Re: end-of-the-year catch-up

["dayle biba" <cowgirlnc@earthlink.net>]

Hi Marji,

LOVED your ideas.......I LOVE this list!!!!. Everyone is so helpful!!! My
summer reading program is a 6th grade literature book, and lots of YA
novels!!! 

Thanks 

Dayle Biba


> [Original Message]
> From: Marji Morris <mmorris@salemschools.com>
> To: <middle-lit@interversity.org>
> Date: 6/25/2007 1:56:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [middle-lit] end-of-the-year catch-up
>
> oh, my, dayle! sounds as if you had quite a year! i LOVE middle 
> schoolers. i've taught grades 7-12, and 7th graders are my favorites, 
> followed by juniors.
>
> anyway, i found AR to be a great tool for independent reading. of course 
> we have over 5000 tests. i had a huge library in my room in addition to 
> the school media center's fairly nice selection. i ordered new books and 
> tests each year to keep my library looking up to date. some kids still 
> didn't like it, but most became pretty dedicated readers by the end of 
> the year. i don't do the limitations that AR suggests. i just have the 
> books, the tests on computers, etc. i use it as a management tool. only 
> one of our teachers didn't like AR. the others all did and used it much 
> as i did.  i required kids to pass at least 2 tests or earn at least 10 
> ar points each six weeks. i had books from first grade through 12th 
> grade level, so everyone should be able to find things s/he can read. i 
> counted ar as part of their grade. i also had them keep a reader 
> response journal with a reading log in the back. and two more key 
> elements--we did silent reading in class EVERY DAY--and I read along 
> with them.
>
> i also took a printed list of our ar tests to the public library so kids 
> could check out books there and know what was on our list and what wasn't.
> marji
>
>
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