Naked reading uncovering what tweens need to become lifelong readers (Stenhouse Publishers, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-118)
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Naked reading: the bare essentials -- Books tweens prefer to read: Some suggestions from the kids themselves -- Motivating tween reading: looking at results from surveys and interviews -- How can we energize tweens? T-a-r-g-e-t: six ways for teachers to reconnect kids to books -- What can we do to follow up reading? A baker's dozen of un-book report ideas -- Afterword -- Appendix: More than one hundred great books for tweens -- Bibliography
Naked Reading was inspired by the author's ten-year-old granddaughter, whose frequent practice of spending time after a shower air-drying in the privacy of the bathroom so she can continue reading an engrossing book, made Teri Lesesne curious about why some tweens are avid readers while others elect not to read or become dormant readers. While some fourth- to ninth-graders come to see books as a lifeline for understanding a changing world, too many experience a marked decline in interest and achievement in reading. Teri draws on her extensive experience as a teacher and consultant to examine w