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From: Donna German <donnagerman_at_sylvandellpublishing.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:27:37 -0500
Cynthia, I suspect that whether parents read is probably a bigger factor...D
In response to Cynthia Grady's comment: "I would love to know the correlation between non-reading children (who are capable) and the reading habits of their teachers and librarians."
Donna German Editor
Sylvan Dell Publishing 612 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite A2 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 843-971-6722 (off), 877-243-3457 (toll free), 843-216-3804 (fax) Science and Math through Literature www.SylvanDellPublishing.com
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From: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 11:23 PM To: 'Killeen, Erlene'; CCBC Network Subject: RE:
habits of teachers and librarians
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.
Thanks, Jeff
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From: Killeen, Erlene
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:57 PM To: CCBC Network Subject:
habits of teachers and librarians
In response to Cynthia Grady's comment: "I would love to know the correlation between non-reading children (who are capable) and the reading habits of their teachers and librarians."
I have worked with teachers who have sincerely told me they don't like to read. Those same teachers have set their classes on fire for The Teacher from the Black Lagoon series, or Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, or Charlotte's Web because they did read aloud to their classes.
I do agree that all teachers need to encourage reading, but I also think teachers are as varied as the entire population. As a librarian, I still try to find the right book for the right person (student or teacher) at the right time. One of my biggest successes was a music teacher who was well educated but did not like to read for pleasure. I kept at her and one day she said to me, "I have decided that as an educated person I need to read for pleasure so I am trying different books. I just finished the third one I loved! Have you read this?" I had a large smile for several days!!! Never, never, never give up --- Churchill.
Erlene Bishop Killeen erlene.killeen_at_stoughton.k12.wi.us Stoughton Area Schools 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181
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From: CCBC Network digest
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:08 AM To: ccbc-net digest recipients Subject: ccbc-net digest: February 09, 2011
CCBC-NET Digest for Wednesday, February 09, 2011.
1. RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise 2. RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise 3. Friends of Freddy to gather in Fresno 4. reluctant readers, etc. 5. Re: reluctant readers, etc. 6. reluctant readers, etc. 7. RE: reluctant readers (somewhat off topic) Good Publisher
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Subject: RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise From: "Gardow, Pamela" Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:12:11 -0600 X-Message-Number: 1
I wholeheartedly agree. I love it when teachers talk about great books and recommend books to their students, but I strongly believe students should get those books (if at all possible) from their school libraries. This is teaching them a skill for life. Students need to become comfortable with finding their books in the library, because that terrific 6th, or 4th, or whatever grade teacher who had a nice set of classroom books is not going to be with them for more than a year. Libraries will be available to them for a lifetime. Those great teachers can also be collaborating with their school librarian to share ideas about, new books, favorite books, award winners, etc. Collaboration makes both programs stronger. How wonderful if those dedicated teachers would take their students to the library for book talks and book check out.
It makes me sad to see the focus on building classroom libraries which are available to one class of students, rather than building a great library collection (and program) which is available to the entire school.
Pam
Pam Gardow, Library Media Specialist Advisor, Teen Literacy Initiative Memorial High School 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309 pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us
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From: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:46 PM To: 'Sarah Mulhern'; ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: RE:
Reading, reluctantly and otherwise
I'm okay with putting books closer to readers, but how can a classroom teacher purchase and maintain a collection of materials at all reading and interest levels? Would it be better for our students to have access to a school library media center? We are open to all and serve all. I grew up in the 70's and in my small rural school the teacher had a classroom collection of books. Every teacher at Charlotte's Web, Rabbit Hill, and other award winning books. I fell in love with books when I had access to great books, and was told about them (book talks)
Jeff Carpenter
From: Sarah Mulhern
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 10:43 PM To: ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
Reading, reluctantly and otherwise
I've been following this discussion with fascination. I'm a current high school teacher (9th and 12th grade English) and a former 6th grade teacher. As a 6th grade teacher, I met many reluctant readers. Most were reluctant because they didn't know they loved reading. Why not? Because they hadn't been exposed to books beyond those required in school or those forced down their throats by their parents (with good intentions, but still...). If we want kids to read, they need access to great books. Unfortunately, that is becoming harder and harder for teachers. Parents don't (or can't) take their kids to the library or bookstore. School budgets are being slashed and libraries are being cut out of the curriculum. For many students, classroom libraries are the only place they have access to books. But most of those are funded solely by the teacher. Districts budget their money for textbooks, so the burden falls to the teacher. We need to get books into classroom libraries. If you have books around the house, find a
teacher to donate them to! (Need help connecting with a teacher? Check out #ARCsFloatOn Connecting teachers with bloggers/reviewers/authors to get books to kids.)
Across the board, the best way I found to get reluctant readers to pick up a book was to share read alouds in the classroom and to let kids TALK about books. Social reading is real, and it is powerful. Let kids recommend books to each other, let them booktalk, let them have some of the power. Their peers will listen! And read alouds will draw them to authors and genres they might not have been familiar with.
Finally, we need to get ARCs into the hands of kids. My 6th, 9th, and 12th graders are drawn to ARCs like flies to honey. Even the most reluctant reader is intrigued when they know they can read a book "first", before the general public. A single ARC can get into the hands of up to 70 students in my classes, with many others ordering their own copy, recommending it online (Facebook and Twitter), and begging me to buy a hardcover copy. If publishers would send ARCs to classroom teachers, they would be getting free advertising for their book AND helping reluctant readers to become lifelong readers. ARCs are like magic. :)
Thanks for this great discussion!
