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Page 1: Reading and writing tips

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Reading Tips"Child-friendly" Reading goals

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1) Reread when meaning is unclear, when something doesn't make sense.(Good readers monitor their reading to make sure they understand the text).

2) Think about what you are reading and what's happening. (Good readers use helpful strategies to understand text. They predict, check -and sometimes change- their predictions, question themselves, question the author, summarize as they are reading).

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3) Make sure you can decode and understand the words in the books you select. (Good readers know that if they can't easily decode almost all the words, they won't understand what they are reading. Good readers recognize most words automatically, which allows them to focus on the meaning).

4) Think about why characters act and behave the way they do. (Good readers understand that fiction, historical fiction and biographies are largely about people - what motivates them, how they relate and change, how they attempt to solve problems.). 

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5) Make connections to your life and what you already know to help interpret text. (Good readers know they need sufficient background knowledge before reading non-fiction and some fiction).

6) Read in your mind. Don't move your lips. (Good readers read a lot and read quickly. They don't have time to subvocalize).

7) Make a picture in your mind to help understand. (Good readers form mental and visual images in order to understand more as they read and remember more afterward). 

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9) Read more, at least thirty minutes a day at home, plus thirty minutes in school. (Good readers read a lot and in doing so increase their vocabulary, fluency, and prior knowledge). 

8)  Try reading another genre. (Good readers balance their reading diets, know and understand how biography, poetry, non-fiction, and other genres work. This increases general knowledge and vocabulary).

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11) Use the pictures to help get meaning. (Good readers use and interpret visual sources of information when they read non-fiction).

10) When you don't know what a word means, use surrounding words - or read the next sentence or two -to help you figure it out. (Good readers have strong vocabularies and know how to determine concepts and word meanings from context). 

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Writing tips

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1. The idea comes first. A story may begin with one idea or several. Look for ideas that are original, different. If you can't think of anything, try the library of ideas that come from your own life. That is probably your richest resource. Focus on a specific memory. Was there a celebration at which something funny happened? Was there a time when you were very frightened? What was your best holiday - and what made it the best? Was there a time when you had to be brave? Your memory is full of material for stories.

BEING AN AUTHOR

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2. Expand your idea. An idea is not a story but the seed of a story. Develop your characters, make your story come alive with details. Ask yourself questions about the characters and the action until you know all the answers. When you know the shape of your story from beginning to end, then you are ready to write it.

3. Don't worry about putting a title first. It's often easier to think of a title once you've written your story.

BEING AN AUTHOR

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4. Write on draft paper and enjoy the writing. Don't stop to check spelling or punctuation and don't worry about words missed or crossed out, or changes of direction. Most stories have an energy that can be lost if we leave them, to look at a dictionary or if we get distracted by mistakes.

5. When you have finished your story, take a deep breath, and then read it through a couple of times. Your "author" role is finished and now it is time to be an editor.

BEING AN AUTHOR

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GENERAL HINTS FOR AUTHORS

1. A tired mind doesn't produce a good story. Successful creative work comes from the top 25% of our energy. If your story isn't working, have an early night and come back to your story with fresh energy.

2. Seek solitude to develop your ideas. Friends are useful for helping you to generate ideas but you need to be on your own to develop and craft the story.

3. Don't tell people your story before you write it. Each story has a certain energy. You can get rid of that energy by telling the story to someone, then, when you come to write it, the story will seem flat and lifeless.

4. Above all, enjoy every part of the process. Writing can seem like hard work but it is very satisfying. It also empowers us.

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Good luck, young writer!