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From: Sandra Wurdeman <swurdeman_at_charter.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:50:01 -0600
Teachers are on the front line knowing much about a student's reading needs, levels and interests. As a teacher/librarian I wish I could keep track of 1,000 students reading abilities, interests, thick or thin books, small or large print, prefers audio/book. Our library catalog has a feature allowing students using their Lexile, Reading Counts, and STAR score, as well as their interests, to find exactly what is needed.
This capability also helps me with collection development.
All three, the librarian, the teacher, and the student are needed to create strong classroom, school, and home libraries.
Looking forward, SW
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee
Sandra Wurdeman Mosinee District Librarian Mosinee, WI 54455
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From: Robin Smith
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:50 PM To: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J; 'Killeen, Erlene'; CCBC Network Subject:
habits of teachers and librarians
Jeff Carpenter said, "One of the concerns I have is how the classroom teacher selects books to add to their collection. How can they have time to read the reviews? Teacher recommendations can be great when they come back from professional conferences and actually add to the school's collection in the library. Some titles being added to the classroom library are donated books, and in some cases aren't even age appropriate. The Scholastic books aren't as good as they once were."
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I read lots of reviews. I also visit bookstores, read blogs, and visit the library to see what is new there. I also talk to the teachers and librarians at my school to find out what everyone is enjoying.
Sometimes I think it's a bit easier to read as a teacher who only teaches 7 and 8 year olds, rather than a librarian who reads for nine grades. I know the children in my class very well and can use my book budget each year for just those students. This is especially important for the kids who love nonfiction--I often have one or two children with an unusual passion (planes, WWII, gorillas...) and I always want to feed that passion. Also, I can borrow books from the other teachers in my hallway if needed. The children in our school just go to the library once a week and so the classroom library is very important. We have a budget for each classroom, so each teacher is expected to have a strong selection of books. One positive side effect is that each teacher really has to read the books and the reviews, too.
I absolutely understand the need for a good school library and a great librarian, but I also think each teacher should know the best books for his or her students.
Robin
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:50:01 -0600
Teachers are on the front line knowing much about a student's reading needs, levels and interests. As a teacher/librarian I wish I could keep track of 1,000 students reading abilities, interests, thick or thin books, small or large print, prefers audio/book. Our library catalog has a feature allowing students using their Lexile, Reading Counts, and STAR score, as well as their interests, to find exactly what is needed.
This capability also helps me with collection development.
All three, the librarian, the teacher, and the student are needed to create strong classroom, school, and home libraries.
Looking forward, SW
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee
Sandra Wurdeman Mosinee District Librarian Mosinee, WI 54455
Message-----
From: Robin Smith
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:50 PM To: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J; 'Killeen, Erlene'; CCBC Network Subject:
habits of teachers and librarians
Jeff Carpenter said, "One of the concerns I have is how the classroom teacher selects books to add to their collection. How can they have time to read the reviews? Teacher recommendations can be great when they come back from professional conferences and actually add to the school's collection in the library. Some titles being added to the classroom library are donated books, and in some cases aren't even age appropriate. The Scholastic books aren't as good as they once were."
***
I read lots of reviews. I also visit bookstores, read blogs, and visit the library to see what is new there. I also talk to the teachers and librarians at my school to find out what everyone is enjoying.
Sometimes I think it's a bit easier to read as a teacher who only teaches 7 and 8 year olds, rather than a librarian who reads for nine grades. I know the children in my class very well and can use my book budget each year for just those students. This is especially important for the kids who love nonfiction--I often have one or two children with an unusual passion (planes, WWII, gorillas...) and I always want to feed that passion. Also, I can borrow books from the other teachers in my hallway if needed. The children in our school just go to the library once a week and so the classroom library is very important. We have a budget for each classroom, so each teacher is expected to have a strong selection of books. One positive side effect is that each teacher really has to read the books and the reviews, too.
I absolutely understand the need for a good school library and a great librarian, but I also think each teacher should know the best books for his or her students.
Robin
---Received on Fri 11 Feb 2011 05:50:01 AM CST
