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Subject: FW: Mad Reading Teachers
 Wed Sep 1 15:08:58 1999
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 09:08:30 -0500

>I think (hope) all librarians agree with Cindy, you and all tSubject: Help with 
>Kindergarten Class
ave read so far) who posted a response.  We
>know the value of reading good literature more than once, the
>difference between reading for a class and reading for pleasure...  I
>think the issue and Cindy's problem is more one of working with staff
>members who have been given mandates and been told that they are going
>to be evaluated on the results.  Cindy's problem is complicated by the
>fact that she is new and that she was not included in the development
>of the curriculum (even experienced school librarians frequently have
>to fight their way onto curriculum committees) for this new reading
>program.  Just how we solve these problems without compromising our
>beliefs and without antagonizing staff is a dilemma many of us have
>faced and one I would like to know how others have successfully
>handled.
>
>Harriet Rothstein
>Director
>Western Suffolk BOCES School Library System
>Deer Park, NY
>
>----------
>From:  Marcia Berbeza[SMTP:Mberbeza@AOL.COM]
>Sent:  Saturday, August 28, 1999 5:58 PM
>To:    LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject:       Re: Mad Reading Teachers
>
>Hi LM_NETters!
>I started to reply to Cindy directly, but then I thought that I would
>throw
>this out into the forum, and see what others think.  I have never
>believed
>that just because one teacher or grade use a particular book for a
>class, it
>should be restricted exclusively for that one use only.  Let's face it.
> Most
>kids aren't brain surgeons.  They probably won't retain enough to make
>a
>difference.  Plus when you read for pleasure, and when you read for a
>class,
>you notice different meanings and interpretations of the same events.
>Many
>of my favorite books, that I read for pleasure when I was growing up,
>are now
>in reading series.  Therefore, the children do not read them for
>pleasure.
>How many of you reread a book simply because you love the story?  By
>removing
>those titles from the shelves, you are depriving a whole school by
>preventing
>them from rediscovering what made those stories so great.  Everytime
>you read
>a story, you discover something new.  Good literature can stand up to
>that
>challenge, topical literature can't.  By removing the Newbery's they
>are
>stating in a sense that the literature can't stand up to the close
>scrutiny.
>I know that I have been rambling along, but this truly bothers me.  Any
>thoughts?  Marcy
>
>><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><>
>Marcia Berbeza
>No longer a Substitute!
>LMS
>Bayard Elementary School
>Christina School District
>Wilmington, DE
>Mberbeza@aol.com
>><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><>
>
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Greetings,
Our kindergarten students come to the library every other day for 15
minutes.  In this short period of time, we would like to read a story (very
short) or do a quick activity and give the students time to select a book.
Does anyone have some really good short stories, activities or ideas that we
could use with these students.   Send ideas directly to me and I will post a
hit.  Thanks!!




Char Krahling
K-12 Media Coordinator
Sioux Center Community School
550 9th Street NE
Sioux Center IA 51250
(712)722-2981

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