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I've always felt that I should keep things in consistent order with the books filed according to standard. However, when I lost my aide a couple of years ago I had trouble keeping up with shelving. In addition, our schedules have become so fragmented, I couldn't have student helpers this year. So I pulled all my books for emergent readers and put them on six shelves. The K's and 1's and sometimes other kids can go through them check them in and out and they can be "reshelved" in a jiffy. They're in no particular order except that the E books are together, and the Dewey books are on a shelf and the biographies are on a shelf. As the kids progressed in their reading, they wanted "chapter books." I pulled all the beginning chapter books and put them in a special spot, designated them by BC (Beginning Chapter) on an orange sticker on the spine. I do keep these in alphabetical order by the author's last name and have noted BC in the catalog. The kids LOVED this section. The younger students felt very accomplished reading a "chapter book." They got hooked on series (I kept these approx. levels 3.2 and lower) and after they read through this section, they naturally gravitated to the fiction section. I found that older students weren't at all put off if they wanted to read a book from one of these sections. It's made putting books away so much faster, the kids are reading more and I've found that they can easily find things the standard way in other parts of the library. Jan Cole LMS Horace Mann Elementary Duncan, OK -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------