J e n n i fe r L a G a rd e N C T e a c h i n g F e l l o w s J r . C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 1 1

Bibliotherapy 2.0: Using eBooks (and print ones too!) to Reach and Teach Diverse Student Populations

What are the big questions?

Customizable for the student.

Customizable by the student.

Bibliotherapy: the use of books to address the social, emoti onal and/or behavioral needs of the reader.

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Environment of inquiry?

Prison of sameness?

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ACADEMIC NEEDSEMOTIONAL NEEDS

STUDENT CHOICE

THE PERFECT FIT

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interest surveysstudent journals or blogs

reading curation sites: (shelfari, goodreads, librarything)

student book talksStudent opportunities for back channeling.

COLLABORATE

CONNECT

CURATE

Resources:This presentation: htt p://lib-girl.blogspot.comWiki: htt p://bibliotherapy20.wikispaces.com/

Suggested Reading:Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly GallagherThe Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn MillerAgainst the Whole-Class Novel By Pam Allyn

Image Attribution:Unless otherwise noted all images in this presentati on were created by Jennifer LaGarde and/or Julia McPherson