RE: Elem: Leveled Library A Bit Miffed
Ah, library rebels. We need shirts! Actually, one of the tenets of the
AR program is Read To (along with Read With and Read Independently). At
least it was when I was still doing elementary and AR. My most cherished
memories of reading as a child include my mother reading me bedtime
stories. In the first grade, she read me The Adventures of Tom Sawyer..a
chapter per night.
Charlotte Nance
EMHS Media Center
Edmond, OK
charlotte dot nance at edmond schools dot net
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1. Rocky Mountain Special Library Association Scholarship
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2. ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
3. HIT: Browser vent
4. Target: need video suggestion on slavery during Civil War
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:26:04 -0600
From: Michelle Rainbolt <mrainbolt@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Rocky Mountain Special Library Association Scholarship
Opportunity Deadline
*Scholarship Money available!*
*Last chance to apply for the 2010 Rocky Mountain Chapter SLA Rebecca
Jackson Memorial Scholarship!*
* *
*Deadline is October 4, 2010!*
It’s simple. YOU could be the winner of the 2010 Rebecca Jackson
Memorial
Scholarship! Each year, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SLA awards a
scholarship to a library school student currently enrolled in a
graduate
degree program in Library/Information Science. Eligible candidates are
required to be living in the Chapter region (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
or
South Dakota) and/or be enrolled in a graduate library school program
in the
Chapter region or abroad (distance program.)
The amount awarded depends on the funds raised through donations and
our
scholarship fundraising event(s) held each year. To find out more about
the
events, go to the RMSLA website at:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/crmt/index.asp
You may also make a contribution at any time to the scholarship fund
by
contacting the RMSLA Treasurer, Laura Cullerton at
lcullerton@plattcolorado.edu
Of course, you cannot be awarded the scholarship unless you fill out
the
simple application first. A PDF application can be found on the RMSLA
website at http://units.sla.org/chapter/crmt/index.asp Click on the
Rebecca
Jackson Memorial Scholarship “PDF” link! It’s easy!
Or you can contact Michelle Rainbolt, the RMSLA Academic Relations
Chair and
she will provide a copy upon request. However, to be considered for a
scholarship award, your application must be postmarked/emailed/faxed
by
midnight on *October 4, 2010*.
Don't delay -- Apply Now!
Good Luck!
Michelle Rainbolt 303-795-7151 or mrainbolt@gmail.com
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:27:26 -0400
From: Barb Langridge <barb.langridge@HCLIBRARY.ORG>
Subject: Re: ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
YOU GOT IT !!! AWESOME!!!!! Now that's teaching the joy of reading.
You're modeling it., You're reaching them. YES YES YES!!!!
You also figured out my secret-I'm a rebel!
:)
Barb
Barb Langridge
Children's Services
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410 313-7880
barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
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Original Message:
From: Pam Gelbmann <pam.gelbmann@COMCAST.NET>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Cc:
Date: Tuesday, September 28 2010 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
Ah, Barb, you radical! I cringe when I get "But, You're just reading to
them!" So many of our kids could benefit from someone reading to them.
It amazes me that something so simple totally gets missed by so many
parents. I use my read alouds to challenge kids to try something
different. A different genre, author, style of writing. One never knows
what great book one may be missing until it is tried!
Pamela K. Gelbmann
Media Specialist
Wilson & Franklin Elementary Schools
Anoka, MN
Pam.gelbmann@comcast.net
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From: "Barb Langridge" <barb.langridge@HCLIBRARY.ORG>
To: "LM NET" <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday,
September 28, 2010 9:39:14 AM
Subject: Re: ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
What if we read aloud to them?
Barb
Barb Langridge
Children's Services
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410 313-7880
barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
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Original Message:
From: Susan Egan <segan@OBERLIN.K12.OH.US>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Cc:
Date: Tuesday, September 28 2010 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
"In several research studies children reported that
finding books they like is the biggest barrier they face to reading"
and
"Children rarely acknowledged receiving formal instruction in book
selection."
So my question is, "How do they find books they want to read in the
wider
world of unlevelled collections, five-finger-tests and so on?" Are we
doing
them a disservice by propping them up with arbitrary crutches?
This is a leap for me, the assumption is these kids can read and want
to.
In my school we are still delving into children that are getting their
wings. I discuss book selection, reading the inserts, backs of books,
checking the online synopsis, thinking about the things that interest
them, etc etc. The book levels (all book are dewey arranged) are props,
absolutely. Except I see them more as props to get them started to fly
with books. Most of my kids would not read unless it is required. Let
me
repeat it that these children are not readers, selecting books for them
is
like going to the dentist. Every prop and tool I can use, book talks,
authors videos, themes, challanges to get books into the kids hands I
will
use. I buy Captain Underpants and Franny K. Stein because it may be the
only thing Bobby or Susie will read without a battle. Especially if
they
know the teachers don't like them. If Bobby wants to read fairy stories
I
will sneak him copies when no one is around. Any prop I can use to help
my
kids start reading....I'll take it.
