WVRLUVoyQ0NzWXdPMXppTGxSd0E6MQ
November 13 meeting November 1, 2012
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Unpacking text complexity and close reading: An interactive session
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
4:30 – 6:00 P.M.
Sand Creek MS
329 Sand Creek Road, Albany
Linda Carr and Helen Stuetzel
Please join us as we continue our investigation of text complexity and close reading on November 13 and December 4, 2012. In the November 13 hands-on session, we will explore tools and methods of determining text complexity, as well as participate in a variety of close reading experiences. Although this session is a follow-up to our October 10 session on text complexity and close reading, it is open to all regardless of your participation in the October 10 session.
Free to ACARC members, $10 for non-members
Professional Development Certificates available
