It’s Time to Reward Those Summer Readers and Kick Off a New Year!

Early each school year, the media specialist at Manning Oaks ES in Alpharetta celebrates her students’ participation in the public libraries’ summer Vacation Reading Program. This is a great way to encourage reading ALL YEAR LONG! She has a fun celebration that rewards the kids with a snack and a fun magic and puppet show (performed by one of my favorite magicians!). She gives the kids a book, a bookmark and a certificate, and they have drawings for prizes as well.

I know it encourages kids to read, because she was celebrating summer readers as our media specialist when my boys were in elementary school 15 years ago. They LOVED being a part of this recognition and it really spurred them to read even more in the summer!

If you are interested in having one of our reading programs to encourage/reward your summer readers, let me know. I have special pricing for summer reading celebration shows.

For a new year Reading Kickoff, any of our fun and educationally significant reading programs can help you get your year started off right. Any programs booked to take place in August or September get 10% off the regular pricing! The most popular "kick off show" is I Love to Read, a program that shows students that good readers can learn to do all kinds of things, meet all kinds of people and have all kinds of adventures.

Call or e-mail me (770-640-6509, toll free at 1-866-490-READ, or tommy@tommyjohnspresents.com for more information, or to book a program!

GMLA Summer Institute Bibliography

This is a bibliography for the presentation I offered at the 2009 GMLA Summer Institute.

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Bibliography

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Franklin, Julian. Kid Control: Behavior Management for Children’s Entertainers. Houston, TX: Julian Franklin Productions, 2005.

Goldstein, Noah J.; Martin, Steve J.; and Cialdini, Robert B. Yes!: Fifty Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive. New York: Free, 2008.

Heath, Chip, and Heath Dan. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Other Die. New York: Random House, 2007.

Johnson, Spencer, and Johnson, Constance. The One Minute Teacher. New York: William Morrow, 1986.

Roam, Dan. The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas. New York: Penguin, 2008.

Tamblyn, Doni. Laugh and Learn: Ninety-Five Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training. New York: American Management Association, 2003.

Williams, Roy H. Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads. Austin, TX: Bard, 2001.

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