Susan Egan
Oberlin Elementary School
Grades 3-5
Oberlin, OH
segan@oberlin.k12.oh.us
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Date: 09/27/2010 06:50PM
Subject: Re: ELEM: a bit miffed: leveled library?
This discussion has come at a fortunate time because I am writing an
assignment for my third masters and have been researching relevant
resources. Here is another one that looks at children's book selection
strategies.
Reuter, K.A. (2007) Children selecting books in a library: Extending
models
of information behavior to a recreational setting. (Doctoral
dissertation,
University of Maryland) Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7021
Her literature review is on p11. In it , the author says "Although
these
studies looked at the selection of leisure-reading materials, they
tended
to
highlight the classroom context of reading by associating selection
strategies with reading ability and achievement levels. In fact, all
these
studies were conducted in schools." Her research goes beyond that.
It is worth reading because in her abstract (which is what caught my
attention) she says "In several research studies children reported that
finding books they like is the biggest barrier they face to reading"
and
"Children rarely acknowledged receiving formal instruction in book
selection."
So my question is, "How do they find books they want to read in the
wider
world of unlevelled collections, five-finger-tests and so on?" Are we
doing
them a disservice by propping them up with arbitrary crutches?
This discussion is not about the use of AR within the school - it
started
because someone asked for the pros and cons of levelling a school
library,
regardless of the tool used for that levelling.
Barbar
a
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA
barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together, we learn from each other
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:39:56 -0400
From: Sara Reinders <sreinders@ADACHRISTIAN.ORG>
Subject: HIT: Browser vent
Thanks for the sympathy and suggestions for my vent on browsers, tabs,
and
all software programs becoming Web based. Here are the suggestions I
received:
1. Use multiple browsers and assign them to different tasks (FireFox
for
Destiny, Explorer for mail/calendar, GoogleChrome for everything
else.)
I'll probably start with this idea.
2. Use Google Chrome; it has some helpful features that will help me
stay
organized (I haven't downloaded it yet, but am curious.)
3. Open only one Explorer window, and use tabs for everything.
Right-clicking on links activates them in new tabs, not new windows,
and
ctrl/tab moves between tabs.
4. There's an add-on in FireFox that makes every tab a different
color.
There's another feature that saves all bookmarks as small thumbnails.
It's a little alarming to me to find out how much my work habits are
tied
into the conventions and language of particular computer interfaces.
Am I
thinking like a computer? Turning into a robot? I didn't realize it
until
the rules changed.
I tried to thank everyone personally; please accept my apologies if I
missed
you. Another thing I'm still learning is how to manage "conversations"
in
Google Mail. A year ago I would have had 20 distinct replies in my
inbox,
each one clearly marked "You replied to this message on Tuesday
afternoon."
But now they're all stuck together in a 21-message "conversation,"
arranged
in strictly chronological order, and because my replies sink to the
bottom
of the conversation rather than nesting under people's original
messages to
me, it's hard to tell who's been thanked and who hasn't. Yet another
learning curve ... I'll get there ...
--
Sara Reinders, LMS
Ada Christian School
Ada, MI
sreinders@adachristian.org
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:55:41 -0500
From: Gail Brewster <gbrewste@MOLINESCHOOLS.ORG>
Subject: Re: Target: need video suggestion on slavery during Civil
War
I did a keyword search using the word "slavery" in IMDB. Here is the
link with hundreds of hit that you can further narrow by genre. If the
link doesn't work the web address is just imdb.com
http://www.imdb.com/keyword/slavery/
Gail Brewster
Media Specialist
Moline High School
Moline, IL 61265
gbrewste@molineschools.org
avoffice@molineschools.org
Phone (309) 743-8901
Fa
x (309) 757-3484
http://mhsav.wikispaces.com/
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From: Louise Jones [mailto:dljones49@EMBARQMAIL.COM]
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:37:33 -0500
Subject: Target: need video suggestion on slavery during Civil War
Here is an email I received from our ESE teacher. Her students are
very needy. Does anyone have any suggestions?
My full time ESE group is completing a unit on equality and slavery
during civil war times.
I wanted to show a movie on Friday that possibly ties or has some
relevance to the topic. It needs to be on a low enough cognitive level
to hold their attention and comprehension.
I have not been able to think of anything along those lines. do you
have any ideas or suggestions?
i thought of Davy Crockett but that is earlier in history.
Louise Jones
Hardee Junior High
Wauchula Fl
dljones49@embarqmail.com
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