RE: [ha-Safran]: Reading program ideas

2009-10-01 Thread library
Rachel, Good luck with trying to engage middle school students. I, too, find it a challenge enticing those students past the Hey class to borrow and read our Jewish library books. Unfortunately, I have too small a budget to offer prizes for reading. This type of reading program with extrinsic

[ha-Safran]: Reading program ideas

2009-09-30 Thread Rachel Haus
Dear Hasafranim, Getting students, esp. jaded middle schoolers, to utilize our library has been like pulling teeth. (Ours is a 3 day/week religious school -- 2 weekday afternoons for 3rd grade & up and Sunday morning for all grades. We have a very small school.) Even on the monthly scheduled "