Raising a reader open series
- 1. Open Lecture SeriesSWCCultivating anEffective Reader is Raising a Lifelong LearnerGhassoub MustafaDubai Women’s Collegeghassoub.mustafa@hct.ac.ae
- 2. 7 HabitsSow a thought, reap an actionSow an action, reap a habitsow a habit, reap a character,Sow a character, reap a destinySow a reader, reap a lifelong learner
- 3. Creating Reading as a Habit
- 4. Today’s Points Why our students DO NOT read???Motivate: a horse and waterA lost great history of reading!!!!Advantages of readingRaising an effective reader - Cradle to Grave 15 strategiesReading materialReading mission statementReflecting on teachingI am addressing teachers and students
- 5. You will be the same person in 5 years as you are today except for the books you read and the people you meet!Mandino
- 7. Asya testifies“after reading The Secret my life changed. I started being positive and read any book whether they are fiction or non-fiction. Because now I realized that all books you read, you learn from them, and you will think 'out of the box' after reading various types of books. You will have a general idea of such topics and issues”
- 8. Can you sell ice to an Eskimo?If you can, then you can sell reading to our students!!
- 9. Let’s sell them a book“When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces (340 grams) of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.” Christopher Morley
- 10. Kindle 19x12. 240 gms - 1500
- 11. “Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” - Mary Schmich
- 12. Reading and lying…!! loudA teacher of religious studies said “..I plan to discuss the sin of lying”. And “…….I want you all to read this book."Two weeks later as the teacher and students met to discuss the book: The teacher asked for a show of hands:He asked “How many of you have read Chapter17?” Every hand went up. The teacher shook his head smiled and said,“This book has only sixteenchapters” “Let’s discuss the sin of lying."
- 13. Strategy TwoGive shocking factsserious situation
- 14. Reading in The Middle East
- 15. Reading - Death Bed In 2008, a survey by the UN:The average Arab in the Middle East reads approximately four pages worth of literature a year– 5 words a day. 5 words – restaurant menu!!American -11 books a yearBriton eight books.http://epaper.khaleejtimes.com/KT/KT/2010/02/02/ArticleHtmls/02_02_2010_007_002.shtml
- 16. Arab Human Development Report 2002-2005 –Results – Gloomy facts N0 Arab countries………. Population: ……..Arabs constitute 5%- Books output is only 1.1% (less than Turkey -71m)Print runs 1,000 and 3,000 copies only.In 1996, Arab countries published 1945 books Spain publishes 50,000 a yearArabs translates 330 books – one fifth of Greece with only 11 m people. Books translated since Al Ma’moun, 9th Century - 100,000Book 5000 best seller. Da Vinci 60m. 44 lang.
- 17. http://www.ikoo.com/wikipedia-may-have-answer-for-arabic-advertisersDespite being the fifth most-spoken language in the world, there are only 128,610 Arabic entries on Wikipedia, ranking it the 24th language by number of articles. Wikipedia has more than 3.3 million articles in English.“Last year we noticed Arabic content on Wikipedia was pretty low. The Indonesian version had 60 million words, the Portuguese version had 140 million, but the Arabic version had only 22 million. This was a joke considering that 350 million people speak Arabic.”
- 18. What went wrong?
- 19. You put him to sleep you wake him up!!!!
