Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

All, I do not "use" Accelerated Reader. I have reading incentive programs for our religious school kids in grades 1-6. Some of these children use Accelerated Reader in their public or day schools and want to take out  books from our library for which they can get credit at school.    After severa

[ha-Safran] More on Acc. Reader

The chapter books can be assigned ridiculously low levels, while the picture books are the opposite.  Polacco's The Keeping Quilt is mid 4th grade, as is Nina Jaffe's In the Month of Kislev.  These books are graded at a higher reading level that Levine's Freefall andthe same as  Kass' Real Time.

Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

To all, ? ? ?I'm following this discussion with interest as I also use A.R. in my synagogue's library as a means of trying to improve circulation in our children's library. ? ? ?But I think there's a misconception here. A.R. does not assign books a "grade" level, but a reading level. ?With someth

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Re: [ha-Safran] More on Acc. Reader

At one point when I was reviewing book for our library consortium, we had to do a readability check on each book. It was amazing how many picture books have a high readability level. But, of course, that's because many are meant to be read aloud by an adult to a child with the adult as an inter

Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

I've spoken with librarians at a couple of schools which use the program. Teachers give students an AR reading level range, based on the child's standardized test scores, from which to select books for AR testing and credit.  AR does also indicates the "interest level" of the book, which may be

Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

Andrea, Yes, that's true. ?Teachers just look at the reading level. ?For example, when my daughters were in school, they had to accumulate so many A.R. points every quarter. ?Say 10 points. ?Each book has a number of points assigned to it based on length. ?Most picture books are 0.5 to 1.0 point

Re: [ha-Safran] More on Acc. Reader

Don't you wonder where the schools of education have been on this--programs and coursework for elementary school teachers, reading specialists, and so on? How could they have missed this issue? AR From: Aileen Grossberg To: anrapp2...@yahoo.com; hasaf...@lists

[ha-Safran] Book Thief

Friends, Now that the book "Book Thief" is a movie, I have a question for school librarians. Do you think the book is appropriate for children? I asked this question of the author when the book first came out. He responded that that was not his intention, but that it was marketed that way i

Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

Hello from Quito, Ecuador, I have personally read the book, and I agree that this book is for students older than 15. There is also the issue of death, since the narrator of the book is death itself. It is a good work of fiction. Kind regards, Sol Sol Paz de Hecht Bibliotecaria de Secundar

Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

I classify and shelve it with the adult fiction, which is what its author intended. My understanding is that American publishers us the YA designation for marketing, and any book whose main character is a young person will get that label today.  Were The Diary of Anne Frank, or A Tree Grows in B

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[ha-Safran] The Kipa

I am working on an article entitled "The Kipa Throughout the Ages." I am exploring the halachic perspective as well as the Kipa in society. I am also trying to explore some possible reasons and sources for wearing the kipa. Any suggestions will be appreciated TIA Shui Haber Director of Media, M

Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

Paula -- You're right about his intent. He mentioned it at his acceptance speech at the Conference in Phoenix. It was the first STA Teen Book Awardee, so was not intended for a younger audience. Most of the "Older Readers" STA-winning books have been for "Older Children", which I always took

Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

I have it under adult as well. I find it really irritating when parents tell me how they’re reading it out loud to their mature 3rd or 4th grader and isn’t that wonderful?! I tell them how many great choices there are for that age group and kids will get much more out of it if they wait until

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Re: [ha-Safran] Book Thief

Paula, First let me tell you that I was delighted to see your name on Hasafran. Most of our YA books collect dust on the shelves. When I moved it to the adult section not even one copy stayed on the shelf. I can imagine how Toby felt when parents read it to their 3rd-4th grade "mature" children

Re: [ha-Safran] More on Acc. Reader

I think it's partly an issue of being able to quantify the reading. It's another form of testing especially when kids have to accumulate points. Aileen Grossberg On Jan 16, 2014, at 2:27 PM, Andrea Rapp wrote: > Don't you wonder where the schools of education have been on this--programs > an

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