Re: Understanding Dewey Numbers

["Grigsby, Susan" <SGrigsby@EPSTEIN-ATL.ORG>]

We do not teach students to memorize Dewey numbers but rather to understand
that the different numbers reflect different subject headings. They know
that the 100s are on one shelf, the 700s are on another. We are teaching
them to recognize the call number as a location guide and to recognize that
books with similar call numbers will be placed in the same general area. We
place number ranges on the ends of each shelf and again above the shelf
itself to help kids figure out where the 599.74 (or whatever) is going to
be. Our littlest ones call this finding the book's "neighborhood" and
"address" and even kindergarten students have been locating books on a
desired subject independently.

Susan Grigsby, LMS
The Epstein School, Atlanta Georgia
sgrigsby@epstein-atl.org

What is hateful to you, do not to another: this is the whole Torah, the rest
is commentary.  Hillel.

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