- 20. Why Arab students do not read???Powerful Rivals :TV , BB, Cinema, Shisha, CarsYoung people attitude - TemptHome culture - Oral cultureChildhood– wasted opportunityReading is a School’s task hateful - examslimited First language reading Censorship – writers handcuffedDistribution- bookshopsAuthors’ Arabic vs. dialects“Nobody reads in the house, school”All of the above culminated in “a lost generation”
- 21. Obstacles to reading in EnglishLack schemataLack vocabularyAuthor’s culture Vs students experienceDifficulty and give up Top-down VS Bottom upGrades The only motivatorLack the habit
- 22. Reading is a hypnotistReading MPFMemorize - Pass - Forget
- 23. library data - items borrowedtotal of student 2235 – 401 never taken an item = 17%333 have borrowed 1 – 5 items301 have borrowed 6 -10 items439 have borrowed 11 - 20 items688 have borrowed 21 – 50 items197 have borrowed 51 – 100 items62 have borrowed 101 – 199 items11 have borrowed 200 – 299 items4 have borrowed 300 – 399 items2 have borrowed over 400 items+ 0.089%
- 24. Historical Reasons- decline in Readinghttp://wishsubmission.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-fall-of-muslim-spainGreat civilizations annihilated
- 25. The Fall of Cordoba – 14th Century
- 26. Decisive blow to Arabic
- 27. Setback Reading, literary, science
- 28. In 1492, “the brutality of which I better not mention, except that no less than a million books on theology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, philosophy and medicine burned”Climax of reading in Islamic SpainEmirate of Córdoba (c. 750-1492)Cordoba the literary center of Middle AgesCordoba had 70 public libraries The Caliph library 400,000-600,000…amounted to more books than all the libraries of the rest of Europe put together or FranceIntroduced genre and catalogueChristians, Jews and Muslims - Arabic http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=454
- 30. The Fall of Baghdad – 12th 1258-Mongol invasion - decisive blowHouse of Wisdom – the Grand Library 9-13th C burntScholars from around the globe dispersedBooks flung into the river TigrisScholars, polymaths, scientists killed
- 31. The House of Wisdom – Climax in Readingunrivalled centre for the study of humanities and for sciencesA library -translation institute Major intellectual center Global academy Excellent research educational institute welcomed scholars persecuted by the Byzantine Empire Al Khawarizmi – father Of Algebra, algorithmStudied translated great mindsPlato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Euclid, Plotinus, Galen, Sushruta, Charaka, AryabhataBrahmagupta
- 32. The Printing Press Banned1440 in Germany Printing was banned by Islamic authorities because religious men deemed it evil Koran would be dishonored by appearing out of a machine. Arabs did not acquire printing presses until the 18th century
- 34. Reawaken a dormant passionWael Al SayeghWe Arabs must reawaken our passion for readingForA nation that does not read is one that Will never succeed
- 35. And I add to Al sayegh…….When Arabs were devoted ReadersThey were world leaders
- 36. Great HistoryHistory of Reading authoringAn inspiration to Western Authors
- 37. Arabs and Islam Golden Age 8-13th Century – unrivalled The greatest university in the world was a collection of books
- 38. Had no rival!!!‘The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr'
- 39. The very first fiction novel In history– “HayyIbnYagthan”Latin: PhilosophusAutodidactus
- 40. Best seller 17th CAn AndalusianMuslim Arab THINKER12th Century
- 41. Hay IbnYaqdhanDirect impact on the Age of European EnlightenmentHe depicted “the development of the mind of a feral child "from a tabula rasa to that of an adult, in complete isolation from society" on a deserted island.
- 42. Inspired the creation of “Tarzan” the Lord of the Jungle” in 1912 – western version
- 43. Dante Alighieri's Divine ComedyPreeminent work of Italian literature1308 – great epic
- 44. Derived A LOT from IbnArabi In 1264 , Night JourneyThe Resalat Al-Ghufranor “Epistle of Forgiveness” of Al-Ma'arriConfirmed In 1919, Professor Miguel Asín Palacios, a Spanish scholar and a Catholic priest
- 45. MajnunLaila – Romeo and JulietRomantic: Virgin love and never married
- 46. Abraham Lincoln and the Arabian nightsThe Arabian Nights…gave him a treasure trove of stories that he could entertain listeners with over the fire of an evening, and storytelling was a talent much prized in those days.http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/02/young-abraham-lincoln-child-of-the-american-frontier/
- 47. The very first verse Quran"Read, for your Lord is most Generous, Who teaches by means of the pen, " (96: 1-5) (إقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق read- resonance NOT fight or kill“Indeed this very first word “READ”Gave the world, a nation, for 8 centuries, of READERS, translators, scholars, doctors, etc..”
- 48. Strategy Five
- 49. Show visual Evidence“When the Moors rules in Europe”The Arabs of Spain brought paper to Europe 10th CThe Arabs love of books was legendaryDocumentary by a British historianBettanyHughesCordoba the Reading and Cultural Capital of the worldCordoba\Cordoba.VOB
- 50. Strategy SixTalk about advantages
- 51. What does Reading do to you? Aware and informedCritical SkillsSelf-EsteemSelf-ConfidenceProblem SolvingReasoningDecision MakingChild’s mental health. Good writing ,proper spelling ,grammarMore articulate speaker – rich Independence Better future!!!!Richer and richerHealthySociableOld age ….. good memory
- 52. Decisions!!!