Sarah Mulhern Gross _at_thereadingzone
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:27:37 -0500
Cynthia, I suspect that whether parents read is probably a bigger factor...D
In response to Cynthia Grady's comment: "I would love to know the correlation between non-reading children (who are capable) and the reading habits of their teachers and librarians."
Donna German Editor
Sylvan Dell Publishing 612 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite A2 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 843-971-6722 (off), 877-243-3457 (toll free), 843-216-3804 (fax) Science and Math through Literature www.SylvanDellPublishing.com
Message-----
From: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 11:23 PM To: 'Killeen, Erlene'; CCBC Network Subject: RE:
habits of teachers and librarians
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.
Thanks, Jeff
Message-----
From: Killeen, Erlene
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:57 PM To: CCBC Network Subject:
habits of teachers and librarians
In response to Cynthia Grady's comment: "I would love to know the correlation between non-reading children (who are capable) and the reading habits of their teachers and librarians."
I have worked with teachers who have sincerely told me they don't like to read. Those same teachers have set their classes on fire for The Teacher from the Black Lagoon series, or Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, or Charlotte's Web because they did read aloud to their classes.
I do agree that all teachers need to encourage reading, but I also think teachers are as varied as the entire population. As a librarian, I still try to find the right book for the right person (student or teacher) at the right time. One of my biggest successes was a music teacher who was well educated but did not like to read for pleasure. I kept at her and one day she said to me, "I have decided that as an educated person I need to read for pleasure so I am trying different books. I just finished the third one I loved! Have you read this?" I had a large smile for several days!!! Never, never, never give up --- Churchill.
Erlene Bishop Killeen erlene.killeen_at_stoughton.k12.wi.us Stoughton Area Schools 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181
________________________________________
From: CCBC Network digest
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:08 AM To: ccbc-net digest recipients Subject: ccbc-net digest: February 09, 2011
CCBC-NET Digest for Wednesday, February 09, 2011.
1. RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise 2. RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise 3. Friends of Freddy to gather in Fresno 4. reluctant readers, etc. 5. Re: reluctant readers, etc. 6. reluctant readers, etc. 7. RE: reluctant readers (somewhat off topic) Good Publisher
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Subject: RE: Reading, reluctantly and otherwise From: "Gardow, Pamela" Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:12:11 -0600 X-Message-Number: 1
I wholeheartedly agree. I love it when teachers talk about great books and recommend books to their students, but I strongly believe students should get those books (if at all possible) from their school libraries. This is teaching them a skill for life. Students need to become comfortable with finding their books in the library, because that terrific 6th, or 4th, or whatever grade teacher who had a nice set of classroom books is not going to be with them for more than a year. Libraries will be available to them for a lifetime. Those great teachers can also be collaborating with their school librarian to share ideas about, new books, favorite books, award winners, etc. Collaboration makes both programs stronger. How wonderful if those dedicated teachers would take their students to the library for book talks and book check out.
It makes me sad to see the focus on building classroom libraries which are available to one class of students, rather than building a great library collection (and program) which is available to the entire school.
Pam
Pam Gardow, Library Media Specialist Advisor, Teen Literacy Initiative Memorial High School 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309 pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us
________________________________
From: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:46 PM To: 'Sarah Mulhern'; ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: RE:
Reading, reluctantly and otherwise
I'm okay with putting books closer to readers, but how can a classroom teacher purchase and maintain a collection of materials at all reading and interest levels? Would it be better for our students to have access to a school library media center? We are open to all and serve all. I grew up in the 70's and in my small rural school the teacher had a classroom collection of books. Every teacher at Charlotte's Web, Rabbit Hill, and other award winning books. I fell in love with books when I had access to great books, and was told about them (book talks)
Jeff Carpenter
From: Sarah Mulhern
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 10:43 PM To: ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
Reading, reluctantly and otherwise
I've been following this discussion with fascination. I'm a current high school teacher (9th and 12th grade English) and a former 6th grade teacher. As a 6th grade teacher, I met many reluctant readers. Most were reluctant because they didn't know they loved reading. Why not? Because they hadn't been exposed to books beyond those required in school or those forced down their throats by their parents (with good intentions, but still...). If we want kids to read, they need access to great books. Unfortunately, that is becoming harder and harder for teachers. Parents don't (or can't) take their kids to the library or bookstore. School budgets are being slashed and libraries are being cut out of the curriculum. For many students, classroom libraries are the only place they have access to books. But most of those are funded solely by the teacher. Districts budget their money for textbooks, so the burden falls to the teacher. We need to get books into classroom libraries. If you have books around the house, find a
teacher to donate them to! (Need help connecting with a teacher? Check out #ARCsFloatOn Connecting teachers with bloggers/reviewers/authors to get books to kids.)
Across the board, the best way I found to get reluctant readers to pick up a book was to share read alouds in the classroom and to let kids TALK about books. Social reading is real, and it is powerful. Let kids recommend books to each other, let them booktalk, let them have some of the power. Their peers will listen! And read alouds will draw them to authors and genres they might not have been familiar with.
Finally, we need to get ARCs into the hands of kids. My 6th, 9th, and 12th graders are drawn to ARCs like flies to honey. Even the most reluctant reader is intrigued when they know they can read a book "first", before the general public. A single ARC can get into the hands of up to 70 students in my classes, with many others ordering their own copy, recommending it online (Facebook and Twitter), and begging me to buy a hardcover copy. If publishers would send ARCs to classroom teachers, they would be getting free advertising for their book AND helping reluctant readers to become lifelong readers. ARCs are like magic. :)
Thanks for this great discussion!
Sarah Mulhern Gross _at_thereadingzone
---Received on Fri 11 Feb 2011 07:27:37 AM CST
