Your Mission?
Turn your reluctant readers into avid bingers with
THE S.T.A.R. READERS IN-PERSON OR ZOOM SCHOOL VISIT
We know that helping your kids discover the joy of reading is a Sisyphean task you face year after year. The key to bringing books to life is engaging the reluctant reader to find that they too can be the hero of a story. The main character of STAR Kids, Al, is not a superhero, or even an underdog, but an everyday kid with a hobby that just so happens can save the day…
Your kids’ mission, should they choose to accept, is to use their everyday lives to become
Imagine bringing a real live author to your classroom to inspire your kids to seek out and read as many books as they can.
And this isn’t just any author. Elliot Addison is a mysterious, elusive, hard-to-track author that very few people have ever seen in real life. Make your kids one of them.
In Elliot’s 45 minute presentation we’ll use the spy framework from STAR Kids: The New Recruit to recruit your class into the S.T.A.R. Reader program where we’ll
S – Survey great books in your classroom or library or gym/assembly hall. Then we’ll
T – Track and
A – Analyze them in each student’s Mission Log Book. Finally, Elliot will
R – Report back on some of their favorite books in a short 3 book Book Talk to inspire kids with even more books and authors to read.
Each visit comes complete with:
A S.T.A.R. Reader ID Card for every student in the class
A Mission Log Book to track and analyze up to 10 books for every student in the class
A Teacher copy of the S.T.A.R. Reader Mission Report book recommendation worksheets to be used after the students have completed their Mission
This visit will develop and sustain foundational reading and writing skills that cover the following TEKS for you:
§110.5 (b) 5, 7(all)
§110.6 (b) 5, 7 (all)
§110.7 (b) 5, 7 (all)
Investment into your S.T.A.R. Readers for 2023-2024 School Visits:
Assemblies: $4000 for one presentation and materials for up to 500 students. For additional presentations in the same day, there is an additional $500 fee per presentation. For each additional student over 500, there is a $4/student materials charge.
Classrooms: $2500 for up to 3 class presentations and materials for up to 105 students between the 3 classes. For each additional class in the same day, there is an additional $250 per class and a $4/student materials charge for each student over the original 105.
Classroom Zoom presentations: $250/class with a minimum of 3 classes + $4/student materials charge.
To discuss bringing Elliot to your school or group, contact elliot@elliotaddison.com for more information and availability.
**Need an author last minute because of a cancellation? Elliot can often do Zoom meetings with as little as 1 or 2 days notice.**