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Byron Reads!Bobcat Reading Initiative
#ByronReads
What is Byron Reads?
• Byron Reads is a campus-wide reading initiative with an element of competition.
• The purpose is help to convey the importance of reading and to help create life-long readers.
• Both students and faculty are asked to participate.
What is Byron Reads?
• This initiative will be implemented through the Advisory classes.
• Students and staff will be asked to track their independent reading during each six week period; the goal is to read three or more books each six weeks.
What is Byron Reads?
• In addition to increasing the amount of reading we’re ALL doing, we’re also promoting the exploration of new/different genres that we typically don’t read.
• Each six week period, we will feature a different genre.
What is Byron Reads?
The following are the genres of focus for each six week period: – 1St Six Weeks: Contemporary Fiction– 2nd Six Weeks: Horror, Supernatural– 3rd Six Weeks: Historical Fiction– 4th Six Weeks: Science Fiction, Dystopian– 5th Six Weeks: Nonfiction– 6th Six Weeks: Fantasy, Adventure
The Process:
• There will be three areas of competition: – between Advisory classes – between individual students – between individual staff members
• All participants will submit the books they’ve completely read
during each six week period through an electronic book submission form.
• Each participant must include 140 character review of each book they read on the submission form (examples on the library website).
The Process:
• The library will review all submission forms to verify, award and track points for both individuals and Advisory classes as a whole.
• Advisory classes, students and staff, will earn two points for every completed book that falls under the genre of focus for that six week period, and one point for every completed book outside that genre.
• In order to be awarded points, each completed book must be properly reviewed on the electronic book submission form.
Alternatives to Books:
• Textbooks (100 pages = 1 book)• Magazine (5 magazines = 1 book)• Online or Journal Articles (10 articles = 1 book)
The Process:
• Participants will be given time during Advisory, twice per each six weeks, to read, write book reviews and complete their electronic book submission forms .
• Advisory teachers will NOT have• to track students’ reading.
What We’re Asking of You:• Promote this initiative to your students, and protect the time
given during Advisory to implement this initiative wholly.
• Let them see you read!
• Look for opportunities to start and facilitate discussions with your Advisory students about what everyone is reading, or what you’re reading!
• Remind your students of deadlines for submitting books for each six week period, and let them know that their reading outside of Advisory and their other classes absolutely counts!
Important!
• IN ORDER TO RECEIVE POINTS FOR A BOOK(S) IN A SPECIFIC SIX WEEK PERIOD, THE BOOK(S) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE 5:00 ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SIX WEEK PERIOD, EXCEPT FOR THE 3rd AND 6th SIX WEEK PERIODS, WHICH WILL HAVE A FINAL DEADLINE OF 5:00 ON THE FRIDAY OF THE 5th WEEK IN THAT PERIOD!
Awards:
• The top student and staff readers, as well as the top Advisory class, will be formally acknowledged and awarded with prizes each semester.
• The top ten student readers will be awarded with Barnes & Noble gift cards, as will the top five staff readers.
• The top Advisory class will be awarded with a class library of their choice.
• A special thank you to the PTSA for funding these awards!
Celebrations!
• Advisory teachers will be updated every other week regarding their Advisory class points.
• The names of our top readers, both students and staff, will be posted around the building every two weeks, as well.
• Approved “Tweets” will be posted on the BNHS Twitter feed @BNLibrary (#ByronReads).
Rolling-Out to Students:
• Student roll-out will take place during Advisory on Tuesday, September 2nd (you will have a presentation similar to this to take them through).
• Please wear your Byron Reads shirts!
• The library will continually promote the initiative, as well as the genre of focus, and will provide Advisory classes with resources to help explain the genre, etc.
Reading Initiative Committee:
– Science: Sam Dodson – Math: Rebecca Redman– Social Studies: Dan Martin – English: Sayard Hill – CT: Carla Reisman – Athletics: Kathy Schoettle– World Languages: Katy Watson– Fine Arts: Michael Moore
