ELEM: Marking Easy Readers

[Jean Townes <townesj@PEAK.ORG>]

I have been thinking of putting labels on the spines of Easy Readers
(probably books at the 1st and early 2nd grade level) to make them easy
to find.  I have also thought of segregating them on a special shelf. We
already do this soom, as I have a lot of the easy to read paperbacks
spread out on top of a low book shelf, but they are not labeled "Easy"
in any way.  We have quite a few more titles in hardback that are mixed
into the library collections in other places. We
have a lot of students in the upper grades who are very low readers as
well as the 1-2 graders who are using these.  The question is...If you
have done either one of these things, do the older (3-5 grade) students
who are reading at this level feel comfortable checking them out when
they are advertised for all to see as "Easy"?

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Jean Townes, Media Specialist                  townesj@PEAK.ORG
Waverly Elementary School                      Phone: 503-967-4617
Greater Albany Public Schools
425 Columbus
Albany, Or 97321
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