Re: [LM_NET] Target: (Elem) Teachers restricting books

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

And we have media specialists and teachers who wonder
why kids hate to read and as they get older hate
libraries and reading....
And this foolishness create life-long readers -- 

Good grief!

Paula


--- Robin Shtulman <robsht1@GPSK12.ORG> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> What you describe is really an awful misuse of AR.
> 
> I was in a school for 10+ years that used AR.  The
> whole point is for  
> kids to have free choice.  They are supposed to be
> allowed to read  
> anything they want and get academic credit for
> reading it.  The  
> teachers get feedback about comprehension by
> vieiwing the child's  
> scores.
> 
> Rigidly locking kids into their reading levels is
> not what it's about.  
>   I think it will make those poor kids just hate
> reading.
> 
> I am sure you can get some literature from the AR
> people that backs up  
> your stance about letting kids borrow what interests
> them.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Robin
> --
> Robin Shtulman
> Librarian
> Greenfield Middle School
> Greenfield, MA
> http://gmsl.blogspot.com/
> robsht1@gpsk12.org
> 413-772-1360 ext. 221
> 
> 
> Quoting Kendra Molen <kamolenreader@GMAIL.COM>:
> 
> > I am feeling the same frustrations regarding AR
> and the reading level.
> >  I'm the new librarian and the person that I
> replaced would check the
> > book's reading level against the student's ZPD
> before checking it out
> > to the student.  They were only allowed to check
> out in their zone and
> > they were not allowed to check out a book if it
> was not AR.  Unless
> > the student was in kindergarten.  Kindergarten
> students were never
> > allowed to check out an AR book.  I don't agree
> with this practice so
> > I let students check out books that they are
> interested in.   I'm
> > feeling the wrath of this practice from teachers
> and some parents.  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
> >
> >
> > On 10/4/07, Becky Mosbacher
> <bmosbacher@hellgate.k12.mt.us> wrote:
> >> I love to ask adults what their reading level is.
>  Of course, every
> >> teacher here would have a college reading level. 
> I guess they should
> >> not read John Grisham, Tom Clancy or any other
> book that is not a
> >> college text book.
> >>
> >> Becky Mosbacher
> >> Teacher/Librarian
> >> Hellgate Middle School
> >> 2385 Flynn Lane
> >> Missoula, MT  59808
> >> bmosbacher@hellgate.k12.mt.us
> >> 406-721-2452
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: School Library Media & Network
> Communications
> >> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Cathy S. Hainstock
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:45 PM
> >> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Target: (Elem) Teachers
> restricting books
> >>
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >> The rights issue is a weak one in schools,
> unfortunately.  However, kids
> >> should be able to make their own reading choices
> because they are the
> >> ones doing the reading.  A child checking out
> books far above their
> >> abilities will eventually tire of this and move
> to books they can read.
> >>
> >> And what do they do when they leave the school
> and the rest of the world
> >> is organized by AR colors?
> >>
> >> Bob Koreis
> >> Librarian
> >> Hockinson High School
> >> bob.koreis@hock.k12.wa.us
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> I am so tired of teachers coming into the library
> and telling students
> >> that they cannot check out certain books because
> they are not on their
> >> reading level according to one test that was
> given.  Am I wrong or is
> >> this censorship?  My principal is strongly for AR
> and is big on students
> >> reading only books in their ZPD.  What can I say
> to her to convince her
> >> that students need to be free in the library to
> make their own choices
> >> of what to read and that we are infringing on
> their rights?
> >>
> >>   Janet L. McCoy, LMS
> >>   McAuliffe Elementary, Tulsa, OK
> >>   mccoymedia@yahoo.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >> I'm fairly new to this list-serv but thought
> those of you experiencing
> >> restriction requests from staff might be
> interested in a book called
> >> "The Rights of the Reader" by Daniel Pennac. The
> quote on the inside
> >> cover is ... "You can't make someone read. Just
> like you can't make them
> >> fall in love, or dream ...". In this book Pennac
> defends the right to
> >> read for pleasure, the power of the story and how
> we learn to read (what
> >> helps and what gets in the way). You can also
> find a small poster (free
> >> to download) of Pennac's Rights of the Reader at
> >>
>
http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/Downloads/The-Rights-of-the-Reader-poster
> >>
> >> Sometimes people worry so much about 'filling the
> bucket' that they
> >> forget to 'light the fire'. Hope this book is of
> some help.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Cathy Hainstock
> >> Teacher-in-the-library
> >> Village School Primary
> >> Croydon North, Victoria
> >> Australia
> >>
> >>
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Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com


       
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