Re: Color Coding books by reading levels

[K&L DeFrank <defrank@VOICENET.COM>]

Kris wrote:

"At our school we have a number of fourth and fifth graders who are
still reading at a first or second grade level.  Many are sensitive
about it and want to check out books that look like everyone else's,
so they check out stuff like Holes and the Harry Potter series that
is way over their reading abilities."

Every time I read a message about color coding books according to reading
level, I think about these kids Kris is referring to. What fifth grader who
is already suffering from low self esteem because of a low reading ability
is going to choose a book that is color coded for the entire world to see?

Make a list of titles and reading levels to keep at your check out desk.
Write the reading level inside the cover. But let's not make things harder
for these kids by color coding the books.



Karen DeFrank, LMS
Dorothy Bullock Elementary School
Glassboro, NJ, US
defrank@voicenet.com

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