Promoting Nonfiction

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Promoting Nonfiction

• In the Library

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Why Nonfiction?

• Builds background knowledge
• We learn to write through what we read school,
  work writing usually nonfiction
• Helps build critical thinking skills
• Become better readers
• Motivate reading not every student likes
  fiction
• Helps the struggling reader

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Common Core

• Dont miss the boat.
• Be a leader.
• Library is full of resources.
• Promote to students and teachers.

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Library Lessons

• Be prepared
• Talk to teachers about your lessons
• Check for understanding

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Book Displays

• Go beyond seasonal displays
• Bulletin boards
• Make books accessible
• Have a designated area
• Rotate regularly
• Coordinate with classroom learning

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Communicate w/ Teachers

• Emails
• Staff meetings
• Newsletter
• Collaborate

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Buy Good Nonfiction

• Use award winners, lists, reviews, library
  journals
• Take suggestions from students teachers
• Buy nonfiction for pleasure
• WEED!

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Book Talk Nonfiction

• Choose a variety of topics
• Have lots of books to checkout
• Be familiar with books
• Keep attention (fast reads, captions, summaries,
  small section)
• Connect to Internet
• Use teachable moments (elections, Curiosity the
  Mars rover)

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Read Aloud Nonfiction

• Biographies
• You dont have to read the whole book
• Allow interaction
• Have similar books for check out

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Make Nonfiction Books Accessible

• Let them have them (regardless of age or
  readability level)
• Let them in the stacks
• Nonfiction genre bins