Re: [LM_NET] ELEM: Fiction for an 8-yr. old - recommendations

[Gail Smith <gssmith.ergc@GMAIL.COM>]

This teacher seems to be falling into the trap that is so common among the
parents of gifted children--or advanced readers--which is to think that a
child must always be reading on the upper end of their reading ability.
Especially for recreational reading, it is much better to allow a child more
leeway in selecting what interests them.  I have taught reading in a gifted
school program for 15 years and find that the children will pick books from
a variety of reading levels but are more concerned with content that
interests them.  I understand that we want the children to be challenged in
school to continue their educational growth, but reading just for fun needs
to be encouraged also.  Most school librarians enjoy reading children's or
young adult literature that no one could claim is on their "reading level",
and children should, in my opinion, be given the same kind of choice of
materials and levels.

That being said, I would suggest Chasing Vermeer and sequels by Blue
Balliett, the Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry, Anne of Green Gables
series, and Nancy Drew,(my students who have a preference choose the
original old ones).

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Tish Carpinelli <carpinellit@lcmrschools.com>
wrote:

> Hi all-
>
> I have a teacher whose daughter (8 yrs. old and reading on a 6th grade
> level) is having a hard time finding books. Her mom wants the books to be
> on
> a reading level appropriate for her, but with age-appropiateness (for
> instance, the girl's class just finished reading Stargirl, which wasn't
> what
> she wanted the type of material she wanted her daughter reading yet). I'm
> in
> a high school, so I've kind of lost touch with the elementary books. Any
> suggestions?
>
>
>
> Tish Carpinelli, Media Specialist
>
> Lower Cape May Regional H.S.
>
> Cape May, NJ
>
> carpinellit@lcmrschools.com
>
>
>
>
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Gail Smith, NBCT
Librarian & Technology Facilitator
Edison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago
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