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As you know, our family loves to read. So whenever I hear about a program that encourages literacy while having fun, I’m all for it. This is definitely the case for Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! Program.
DESCRIPTION: BOOK IT! motivates children K- 6th grade to read by rewarding their reading accomplishments with praise, recognition and pizza via their schools. BOOK IT! is simple for the teacher to use, flexible because goals match reading ability, and fun because achieving a goal is a great reason to celebrate. BOOK IT! was created in 1985 and currently reaches over 10 million students annually.
On Feb 8th, Pizza Hut hosted their 3rd annual bedtime story event, America’s Biggest Bedtime Story. By beating their goal of 197,972 viewers, BOOK IT! has donated funds for 50,000 meals to Haiti Relief through the World Food Programme.
But it doesn’t have to end there. If you missed the webcast, you can still view the “Carnival of Animals” as narrated by John Lithgow. I’ve always been a big fan of Lithgow and we really enjoyed his distinctive voice as he read this very entertaining book. The best part is that if your children love the story (as I know they will) you can play the video over and over again. Personally, we watched it 3 times! It was a great way to share this bedtime story with my girls and it also gave me a break from reading for one evening and I could just sit back and enjoy the show.
As a bonus, they also have a reading of “I Got Two Dogs”, the 2009 archive webcast also read by Lithgow.
So grab some pizza, sit back, and enjoy the “Carnival of Animals”!
WIN IT!
To help you enjoy the webcast, I have a $20 gift card to Pizza Hut for one lucky winner! To enter:
- Just stop by BOOK IT! before midnight, March 10th and check out their reading tips.
- Then come back and mention one of them in comments. That’s it!
- A random winner will be selected and notified via email shortly thereafter.
- The winner will then have 2 days to claim their prize.
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This giveaway is open to anyone who’s lucky to have a Pizza Hut nearby. Good luck!
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During reading Hold the books so your child can see the illustrations.
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One of the suggestions was to allow time for discussion. I sometimes forget how important that step is.
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One of the tips: “Hold the books so your child can see the illustrations.
I like the tip to ‘Explain words and ideas you think your child might not understand’. It is so simple, yet easily forgotten that their vocabulary may not be our vocabulary.
Introduce any information that may be necessary to facilitate understanding of the story.
Preview the book and practice reading it with fluency and expression.
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One great tip is to explain words and ideas you think your child might not understand
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One of their tips for during reading is to explain words and ideas you think your child might not understand.
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‘explain words and ideas your child might not understand’
I like: Draw attention to the illustrations and features of the text.
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Read fluently and expressively
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Before you start reading, set the scene. Introduce the title, author, and illustrator, and discuss any information that may be necessary to facilitate understanding of the story.
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Pause occasionally to revisit predictions, express curiosity, or comment on something interesting.
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I checked out Book it and one of their reading tips is to introduce the Title, Author, and Illustrator…
After reading retell the story or reread it to enhance comprehension.
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One of the reading tips is introduce the title, author, and illustrator before reading.
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