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I let a first grader check out a cook book and the classroom teacher
yelled at the child and made him return the book. They are not
allowed to check out a book that isn't on their level or they get in
trouble in the classroom. I even heard one of the teachers say that a
kid keeps "wasting their time checking out books that aren't AR". I
almost cried when I heard this and I think it's a horrible message to
send to children. From the parents I get complaints because their
first or second grader can't read the book. I suggest that they read
it together, then they complain because their child knew the book but
didn't pass the quiz because they couldn't read it.
I get so frusterated when students say that they really want to read a
book but that they can't because it's not on their reading level!
Apparently some teachers will go into AR management and erase quizzes
if the book isn't on a student's level.
Kendra Molen
EHEMS
Baker, WV
kamolen@gmail.com
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My sympathies too! What a way to turn kids off reading.
A couple of years ago I had a Prep student (5 y.o) come each week to library
class and check out chapter books for teen girls (not the YA ones). Her mum
came to me a little concerned that she was bringing all these books home but
not really reading them, just carrying them around. And showing them to
people. As we talked about it, we realized the reason the little girl was
doing this was because she saw the power of reading 'big books' and was
looking forward to when she would be old enough to read them. We never
stopped her but encouraged her to also check out 'something she could read
to mum'. She is still one of my best customers, and an avid reader of simple
chapter books at the ripe old age of 7 (and a half!)
My point is that perhaps that cookbook child was the next Jamie Oliver,
pictures can be as inspiring as text. There are many reasons to read (and to
borrow) a book. We need to be acknowledging them and encouraging them all.
good luck =)
Catherine Hainstock
Teacher-in-the-library
Village School Library
Croydon North, Victoria
Australia
cathy@bytedesign.com.au
library@villageschool.vic.edu.au
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