Re: [LM_NET] Teachers restricting books

[Barbara Fritz <bfritzlibrary@GMAIL.COM>]

Hello All!

I find it interesting, this whole conversation. I am a public school
librarian, K-5 right now, and have never been a classroom teacher. I have
never felt the need to control what my students take once they become
somewhat able to read independently (parents are always welcome to give
their child permission to take any book). I do have classroom teachers who
require their students to only take books they can read and I require that
my students take books of their own choice. Conflict? Not at all. I just
allow my students to take extra books. My students get books they want and
the classroom teacher is happy that the children have books they can read.
Win! Win!  Each of us can make this work, just let the students have a few
more books!  Good for the circ stats anyway. I have watch so many struggling
readers become great readers in just a few months because they found a book
that really interested them and managed to plug though it. Often they read
the book several times and then want another. It happen to me as a child and
I've seem it repeated many times over the last 31 years I have been working
with children.

Have a great day and let's get those kids reading!

Barb

On 10/5/07, Jo Lewis <jo.lewis@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I have held off as long as I could on this topic. Please don't flame me.
>
>
>
> As teacher librarians we have a different role from those in the public
> library arena.  We are in a SCHOOL library, and part of an educational
> institution.  Our role is to both help students find books they want to
> read
> and nurture the teaching/learning process.  Having taught both first and
> third grades before entering the library field, I know the importance of
> finding the right book for a child at their comfort reading
> level.  Students
> need to practice their reading skills and well as enjoy free reading.  We
> are part of the teaching staff that teachers depend on to do our jobs -
> help
> them teach with good reading materials. Most teachers allow students to
> have
> free choice books as well as a book at their reading level.
>
>
>
> I will never forget the third grade boy that came to my library weekly and
> checked out the same 800 page anthology every week.  He liked looking as
> though he was a great reader.  His teacher told me he never had it out of
> his desk all week long.  When AR was started in my school he was intrigued
> and started checking out books as his level!  Wow, what a different reader
> he was after that.  I could go on with many more stories along the same
> line.  I just wanted to say that AR made my students want to read a lot
> and
> reading habits were formed.  It's a lot more fun to practice reading when
> you have help finding the right book for your reading ability.  That's our
> role in schools!  We are a part of the teaching staff, working for the
> families in our community to help their students learn to read and love
> it!
>
>
>
>
> There, I feel better now.
>
> Jo
>
>
>
> Jo Lewis, M.L.S.
>
> Retired Librarian
>
> Redmond, WA 98053
>
> jo.lewis@comcast.net
>
>
>
>
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"Librarian. Genetically predisposed to answer questions and correct
misconceptions - whether asked or not." 2 01 2007

Barbara Fritz
Elementary Librarian
Bloomsburg Area School District
Bloomsburg PA
bfritzlibrary@gmail.com

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