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| GET 'EM READING! |
| Nothing compares to the feeling I get when I help a student discover the magic of reading. My experiences have taught me that it is never too late to turn a non-reader into a reader--IT JUST TAKES THE RIGHT BOOK! This website is devoted to helping teachers find fun and innovative ways to connect kids to all types of literature and to provide support for teachers willing to "teach outside the box". In addition to posting the handouts from my presentations, I will also post teaching strategies that I have found to be successful with reluctant readers, so please check back frequently! |
| WELCOME! |
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| My name is Daria Plumb. I was born and raised in the small town of Dundee, Michigan. After graduating from Dundee High School in 1990, I attended Western Michigan University and earned my Bachelors Degree in secondary education. In 1994 I returned home and was hired to teach at Dundee Alternative High School ; I have been there ever since! In 2004, I received my Masters Degree in Children's Literature from Eastern Michigan University, where I occasionally teach a section of LITR 207: Introduction to Children's Literature. |
| WHO AM I ? |
| My students with YA Author Patrick Jones 3/14/08 |
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| PRESENTATIONS |
| I enjoy giving presentations that allow me to share my love of both children's and young adult literature and to discuss strategies for reaching reluctant readers. For the handouts from any of the underlined presentations listed below, please follow the link. |
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| Don't Wanna: Books to Let Reluctant Readers Discover Who They Want to Be (with Teri Lesesne, Mary Arnold, and Bonnie Kunzel) 2007 ALAN Workshop: Helping Teens Develop a Sense of "Place" and "Self" Through Young Adult Literature New York, NY November 19-20, 2007 |
| Picture This: Illustrated Books in the Classroom (with Annette Wannamaker, Gina Boldman, and Jean Orlowski) EMU's Extending Conversations: Multimedia in the K-16 Classroom Conference Ypsilanti, MI March 10, 2006 |
| Connecting At-Risk Kids to the Classics, "Commando Style": New Rules for Old Lit 2006 ALAN Workshop: Young Adult Literature: Key to Open Minds Nashville, TN November 20-21, 2006 |
| Genres on the Margin: Comics, Movies, and Graphic Novels (with Ian Wojcik-Andrews, Annette Wannamaker, & Matt Weideman) Eastern Michigan University's Extending Conversations: K - 16 Conference Ypsilanti, MI March 2005 |
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| A YA Canon: Why We Need One, Where it Should Come From, and How to Keep it from "Misfiring" (with Joy Dockham) 31st Annual International Children's Literature Association Conference Fresno, CA June 2004 |
| Some of the information on these worksheets has been downloaded from websites and not all of it has been cited. I am in the process of adding citation information. It is not my intention to violate any copyrights. Please contact me if anything needs to be removed. |
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| Teaching a Love of Reading: How to Rehabilitate Reluctant Readers 2005 ALAN Workshop: Bearers of Light Pittsburgh, PA November 2005 |
| "Last night I was reading in my tree stand ..." Creating Students Who Will Read for Pleasure Dundee Middle School Staff Meeting Dundee, MI November 12, 2008 |
| Rehabbing Reluctant Readers Monroe County Library System, Dundee Branch In-Service Dundee, MI August 8, 2008 |