From: Kellie Ptack <kelptack_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:42:38 -0800 (PST)

Please remove me from this sender list Thank you, Kellie Bae


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From: CCBC Network digest To: ccbc-net digest recipients Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 12:08:13 AM Subject: ccbc-net digest: February 12, 2011

CCBC-NET Digest for Saturday, February 12, 2011.

1. Reluctant readers-teachers and students; classroom libraries; please trim your digests 2. Listserv Request


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Subject: Reluctant readers-teachers and students; classroom libraries; please trim your digests From: Susie Highley Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:52:54 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1

As librarians, we may also need to work with our teachers to help them decide to become readers (I'm wondering what that music teacher finally read that she liked)

I appointed myself as a member of the language arts department (no one else claimed me), and I go to all of their meetings. This is a great time to spotlight new books, work on collaboration, etc. I also worked with our literacy coach for an early summer workshop for the teachers, and we had a local bookstore owner come in and booktalk (her son is on this list). What a magical afternoon! She got everyone excited about reading at a time when we had time to read. Everyone had $$ to spend from one or various book budgets, and some bought on their own. Several of the books she recommended are now used in our literature circles. We had all three middle schools from the district there. Imagine: an afternoon with teachers talking about books! It was more effective than if I had done all of the booktalking. Even to set up something just for teachers to share book recommendations would be great, but what was nice was that teachers walked out with books, so the results were long-lasting.

When a student finishes a book and has time for another, they shouldn't have to wait until it's their day or week, or whatever for the library. It is true, though, as Pam pointed out, that sometimes funds are diverted away from the school library when they shouldn't be. I had a case where I started working for a different principal who "forgot" to give me a budget, but had designated thousands for the literacy coach, who didn't have as much knowledge about children's books and what to order. I was able to get money eventually.

I'm fortunate to be good friends with two teachers who are phenomenal at getting students to read. They have extensive classroom libraries,teach using the readers' workshop method, but both sing the praises of a well-stocked school library. Their students are rarely seen without a book in hand, and it doesn't matter where the books are from. I taught with one of them for several years, and at the time, it annoyed me that my students were reading her books under the table during my science class. Eventually, I realized that this was better than having students who say they never want to read.

Also, if you are responding to a digest post, could you please trim off any unneeded text before sending? Some of the posts are now incorporating previous digests many times over.

Susie Highley Indianapolis


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Subject: Listserv Request From: Leigh Barnes Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:58:14 -0500 X-Message-Number: 2

Could people please, please stop posting messages to this listserv by hitting the Reply button? This copies the entire digest so we have to scroll through a hundred old messages to find the new ones. Create your comments by sending a new message to ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu instead (you can always copy & paste relevant quotes)!

Thank you, Leigh Barnes Allendale and Capeless Librarian Pittsfield, MA Public Schools lbarnes_at_pittsfield.net

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