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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 >><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= >All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. > To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: > listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST > 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv > For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=