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In 2016 Sheikh Khalifa said reading is the basic skill for a new generation of scientists, intellectuals and innovators so that the UAE can become a knowledge-based economy. H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of

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In 2016 Sheikh Khalifa said… “reading is the basic skill for a new generation of scientists, intellectuals and innovators” so that the UAE can become “a knowledge-based economy.”

H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

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and… The first verse in Quran is “Read”.

H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

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Currently there is a large gap in achievement between secondary school students who read books for pleasure and those who do not (OECD, 2010).

H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

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Free choice Dedicated reading time Teachers modelling Reading culture

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St Stay ay Ca Calm a lm and Read nd Read

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Global Reading Challenge

UAE Adapted Passport Available in resources.

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This reading initiative is taken and adapted from the The National Literacy Trust, UK Global reading challenge.

https://literacytrust.o rg.uk/resources/rea ding-miles-global- challenge/ School instructions For the competition are ava ilable on PowerPoint in the resources.

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Global Information Challenge

START FINISH

MATH SCIENCE ARTS Read for 20 mins

Learning Line Learning Line Learning Line

EBSCO HOST: According to the source waste360; how many tonnes of plastic waste are covering Henderson Island?

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The Owl One!

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Top two rows are reading for a set time. All squares of the same colour to be achieved before a feather is earned. Bottom rows tasks: database exploration, Media use, green screen, reading instructions, academic reading, book reviews and more.

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High flying owls move across the ceiling !

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Stickers!

  • Light extrinsic motivator
  • Actually a flag to memories of fun they had
  • Milestones
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Variety

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Conversations

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Non-fiction

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Evidence?

Evidence for Practice

  • using current research to inform practice

Evidence in Practice

  • using knowledge and experience from teachers and other staff

Evidence of Practice

  • gathering assessment data of our effect on student skills and attitudes
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Google survey

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Report it!

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Where to start?

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z Other ways to promote reading

Readtheory.org -It's FREE! Accelerated Reading Program Comprehensions and Progress tracking Read Aloud Day! Students audition to be selected to read to EY!

The big book relay! Students in teams Race to see how many persons can read the three books The big book relay! Next term repeat but the books will be more difficult (measured by lexile)

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Works Cited.

Book Trust. (2016). “Reading for pleasure.” 2016. Coventry University. web 12/10/2019. www.booktrust.org.uk/globalassets/resources/research/reading-for-pleasure-in- secondaryschools-literature-review.pdf H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “2016 is UAE reading year.” 2016. UAE Cabinet Media Center. web 12/10/2019. https://www.uaecabinet.ae/en/details/news/mohammed-bin-rashid-on-presidents- directives-2016-is-uae-reading-year “News: Khalifa Directs National Reading Law; Mohammed Approves Strategy..” Uaecabinet.Ae, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, 2010, uaecabinet.ae/en/details/news/khalifa-directs-national-reading-law-mohammed-approves- strategy-ten-year-national-reading-strategy-is-backed-by-a-dh100-million-fund. Accessed 12 Jul. 2019. “UNdata | Statistics | Adult Literacy Rate.” Un.Org, United Nations Statistics Division, 2011, data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=SOWC&f=inID%3A74. Accessed 16 Aug. 2019. Pennac, D. The Rights of the Reader. London: Penguin, 2008. Rosling, H. Factfulness. NY: Flatiron books, 2018.

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THANKS

Questions?

Teejay Button tbutton@ris.ae Alan Jacques library@uptownschool.ae

http://bit.ly/2VzfAVA

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Librarianship is better than other school roles because every person who comes to you has a problem; and leaves a smarter person than when they arrived.

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Global Reading Challenge - UAE Adapted Passport​ https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EbughTdgXulCneBOuHNH7xIBBZPKh7W 15bwHP0ccYvDNoQ?e=7UcOCk

Links to Resources:

Global Reading Challenge - School instructions​ https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EdRghByjL7JNknf21wvWE88BxMP4Wldp 1B251sjk7aah_w?e=Zyu53X Global Information Challenge – List of challenges with curricular/database integration. https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EdRghByjL7JNknf21wvWE88BxMP4Wldp 1B251sjk7aah_w?e=Zyu53X Global Task Challenge – List of Tasks https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B4E3 14A28-B46F-4E5B-AA2B- E040569A6B06%7D&file=READING%20Initiative%202019%20Owl.docx&action=default&m

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