tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5356852764056134317..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Librarians Take Reading Level StandPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-60860323189389509142017-07-27T23:57:16.056-04:002017-07-27T23:57:16.056-04:00Way to go Rockhound! All the research I've rec...Way to go Rockhound! All the research I've recently been reading for my grad classes supports the idea that children SHOULD be encouraged to read above their reading level. Just as you saw for your Jurassic Park reader, it works them to be better readers, just like an athlete that puts in a harder workout!MaryBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501532834275409489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-45811095515240900452017-07-16T13:40:30.400-04:002017-07-16T13:40:30.400-04:00AR should not have better training. It should be ...AR should not have better training. It should be recognized for what it is--a money making program that does all the things Peter and other readers commented on as well as provide tests that show nothing beyond recall, and even those can be gamed. When students no longer are required to do AR only the kids who read without prompting continue to read. The others have to be reengaged to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999710085214042978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-38119268664592765192017-07-16T11:08:23.561-04:002017-07-16T11:08:23.561-04:00If the Accelerated Reader program was run like it ...If the Accelerated Reader program was run like it was supposed to and supported like it's supposed to be, you shouldn't have these selection issues. Since this argument seems to come up again and again, AR should provide better training and retraining. Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545995097045169045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-73157705091290976002017-07-16T11:00:58.323-04:002017-07-16T11:00:58.323-04:00If schools ran AR correctly, you wouldn't have...If schools ran AR correctly, you wouldn't have kids worried about the level of book they were reading. Better training would help with that. Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545995097045169045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-51296061617351078382017-07-16T09:41:59.315-04:002017-07-16T09:41:59.315-04:00Differs by state. Our district has certified schoo...Differs by state. Our district has certified school librarians in every school at every age level. Every student deserves a certified school librarian! Research shows that they increase learning in schools across a wide variety of markers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-54622744531234116792017-07-15T18:54:37.544-04:002017-07-15T18:54:37.544-04:00I require every one of my ninth grade earth scienc...I require every one of my ninth grade earth science students to read a book in the 3rd marking period. Fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's related to earth science they can read it (with my approval). I also work with our reading teachers and the ELA teachers to guide our shared students towards books appropriate to their reading levels.<br /><br />But.<br /><br />I don't know how many times I've had kids who have low Lexile numbers find a book at a higher level that they are REALLY interested in, say "Jurassic Park", or "Contact" and then their reading/ELA teacher discourages them. Look, I have my kids do this simply because I love to read and if by some chance a student gets turned on to reading because of a book about dinosaurs...YAY! It irritates me no end to have that same kid come back up to me and tell me they were told to pick another book.<br /><br />I'm with you and the librarians Peter. Reading ability is shaped by what we are reading and our level of interest. That girl who finished "Jurassic Park" ignored her ELA teacher and worked through that book. It was a challenge, but because of her interest she pushed through and was so proud she'd finished "the longest book of her life!"<br /><br />A few weeks later I saw she was reading Crighton's "The Lost World". She'd picked it up on her own.<br /><br />I'll bet she's a better reader now than she was before reading a pulpy thriller about dinosaurs. I hope so at least.Rockhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299693670102907901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-49552707110690094662017-07-15T12:52:32.839-04:002017-07-15T12:52:32.839-04:00Demystification 101Demystification 101Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186946539693008789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-62566254328998913422017-07-14T22:44:54.943-04:002017-07-14T22:44:54.943-04:00 Way to go, librarians, for standing up for the en... Way to go, librarians, for standing up for the enjoyment of reading! I completely agree!Frances Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534224621859199365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-34361168798909012872017-07-14T22:06:17.923-04:002017-07-14T22:06:17.923-04:00Wonderful article. I am a proponent of Free Volun...Wonderful article. I am a proponent of Free Voluntary Reading. My school does not have AR (thankfully) and I would never think of labelling books by Lexile or F&PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015286217224304171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-6172482111691321762017-07-14T17:26:56.308-04:002017-07-14T17:26:56.308-04:00School librarians?....what are they? They cut bac...School librarians?....what are they? They cut back at the ES level and then they got rid of them at the MS level (or maybe it became a part time position). Not sure what our HS's have?edblisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792046029260177146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-38056389163809073102017-07-14T16:37:03.494-04:002017-07-14T16:37:03.494-04:00In this reading level system, vintage books are no...In this reading level system, vintage books are not acknowledged and end up getting ignored by students because they don't have an AR level attached to them so they don't "count" for the points. Nancy C. Herrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991433835411890342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-35797093783078366642017-07-14T15:50:19.316-04:002017-07-14T15:50:19.316-04:00And nurses.And nurses.Diennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570040547158789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-59768971654109090662017-07-14T15:26:43.628-04:002017-07-14T15:26:43.628-04:00Librarians might save us all. They ROCK!Librarians might save us all. They ROCK!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223251137400603071noreply@blogger.com