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The purpose of the Vikings Read More Challenge & Book Club is to provide the SJR State community with an opportunity to address wellness, belonging, community building, and campus culture through reading and meaningful discussions.
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Benefits |
Findings |
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Engagement |
Book clubs improve participants’ attitudes toward reading, especially when participants have choice and autonomy. |
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Reading Skills |
Book clubs are opportunities for the transference of instruction, which strengthens their skills. |
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Critical Literacy |
Book clubs are spaces where participants can deconstruct and critique norms and social constructs, as they learn from various perspectives and develop empathy for others. |
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Discussion |
Book Clubs help participants have more in-depth conversations over time as bonds between peers strengthen. |
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Self-Discovery |
Book clubs allow participants to see themselves in a text, examine their own lives, and explore their identities. |
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Technology |
Book clubs honor the ways participants engage with technology and how they choose to read and respond. |
Source: Breathing New Life Into Book Clubs by Cherry-Paul & Johansen
Pick up a tracker at the Library or print your own!
January: Mental Health
February: Social Justice & Civil Rights
March: History
April: Self Improvement
May: Culture & Diversity Studies
June: Fiction
July: Physical Health
August: Communication & Relationships
September: Politics & Power
October: Environment & Nature
November: Belief Systems- Religion, Spirituality, Moral Codes, & Philosophy
December: Readers Choice!
The Vikings Read More Challenge & Book Club was created with the intention that participants will choose their own level of involvement. This means: