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session_b2 Session B2 - room 2A31  Session 2 

Attendees;  Victoria, (EMS) Vicki (EMS), Julie ( QP Dukan), Jacob (QNL), mahmoud shaker  (abu baker asdeeq preparotery school) Nerine (ISL QAtar), Faten, (QNL), Noor (QNL)

Session 2 Encouraging a resding culture

Convert secondary collection to genre division

Students generally do not want to read online

Publishers of Arabic books

Kalemat 
Dar AL Hadaeq
Dar Al Salwa
Academy International
Al Shorooq
Asala
Dar Noon

Guided Reading Programme very successful
Reading Corner

Sustained silent reading programme
Drop Everything and Read

Challenge the Librarian 
 If the librarian gives you a book to read and you like it, the librarian wins; if you don't like it, the librarian wins  -you get a bookmark
 
 Find the book that will hook them
 
 Battle of the Books - EMS initiative
 
 Students  write reviews
 
 5 skills for reading readiness
 Reading, writing , singing, talking,and playing.
 
 Arab Reading challenge:
     http://www.srsdubai.ae/arab-reading-challenge.html
     
     Dramatise books - costumes school production
     
     Rogue Readers - students go into character and present a book thay have been reading - dress up and share the book with visitors to tehir table/booyh
     
     Monthly value - dramatise a chapter of a book based on that value - assembly or break time.
     
     Desire to create a shelf of books that will not offend any parent and will deal with values that parents want to impart to their children
     
     Take students out of school - trips, events to encourage readers