Hit: k-2 read aloud time

[Julia Colvin <juliacolvin@GWI.NET>]

Friends,

On March 23 I posted the following target:

> Friends,
>
> This is my first year as a school librarian.  I see my k-2 classes once a
> week for 30 minutes.  This includes a book exchange.  I have been reading
to
> my  first and second graders for about 20 minutes and allowing 10 minutes
> for book exchanges.  In your experienced opinion, is this appropriate?
>

Thank you to the 40 librarians who responded!  21 of you said that
reading/library skills for 20 minutes is exactly what you did.  5 said they
read for about 15 minutes.  1 said 15-20.  6 said they read for 10 minutes.

Many of you also suggested that I include library skills as part of the read
aloud.  I have been doing that.  I am grateful for your input, as I had been
criticized.  Now I have professional documentation that what I had been
doing is professionally acceptable.

Thanks ever so much!

Julia Colvin
Library Media Specialist
Mast Landing School/Morse Street School
Freeport, Maine
juliacolvin@gwi.net

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