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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 486
PUBYAC Digest 486
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: ESLC discontinued!
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
2) 90% Reading Goal
by Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: ESLC discontinued!
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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 12:20:06 CDT
I think if you read between the lines what they are
really saying is that it's no longer cost-effective
for them to keep up this publication--the same reason
why Brittanica is no longer publishing their
encyclopedias, people don't buy them anymore! So I
don't think objecting will do any good, if they can't
make a profit.
It may be sad, but it's not the end of the world.
BWI's website [www.bwibooks.com] will let you search
for books by interest level. It's free to use. And I
think using sites like this in conjunction with other
print and electronic resources will get you the same
result. Just roll with the punches.
Jennifer Baker
Fresno County Library
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From: Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: 90% Reading Goal
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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 12:21:07 CDT
I'm so excited I hardly know how to share my news. And that's my question -
what sorts of stats would be most valuable, and where do I write this up?
After hearing Nancy Kerr at a Washington Library
Association conference
Spring of 2000 talk about the Reading Foundation in Kennewick Washington,
and
after reading her book "The 90% Reading Goal," I resolved that I
would try
something different at my elementary school. The focus of the Reading
Foundation is to have the entire community involved in reading. The motto of
"Read with your child- the most important 20 minutes of your day"
was
especially appealing to me.
My school has skilled and dedicated staff, good materials & tested
reading
programs, but with our population of about 98% free and reduced lunch, we
tend to have about 40% of our students reading at grade level at the end of
the year - and 60 % -70% is cause for rejoicing in improvement. I wondered
if
parents were the missing piece. Yes, the teachers ask parent to read to
their
children - but these "homework sheets" often disappear, or we
suspect are
just signed by the parent with no real reading happening.
So this past year, with one first grade class and one second grade class,
those students checked out books every school day, to take home and say,
"Here Mom, this is my homework." And that one first grade class
had 92% at
grade level as measured by the GATES test (the one boy who scored below at
1.6 vs 1.8 had a 2nd grade sis ter who was reading to him as the household
speaks Spanish, and she scored 3.2). The second grade class did not show
this
growth.
Where do I share my news and what pieces are needed?
Thank you,
Karen Knudson
lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
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