Read To Me Reader - Mar/Apr 2010

President's Message
Lynne Waihee, Read To Me president, celebrates spring with talk story and her favorite read alouds.

Prison Literacy Projects: Mililiani MS Shares Sewing as Service Learning
Mililani Middle School eighth grade art students embraced a stitchery project thought up by veteran art teacher Susan Satogata, making over 60 book bags for children of prisoners at Waiawa Correctional Facility.

Reader Around Town: Lee Tonouchi
A fun interview with local author and "Da Pidgin Guerrilla" Lee Tonouchi. This story includes links to Lee's favorite books as a youth and books he has written, including Da Word, a collection of short stories in Pidgin great for drawing in reluctant readers.

Research Says: Reading Aloud to Teens Is Beneficial, Too!
Read To Me's Executive Director Liane Akana talks story and explains why reading aloud is important, even with tweens and teens.

Craft Corner:  Earth from Space!
Create an out-of-this-world view of the Earth with simple household objects. With fun read-aloud suggestions!

Recommended Read Alouds: Books for Tweens and Early Teens
A list of books that will interest a variety of reluctant readers between 10 and 13 years old.

EXTRAS:
President Lynne Waihee Visits RTM in Hilo
Ideas: Reading Aloud to Older Reluctant Readers