Re: TARGET, ELEM: Easy Readers

[Sheila Davis <daviss@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

Hi,

You might want to rethink your plan about creating another section. It
can create other problems such as 3rd grade students who read below level
who will then have to choose from the "Esay Reader" section. We interfile
our picture books and easy readers in the same section. WE put a 1/2 inch
strip of red tape on the spine to identify the "Easy Readers".If you
create another section, you will have to give additional instruction to
students and helpers on how to file and locate these books.

Sheila Davis
Plympton School
Waltham, MA 02154






On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Jan & Doug Demlow wrote:

> I am planning to develop a new "Early Reader" or "Easy Reader" section
> in my K-3 library.  I will be removing these readers from the "Easy"
> section to make it easier for 1st & 2nd graders to locate materials they
> can read themselves.
> I am looking for suggestions for making this monumental task a bit
> easier -- ideas for labeling, assigning reading level, etc.  I will be
> using Fountas & Pennell's book - "Guided Reading: Good First Teaching
> for All Children" as a source for identifying reader levels but this
> book does not list many of the books in our collection.
> Are there other good resources for identifying reading level.  Have any
> of you developed a section like this -- any pitfalls I should avoid?
> I'm fairly new to LM_NET and have been very impressed with the help you
> give one another, above and beyond your daily workload.
> Will post a hit if there is interest. TIA
> Jan Demlow
> Media Specialist
> Evergreen Elementary
> Waterford, WI
> djdemlow@elknet.net
>