I'd check with the middle school librarians to consider how the elementary program
ties to their as well as district and state
curriculum needs.
There are a lot of discussions on reading aloud & IL instructional time in the
archives. Well worth reading hits on 'novel reading,
reading time, and read aloud'.
Robert Eiffert, Librarian
Pacific Middle School
Beiffert at egreen wednet edu
Beiffert at Comcast net
Heather Rider wrote:
> I am going to be working in a K-5 elementary for the
> first time this year, and am thinking of reading a
> whole chapter novel to the 4's and 5's, which I will
> let them choose from our North Carolina book awards.
>
> For those of you who do something similar as part of
> your curriculum, do you read the entire book in
> back-to-back sessions, or do you intersperse the
> readings with library skills lessons? Seems to me the
> students might have trouble remembering the plot if I
> don't read it from session to session. Also, at what
> point in the year do you read the novel and why?
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