- 54. How do we cultivate and raise an effective reader to be a lifelong learner?
- 56. The Golden Egg MentalityP = PC
- 57. Learning at young age, carving in stoneCuriousExplorerIntrinsicCritical PersistImitatorsScientist Edison
- 58. Reading starts at home
- 59. How can you raise a Reader? Sow a reader…..Sow - start at 3 years oldBe a model to your children/studentsSet family/ class Reading time Shared enjoyable activity – not a choreRespect their TV, games, other class activitiesSurround them with books/ shelves/ tablesWide variety of reading – fiction -non fictionThey participate in building a home/ class Library
- 60. ContinueHabit: Shopping for books – books budgetBooks as gifts Read aloud sometimes Bed reading/ class groups Use salting techniques - be ShahrazadStick interesting quotesListen attentively to their stories
- 61. Continue Get them to recommend books for othersD something from a book:a recipe. Eg. Starts ‘F’Instructions in a bookThey give books as giftsInfluence others
- 63. Children Décor Designers - Librarians“Iwould be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. ~Anna Quindlen, New York Times, 7 August 1991
- 64. A house or a school without books- a house without windows
- 65. In mother’s tongue First
- 66. The dilemma: MSA vs Dialect – Children What are you saying?
- 67. Arabs in Israel"We are an entire people who do not read," "Reading is not properly encouraged anywhere in the Arab world. It will solve all our problems. Children need to read of their own accord, not to pass a test, and parents must encourage them." IhamHalon-Hana, the head of a committee encouraging reading in the Arab sector.
- 68. The Reading Mother remains a common sentiment on Mother's Day Strickland Gillilan (1869–1954The Reading Mother I had a mother who read to meSagas of pirates who scoured the sea.Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth;"Blackbirds" stowed in the hold beneath.I had a Mother who read me laysOf ancient and gallant and golden days;Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,Which every boy has a right to know.I had a Mother who read me talesOf Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,True to his trust till his tragic death,Faithfulness lent with his final breath.I had a Mother who read me the thingsThat wholesome life to the boy heart brings-Stories that stir with an upward touch.Oh, that each mother of boys were such!You may have tangible wealth untold;Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be --I had a Mother who read to me.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strickland_Gillilan
- 69. You may have tangible wealth untold;Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be --I had a Mother who read to me.
- 70. Reading Mother = Reading childReading culture = Reading generation
- 71. Reading child
- 72. Students Comments -authenticShe is acting like her mom when she read for her story before sleeping.She don’t have a sister or brother so she think of the dog like her sister or brother and read the story for the dog before sleeping.A dog is a better listener than a human being.She likes to create her own worldThe dog is bored
- 73. A study in California:Children with poor reading skills often:Receive poor grades Are easily frustrated Have difficulty completing assignments Have low self-esteem Have behavior problems Have more physical illnesses due to stress Don't like school Grow up to be shy in front of groups Fail to develop to their full potential http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/improving_reading.shtml
- 74. You are participating in creating an effective lifelong learner
- 75. Primary school Role Be welcoming - friendlyLibrary – variety of materialClassroom environment; groups, books, RawiBulletins: News Bulletin; put pupils’ newsTheir Reading news Curriculum: varietyTake books home – little researchInvolve parents – discuss – create communicationNo examsObservation only – create a sheetReading competitionsSwapping books
- 76. Matthew Effects – children’s ReadingThe more words a child knows, the more complex text that child will be able to read.The more complex texts a child can read, the more words they will learn.The reverse is also true.Thus, the “rich get richer and the poor get poorer.”
- 77. Vocabulary Native English child by 6 – 10,000 words (Anglin1993)Has acquired 90% adult language structure (Daniels 1998)Arabic: unaware of rules, no researchEnglish teachers :(3000)High Frequency wordsNo exams: fun, block busters, games, picturesLearn how to teach vocab
- 78. WEIYou Reading Growth Continuum
- 79. School Teacher Reading Mission StatementReading at home = joy, comfort, happiness The classroom is attractive libraryReading time a constitution Bed time reading- Class as well Find interesting relevant materialDaily journal – class readingPeer influence
- 80. Reflection on TeachingPlato: Life without reflection is not worth living
- 81. One of the killers in education
- 83. Teaching from the Heart
- 85. A teacherA teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary. ~Thomas CarruthersMany teach because of three reasons:What are they?- June, July, and August.
