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And we have media specialists and teachers who wonder why kids hate to read and as they get older hate libraries and reading.... And this foolishness create life-long readers -- Good grief! Paula --- Robin Shtulman <robsht1@GPSK12.ORG> wrote: > Hi! > > What you describe is really an awful misuse of AR. > > I was in a school for 10+ years that used AR. The > whole point is for > kids to have free choice. They are supposed to be > allowed to read > anything they want and get academic credit for > reading it. The > teachers get feedback about comprehension by > vieiwing the child's > scores. > > Rigidly locking kids into their reading levels is > not what it's about. > I think it will make those poor kids just hate > reading. > > I am sure you can get some literature from the AR > people that backs up > your stance about letting kids borrow what interests > them. > > Good luck! > > Robin > -- > Robin Shtulman > Librarian > Greenfield Middle School > Greenfield, MA > http://gmsl.blogspot.com/ > robsht1@gpsk12.org > 413-772-1360 ext. 221 > > > Quoting Kendra Molen <kamolenreader@GMAIL.COM>: > > > I am feeling the same frustrations regarding AR > and the reading level. > > I'm the new librarian and the person that I > replaced would check the > > book's reading level against the student's ZPD > before checking it out > > to the student. They were only allowed to check > out in their zone and > > they were not allowed to check out a book if it > was not AR. Unless > > the student was in kindergarten. Kindergarten > students were never > > allowed to check out an AR book. I don't agree > with this practice so > > I let students check out books that they are > interested in. I'm > > feeling the wrath of this practice from teachers > and some parents. I > > let a first grader check out a cook book and the > classroom teacher > > yelled at the child and made him return the book. > They are not > > allowed to check out a book that isn't on their > level or they get in > > trouble in the classroom. I even heard one of the > teachers say that a > > kid keeps "wasting their time checking out books > that aren't AR". I > > almost cried when I heard this and I think it's a > horrible message to > > send to children. From the parents I get > complaints because their > > first or second grader can't read the book. I > suggest that they read > > it together, then they complain because their > child knew the book but > > didn't pass the quiz because they couldn't read > it. > > > > I get so frusterated when students say that they > really want to read a > > book but that they can't because it's not on their > reading level! > > Apparently some teachers will go into AR > management and erase quizzes > > if the book isn't on a student's level. > > > > Kendra Molen > > EHEMS > > Baker, WV > > kamolen@gmail.com > > > > > > On 10/4/07, Becky Mosbacher > <bmosbacher@hellgate.k12.mt.us> wrote: > >> I love to ask adults what their reading level is. > Of course, every > >> teacher here would have a college reading level. > I guess they should > >> not read John Grisham, Tom Clancy or any other > book that is not a > >> college text book. > >> > >> Becky Mosbacher > >> Teacher/Librarian > >> Hellgate Middle School > >> 2385 Flynn Lane > >> Missoula, MT 59808 > >> bmosbacher@hellgate.k12.mt.us > >> 406-721-2452 > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: School Library Media & Network > Communications > >> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of > Cathy S. Hainstock > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:45 PM > >> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > >> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Target: (Elem) Teachers > restricting books > >> > >> > >> <snip> > >> The rights issue is a weak one in schools, > unfortunately. However, kids > >> should be able to make their own reading choices > because they are the > >> ones doing the reading. A child checking out > books far above their > >> abilities will eventually tire of this and move > to books they can read. > >> > >> And what do they do when they leave the school > and the rest of the world > >> is organized by AR colors? > >> > >> Bob Koreis > >> Librarian > >> Hockinson High School > >> bob.koreis@hock.k12.wa.us > >> > >> <snip> > >> > >> I am so tired of teachers coming into the library > and telling students > >> that they cannot check out certain books because > they are not on their > >> reading level according to one test that was > given. Am I wrong or is > >> this censorship? My principal is strongly for AR > and is big on students > >> reading only books in their ZPD. What can I say > to her to convince her > >> that students need to be free in the library to > make their own choices > >> of what to read and that we are infringing on > their rights? > >> > >> Janet L. McCoy, LMS > >> McAuliffe Elementary, Tulsa, OK > >> mccoymedia@yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi All, > >> I'm fairly new to this list-serv but thought > those of you experiencing > >> restriction requests from staff might be > interested in a book called > >> "The Rights of the Reader" by Daniel Pennac. The > quote on the inside > >> cover is ... "You can't make someone read. Just > like you can't make them > >> fall in love, or dream ...". In this book Pennac > defends the right to > >> read for pleasure, the power of the story and how > we learn to read (what > >> helps and what gets in the way). You can also > find a small poster (free > >> to download) of Pennac's Rights of the Reader at > >> > http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/Downloads/The-Rights-of-the-Reader-poster > >> > >> Sometimes people worry so much about 'filling the > bucket' that they > >> forget to 'light the fire'. Hope this book is of > some help. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Cathy Hainstock > >> Teacher-in-the-library > >> Village School Primary > >> Croydon North, Victoria > >> Australia > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 === message truncated === Paula Yohe Director Of Technology/Library Media Center Dillon School District Two 405 West Washington Street Dillon, SC 29536 Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214 paula_yohe@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! 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