My two yen on checking out books......

[Denell Hilgendorf <dhilgendorf@SISF.MINOH.OSAKA.JP>]

My 2 yen on the book check out/limits situation. I generally don't  limit
my students to a particular area/type of book .....I find that there are
some out there who will always want to read an easy book, and why not? I
certainly VEG when it comes to summer reading--I'm not reading anything
challenging while I'm out vacationing! (New Childrens Lit, yes, but it
wouldn't be classified as "challenging" for me)  It's nice now and then to
just read an easy book for enjoyment purposes only.....now and then I do
encourage them to try something harder--usually if I do a book talk, that
sells the books/series.  And you're right, there are some kids (like my
students in kg) who love to carry out a big book--and who's to say their
big brother/sister/mom/dad/uncle/etc isn't reading it to them at home? I'm
not a limits person at all......mainly because my librarian in 3rd grade
insisted I couldn't POSSIBLY have finished 3 Nancy Drew books in 3 days.
Little did she know that I LOVED to read .......she came around eventually
and believed me......thank heavens. I'd hate to think how she and others
might  warp young and avid readers.......Of course, the parent problem is
an entirely different issue......I have NO suggestions on that!
Enough......off the soapbox and onto work!
Denell dhilgendorf@sisf.minoh.osaka.jp
Osaka Int'l School
Japan
Grade teacher on assignment in the library

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