- 87. Teaching Reading to College Bachelors
- 88. ChallengesThey are a product of a no reading environmentAdults resist molding – fossilizationObsessed with gradesLack basic skillsCannot work under pressureExtrinsic motivationNo passionSkeptical about the value of reading Improve writing through writingMPFExams’ impactReading rivals; gadgets
- 89. Debate with them The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television. ~Andrew Ross
- 90. Our students’ attitude to reading“I divide all readers into two classes; those who read to remember and those who read to forget” William Lyon Phelps
- 91. Reading Aloud- important strategyReading aloud with children (now adults) is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.” Marilyn JagerAdams
- 92. Advantages of loud readingStress intonationSound and spellingCan motivating themReflect and correct own writingRemedy for the very shy… present Create self confidence to speakEngagement with the textStudents test themselves in privateStimulus to read moreA trick – starts loud ….ends silent The trick read loud from a book
- 93. Short Jokes little girl came home from school and said to her mother, "Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn't do." The mother exclaimed, "But that's terrible! I'm going to have a talk with your teacher about this ... by the way, what was it that you didn't do?" The little girl replied, "My homework."
- 94. Short PoemsForever FriendsTogether forever until the end Facing the worst with my very best friend To count on for comfort with a hand to guide Standing forever side by side Problems arise but disappear Whenever I see that you’re near Laughter, sorrow, secrets, to share Always showing your passion and your care When in doubt my saddening will stay Until you’re there with a kind word to say Facing the future until the end Standing together forever friends
- 95. FunnyPoor old teacher, we missed you so, When in hospital you had to go.For you to remain there is a sin, We're sorry about the banana skin.
- 96. Short Stories - InspirationalSand and StoneA story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it." LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND, AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE
- 97. Create Own literature – be published in class –Notice BoardSomething I have read!!!A funny thing happened to meA story from my mother, grand…Personal storyMy first day at schoolLet me tell you about myselfRecipeRestaurant menu
- 99. Recipe: Preparation of Mutton Biryani recipeGrind ginger, garlic, mint and coriander leaves to a fine paste along with yogurt.Wash the rice and meat pieces. Heat oil and fry all the spices and onions. Fry them till they turn to golden brown. Now add the ground masala paste and finely chopped tomatoes. Fry this out till it is cooked well. Now add the washed meat and water. When it starts to boil add salt, turmeric, chilly powder. Add the rice and allow it to cook for about 15 minutes.Cover the half cooked biryani and over this keep red hot coal for about 20 minutes. Stir in-between once. Keep it close till it is served. Serve it hot with any spicy curry and raitha.
- 100. Favorite SongHOW MANY ROADS MUST A MAN WALK DOWN LYRICSHow many roads must a man walk downBefore they call him a manHow many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sandHow many times must the cannonballs flyBefore they are forever bannedThe answer, my friend, is blowing in the windThe answer is blowing in the windBob. Dylan
- 101. Speed Reading
- 102. Practice Speed ReadingWatch a video : Speed Read fishExercise:One familiar passage
- 103. One less familiar passage
- 104. Discuss Salting strategy in Reading
- 105. You can Lead a horse……
- 106. A Farmer said “you can” by …
- 107. The Salting TechniquesShahrazad Secret- 1000
- 108. The Salting Techniques. PP. 204-207 Steven K. Scotthandouts
- 109. Do you want to know the secret of happiness? Emotional Promote the book 65mPaulo Coelho stylePage ??????
