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11.6.12

Re-engage busy adolescents in reading

Irresistible Reading - VOYA Mag
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"Irresistible Reading" - VOYA Mag article
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In the article "Irresistible Reading", Librarian Jole Seroff and English teacher Katie Sauvain talk about how they re-engage busy adolescents in a lit circle program, organized around themes. Students can't wait to share these novels with their peers.  Jole and Katie give practical advice on how to generate enthusiasm in these middle schoolers for the pleasures of reading. They talk about how their success has begun to spread to other grades.

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