Author Visit: Dr. Mullen

Reading literacy rates are getting worse not better. Twenty-five percent of Americans didn’t read one book in 2007. According to the NEA, reading as a pastime will virtually disappear in 50 years if we don’t do something now to stop this alarming trend. And yet school libraries are being dismantled and reading coaches placed in other teaching roles. As a former reading teacher, I have created a fictional book that will help you and your students succeed in reading and in life.

 Topics to discuss (Grades 9-12 Preparing for college):

*To succeed in college you must first succeed in high school
·      Become an effective reader by understanding basic sentence structure
·      Read in chunks and when taking reading tests skim passages
·      When taking SAT review ahead using Cliff notes·      When writing essay on SAT, use transition words,         indent paragraphs, use collegiate style words only if you are sure you can spell them correctly and above         all follow conventional essay structure: First paragraph: Topic, 2,3, & 4 are the Body paragraphs and         support the topic, and final paragraph (Summary) should conclude your point decisively. Don’t simply         repeat your opening statement with a canned ending. Test reviewers key on only writing elements not so         much your style. Writers Inc is your best guide on writing essays.
·      Think of me as fortune teller helping you discover your true calling
·      Highlight Erin Mullen’s sports career and my most cherished gift: A baseball 

*Read from the book when Bill talks to Fuji about being a grownup and when his father pulls
him aside before the big game and tells him: “Chance: That’s sometimes all were given in life.
Your moment for local lore is now. Length of session is approximately one hour or less.

School’s obligations:

*Purchase books directly from this web site. When 50,000 books have been purchased, Dr. Mullen will donate 50,000 books for the school giveaway program.

Literacy Partner to assist in funding books:

*Crayons 2 Computers stocks these books and will be provided free to teachers
whose schools don’t have the necessary funds to buy direct. Call Shannon Carter
at 482-3290, and she will help coordinate. Call me at 290-2189 with any issues.

 

Be a part of this unique opportunity to inspire our youth as well as ourselves