DEAR Introduction thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/PHBookClub/comments/85hg7z/dear_introduction_thread/

created by mrsrobin on 19/03/2018 at 06:29 UTC*

9 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)

An excerpt from the official site[1]:

1: http://dropeverythingandread.com/NationalDEARday.html

*What is D.E.A.R.?**

D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives. Because, what’s more fun(damental) than reading, really?*

*When is D.E.A.R. celebrated?**

D.E.A.R. programs have been held nationwide on April 12th in honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday, since she first wrote about D.E.A.R. in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (pages 40-41).*

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*Is there a DEAR program in the Philippines?**

Yes! The Department of Education (DepEd) has been promoting the DEAR program since 2011, as part of the activities for National Reading Month. In Memorandum 244, s.2011[2] (direct link to PDF[3]), DepEd declared November of every year as National Reading Month.

2: http://www.deped.gov.ph/memos/dm-244-s-2011

3: http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/memo/2011/DM_s2011_244.pdf

Other articles:

DepEd hopes to rekindle interest in reading[4] (November 2, 2011, Inquirer)

4: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/86795/deped-hopes-to-rekindle-interest-in-reading

DepEd declares November as Reading Month[5] (November 10, 2011, Philippine Star)

5: https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/education-and-home/2011/11/10/746043/deped-declares-nov-reading-month

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*How will DEAR happen in this sub?**

Every Thursday a **DEAR journal** thread will be posted for you to log your personal reading activity. It will start at the end of March as a warm-up and to promote awareness of the activity, and will continue for the whole month of April. It will be repeated in November.

*What can I write in the DEAR journal?**

The DEAR journal is optional. There are many forms and implementations of DEAR. One is Free Voluntary Reading[6], or Reading For Fun: no write-ups or book reports required. You can still do a DEAR session by yourself without writing about it. However, some educators have found that the activity was more successful with a post-reading exercise. There are some examples in this article on Sustained Silent Reading[7] (SSR).

6: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr007.shtml

7: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr038.shtml

For this subreddit's DEAR activity, you can write about the book you are reading, the DEAR activity itself, or both.

Sample entry:

**Date:** 22 March 2018, Thursday

*Time:** 11:20 to 11:40am (20 minutes)
*Book:** Book Title

[Insert your thoughts here.]

Some guide questions or prompts for what to write:

What just happened in the book? How are you enjoying it so far? What do you hope or expect will happen in the next pages or chapters?

How are you finding the DEAR activity? What time slot or length of time are you discovering is most comfortable for you? Any areas where you are struggling? How will you prepare for DEAR next time?

*But 20-30 minutes is too long/short!**

Time flies when you are reading, trust me. It will be over sooner than you think. If this is your first time doing something like this and are worried it will take too long, you can start with 10 minutes, then the next time 15, then work your way up to 20 or 30. If you want to continue reading past 30 minutes and you are able to do so, please carry on! Stop when you want to.

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*tldr:** Put away the phone and read for 20 to 30 minutes. Write about it in the DEAR thread. That's it. Any questions and comments are welcome, so I can try to address it in the first thread on Thursday. Thanks!

Comments

Comment by myhscharm at 19/03/2018 at 22:01 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Question - Whats the diff of this from the "what r u currently reading" thread? Thanks