"I went through ALL of the 'E' books and figured out the reading levels
- many of the picture books are actually written at a 5+ reading
level!...."
That's why many librarians use the term Everbody rather than Easy,
especially since so many collections have that 'E' on the spine label.
Another reason to constantly push that PARENTS NEED TO READ WITH THEIR
CHILDREN! I think we should be calling them 'lap books' since that is
one of the best ways to share many of them, one or two on one, reading
and sharing, expanding, stopping to fill in information, model reading,
etc. Even books like _Word Bird_ aren't made for independent reading.
Then we have books like _Black and White_ by David Macaulay that
probably show up more often in dissertations than kids hands.
Robert Eiffert,Media Specialist
Pacific Middle School
Evergreen SD, Vancouver Washington
beiffert@attbi.com
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Brook Berg
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 10:52 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Restricting areas of the library
Regarding the restriction of areas.....
I think it is so important to review the mission of your center.
My personal mission as a media specialist is to teach students and
teachers to be wise consumers of information. With this in mind I
decided to level the books in my prek-6 media center. I was a reading
specialist before becoming a library media specialist and the most
important part of a child's ability to "consume" information is to be
able to read and understand what they read!
I went through ALL of the 'E' books and figured out the reading levels -
many of the picture books are actually written at a 5+ reading level! -
Then we divided and shelved the books according to their levels.
When pre-readers and emergent readers come into the media center they
know that going to the 'P' books and Level 1 books are where they will
find books that they WILL be able to READ! As they progress to the
Transitional level they move up to Levels 2, 3, and 4.
The picture books that are written above the 4th level are still kept
the 'E' section but in a Picture Book section. Students know that these
are the books that are to Read With some one at home.
We include the non-fiction books the leveling. If a book is written in
levels 1, 2, or 3 they are kept in the leveled book section and labeled
with the levels clearly marked.
Students have really appreciated being able to READ the books they
choose. Parents and teachers like it too. And the best thing (as far as
I'm
concerned) is our student's reading scores increased!
Now I have moved to a middle school and am considering the benefits of
marking levels on the books there too.
~^~
Brook A. Berg
Media Specialist
ISD 22
Detroit Lakes Middle School
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
bberg@detlakes.k12.mn.us
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