Re: Elem - Liminting Books

[Diane VanGorden <vang@BAKER.K12.MT.US>]

Joan -
Even though I work in a Middle School, High School library, I'm a strong =
advocate for letting children check out materials that may be above their =
reading level.  It students have a strong interest in a subject, they may =
do just fine with the more difficult materials.  And parents or older =
siblings may be reading the difficult material to them at home, too.
Sometimes in our zeal to have children books that are  at their reading =
level, or on our "reading lists", we forget that children have their own =
preferences about reading material.
I know a young boy in one of our elementary schools who struggles with =
every book report assignment he is given.  That's because he HATES fiction =
- he doesn't like to read about "made-up stuff."  But give him non-fiction:=
  biographies, how-to manuals, and history, etc. and he will read.  =
Unfortunately for him, most 4th grade reading assignments are FICTION.
Just a thought ...


Diane K. VanGorden, LMS
Baker High / Middle Schools
1015 S 3rd Street W / POB 659
Baker, MT  59313-0659  USA
  email  vang@baker.k12.mt.us
   voice  406 778-3329
     fax  406 778-2785

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.  =
Andre Maurois

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