This document provides information about resources to promote literature and reading, including: - ReadPlus, an online database of fiction and films to encourage reading. - The Book Chook website and blog that offers children's book reviews and literacy activities. - Links to other sites such as Booktopia, Inside a Dog, and Love 2 Read that provide book reviews, forums and resources. - Suggestions for activities like "Murder in the Library" mystery games to engage students with the library. - Information on AustLit, a database of Australian literature, and upcoming Book Week celebrations.

1. FOR THE LOVE OF
LITERATURE
P R E S E N T E R S
S U S A N S T E P H E N S O N – T H E B O O K C H O O K
P A T P L E D G E R – P L E D G E R C O N S U L T I N G
S U E J O H N S T O N – A S L A D I R E C T O R
Australian School Library
Association Inc.

2. Housekeeping
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Sue Johnston
Facilitator for this webinar
Housekeeping:
Listen-only mode
Attendee control panel
Question facility
Post-webinar
information
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3. Promote reading
Activities and strategies to promote reading
http://www.readplus.com.au/download/SamplePromoteReading.
pdf

4. ReadPlus
Encourage a love of reading
• Online database of fiction and films with over
16,000 titles.
• Book and film lists under themes, book
reviews, author sites, book marks, lesson
plans and resources.
• You can search for titles using theme, author,
title, genre and age-range.
• http://www.readplus.com.au/

5. Free trial at
http://www.readplus.com.au/trial.php

6. Free ReadPlus Review Blog
• http://www.readplus.com.au/blog.php
• Free reviews of new books written by teacher
librarians and teachers

7. • Reviews approximately 15+ new books weekly
• Written by experts in children’s literature
• Covers range of ages – pre-school to adult
• Used for front page of ReadPlus
• http://www.readplus.com.au/
• Used as part of ReadPlus database
• Published in Opinion

8. Writing a book review
• Give a personal response
• Reviews are subjective:
• http://www.readplus.com.au/reviews/reviews
index.html

9. Book reviews index

10. Searching ReadPlus
http://www.readplus.com.au/

11. Searching ReadPlus

12. Searching ReadPlus
Using results

13. Reluctant readers search

14. Literature to support the Australian
curriculum

15. Literature to support the Australian
curriculum: History

16. Literature to support the General
Capabilities

17. Literature to support the Geography
Curriculum
• At editing stage
• May be published August

18. Senior fiction Bk 4
Booklists for frequently asked topics

19. Fiction themes K-7 Vol 2
Booklists for frequently asked topics

20. Easy library displays bk 1 and bk 2

21. Contact details
• http://www.readplus.com.au
• http://www.weblinksresearch.com/products/
• Pat Pledger
• pledger@readplus.com.au
• PO Box 7426 HUTT STREET. SA. 5000.
• Ph. 82328360
• Fax 82328362

22. THE BOOK CHOOK
• organization of my articles at The Book Chook
is via categories: celebrating, learning,
reading, writing, creating, reviews.
• www.thebookchook.com

23. Susan Stephenson
www.susanstephenson.com.au

24. My background:
• I’m a retired classroom teacher; currently writing about
children’s education.
• My passion is finding ways to involve kids in learning and
creating.
• Librarians have always been my heroes, especially
Teacher Librarians.

25. What do I offer?
• Goodies galore!
• A social media presence, The Book Chook, and my
website.
• Enthusiasm, pragmatism and hard work.

