Volume 28 Issue 35 08 Nov 2019 10 Heshvan 5780

From the Maria Tirabosco Library

Karen McAndrew – Teacher/Librarian

miSipur leSipur   מסיפור לסיפור

Years 7-8 parent/student recreational reading partnership

Is your child a reluctant reader?

Reading is hard for everyone. Reluctant readers often need adult encouragement and self-belief to get started. Think of it as a recreational reading partnership.

What’s the point of recreational reading?

Reading can offer an escape from study or a busy social life. It can transport to real and imaginary places, clarify thoughts and feelings, build empathy and understanding for others, identify and tackle world issues and be a gateway to conversations with family and friends. A recommended title, followed by a discussion over dinner, can often help a reluctant reader see social value in reading.

How can you share a love of stories with your reluctant reader?

Choose and read a book together, then chat about the characters and themes along the way. You would be modelling reading while also demonstrating the value you place on adolescent fiction. Or, just read to each other. It’s a fun bonding exercise and is often forgotten when children start secondary school.

When can we get started?

Now. The aim of miSipur leSipur is for you and your child to choose, and read, the same book at the same time during the December/January school holidays. The High School Library will supply you with a list of available titles, two copies of your chosen text and a list of possible questions to help get your discussion started.

If you and your child would like to participate in this recreational reading partnership please email your chosen title to the Library staff: seniorlibrary@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au by Monday 11 November 2019. With your support we aim to build a culture of readers and reading at Emanuel School.