- 110. Law of Attraction
- 111. Pictorial emotional stories on Reading the skill that performs miracles
- 112. Og Mandinofailure into success
- 113. Og Mandino – suicide - Part 1
- 114. Part 2- Reading the Miraclegreat author
- 115. Al Rawi Circles- Shahrazad Classroom
- 116. Al Rawi version in CubaReading while rolling Cuba's famous cigarshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8406641.stm
- 117. Story telling A Time to kill – the lawyer tells the jury
- 118. Peer Teaching and Retention
- 119. FVR program Students select different articlesRead and prepare Presents and teaches peersPeers give feedback Interesting, useful, inspiring interactionResults:
- 120. Reading more – writing – speaking - knowledge
- 121. Seeing the advantages of readingRead and teach others- Slogan : Improve a weakness, enhance a strengthMaryam: What is social anxiety?Wafa: 5 quick tips to successful stress reduction.Sareea: How to stay cool when speaking in public?Jameela: improving your memory: tips and techniques for memory enhancement.Shaikha : 8 tips to create your internet business.Reeham: the 6 daily habits of highly successful people.Hessa: Teen and smoking tobacco.Nada: How to build self confidence?Fatma: Ten ways to improve your quality of life.Khalood: Motivation to achieve your goals.Alia: How to be a good presenter.Salma: Get the respect you deserve.Shaikha : Development communication skills in children.Khulood: Personal development and self discipline are the secret to enjoying a terrific life.
- 122. Teach two words – illustrate -
- 124. “Reading is your chance to better Speaking” Assemblies -Students talk about books Articles, any materialToast master Reader of the year, semester, week, centuryAward booksGood readers influence
- 125. Peer Influence
- 126. Advice: The same authorKhalood Abdulla – Year 2 DWC
- 127. Fatma Al BanniaThe Sheikh Mohd Bin Zayed Scholars Program in cooperation with NYU “I believe one of the main factors that helped get me into the program is that they saw my passion for reading, which is one of the requirements to get into the program because there is a lot of reading”
- 128. Fatma: Books I read in Childhoodthe same author
- 129. Fatma: Early Teen Years
- 130. Fatma: what I am reading at Present
- 131. Award BooksFrom rejection to dedication !!Hi sir, hope you are doing well sorry for replying you late what to do sir i was busy well the book which im still reading is called "The Secret" it tell us the power of our thoughts that we are not aware of. also it says the there is a connection between our thoughts and the nature. sir its my first time im reading a book like this before ididnt liked to read a book or story this type. but im glad that im reading this secret and being aware of what ididnt know before. "Think positive things positive will happen" best wishes, Asya Mh00016312HD3
- 133. Rescue approach to IELTS ReadingIELTS demon, ghostPassages informative – general knowledgePre teach vocabPre teach informationLet them appreciateAllow dictionary
- 134. Sample IELTS interactive lessonSustainablearchitecture – lesson from the antAccidental rainforests NeurologyEcology
- 135. New DirectionsReadResearch – discuss – present - writeStudent master of timeTeamsreflection
- 136. Library ExplorationJournals and magazinesPeriodicals.xlsxBiographies
- 137. After visiting the Library: Example of success – Noora
- 139. Bin BattutaAl-Jazari describes fifty mechanical devices Aljazari – (1174-1200 CE“the father of modern day engineeringhttp://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=848http://gloriousancient.blogspot.com/2007/06/muslim-engineer.html
- 140. Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen, 965–1039 AD)Al Basri – father of obtics
- 141. Relevant LiteratureUm Jassim and Aboud the dog
- 142. Reading list Al chemist
- 143. Who moved my cheese
- 144. Who moved your cheese
- 145. Men are from Mars Women are from Venus
- 146. Teacher Man
- 147. Angela's Aches
- 148. The SecretFinal Thoughts!!In Primary, you are putting foundations, shapingSow reader, reap a leaderSow a memorizer, reap an exam taker: MPF!!!Change the systemInvent suitable and more appealing literatureInvolve parentsBe an action researcherLiaise with higher institutionsThink of reading Week, Day, Fair, any eventIntegrate with other teachersBe a reader yourself, self improvement, e.g. Market books, a small bookshop at school, on consignmentAward, reader of the month, week, centuryStudents inspire each other
- 149. Are you ready to sell ice to an Eskimo?
- 150. Last Advertisement“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers”Charles W. Eliot, The Happy Life, 189
- 151. Favorite Poem - emailGod forgive me when I whineThe world is mineWith feet to take me where I'd go,With eyes to see the sunset's glow,With ears to hear what I should know:I'm blessed indeed, The world is mine;Oh, God, forgive me when I whineI have everything…I am from Palestine