26. Children’s Literature:
• children’s book reviews each Wednesday
• encouraging kids to read – books, digital books, online
• extending the literature experience – activities
• activities to support special days eg Children’s Book
Week, NSS, Fairy Tale Day

27. Children’s Literacy:
• activities to develop literacy skills
• tips for young writers
• encouraging reading and writing of poetry
• visual literacy
• digital and information literacy

28. Children’s Learning:
• themed activities
• resource round-ups
• web 2.0 tools
• iPad app reviews

29. Celebrations:
• Activities for Children’s Book Week 2014
• Last Minute Ideas for Children’s Book Week 2014
• Resources for National Simultaneous Storytime 2014
• Dance Like a Chicken Day
• Fairy Tale Day
• Apps and Activities for Hallowe’en

30. Questions?

31. Other resources for those who love literature
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The following are a selection of links, sites and other
suggestions to assist the promotion of literature to
students, staff and others in our school communities.
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32. Other resources for those who love literature
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Booktopia
ASLA has a partnership
with Booktopia through
which our organisation
benefits from your
purchases of resources
specifically related to the
Australian National
Curriculum (or other
promotions).
http://www.booktopia.com.au/
Their current campaign is Kids
Month.
http://www.booktopia.com.au/
books-online/kids-
month/promo238.html
You can subscribe to the
Booktopia newsletter
Caroline Baum Buzz has great
book reviews etc
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33. Booktopia
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Click Read More Click on Australian Curriculum Link
and start shopping!
www.asla.org.au

34. Book Week for beginners wiki
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Barbara Braxton
https://bookweek-for-
beginners.wikispaces.com/home
Also, http://bookweek-for-
beginners.wikispaces.com/creating_a_reading_cult
ure
Happy to have others contribute ideas etc

35. Inside a Dog
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www.insideadog.com.au
State Library of Victoria
Book Reviews
Forums
Teacher Notes
Author in residence etc
Currently have young
adult You’re the voice
program open
http://insideadog.com.au
/blog/youre-voice-have-
your-say-and-get-paid-it-
too-0

36. Murder in the Library
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Thank you to TL’s at Gleeson College in SA for sharing
this idea.
Aim was to improve students library skills while having
fun.
The idea behind this activity is to encourage our students
to use a variety of research, library use and ICT skills. In
order to solve the 5 clues each week and the three parts
of the mystery, the students need to use the Library
Catalogue to search for texts, read QR Codes using their
BYOD/smart phone, search the fiction and non-fiction
shelving, find out where different collections are kept in
the library and use their powers of observation.

37. Murder in the Library
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It is an excellent way to introduce and encourage the
use of the library catalogue.
It could tie in with a display of Mystery books. Ask
teachers to nominate their favourite childhood / or
adult mystery. Search for images to use – eg
detectives, magnifying glass, crime scene tape etc
Structure: The Lego movie’s Emmet, has been found
murdered in the Library. Who did it? Where is the
suspect hiding? Why was Emmet murdered?

38. Murder in the Library
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The mystery is run over 3 weeks, with one question
per week. The five clues will take a student
approximately 10-15 minutes to work through. They
can work singly or in pairs/small groups. Each
student who hands in an answer sheet gets a lucky
dip prize. (multi packs of chocolates, lollies,
stationery are ideal for this). Caution the ‘detectives’
to stay quiet and not spoil the mystery for others.
If you run your own mystery, please share on the
local and national lists!

39. Love 2 Read
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http://www.love2read.org.au/
Download logo from site
(and use according to
conditions)

40. AustLit
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All Australian schools have free access
http://www.austlit.edu.au/
Works that could be used in relation to the
Centenary of World War 1 and Anzac Day
Information relevant to the 3 cross curriculum
priorities of the Australian Curriculum

41. AustLit
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The relevant projects are:
Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing
(AACLAP)
at http://www.austlit.edu.au/specialistDatasets/ChildLit/AsianAust
ChildLit
This also relates to the "Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia"
priority.
BlackWord http://www.austlit.edu.au/specialistDatasets/BlackW
ords which is about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literary
cultures (NB This project contains adult works as well as children's
texts.)
Environmental Children's and YA Texts which is under
development at the moment so not accessible but will be great for
sourcing texts on Sustainability. It will come online late in the year
or early January.

42. Book Week
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It is nearly time for Book Week!
Enjoy sharing the love of literature when and where
ever you can!

43. Additional information
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The PowerPoint presentation will be available at
http://www.slideshare.net/ASLAonline
Membership information is available at
http://www.asla.org.au/membership.aspx
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