Dear Accelerated Reader, It’s not fair.
Posted on August 22, 2016Share This Content
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I’ve received several inquiries about which nonfiction books to purchase for middle school classroom libraries – in the content areas and in ELA classrooms. Here are few thoughts – Science books I’d invest in – Scientists in the Field series – these titles are well written and align with the Next Generation Science standards. They …Read more
Are you getting that “WE’RE ALMOST DONE” feeling? (Speaking to many of my peers in the northern hemisphere who are almost out of school for the summer 😉 So sorry if you’re not!) This is a great time to host lots of space and time for students to JUST READ FOR ENJOYMENT, hoping this time …Read more
Dear Accelerated Reader, It’s not fair that you assign fewer points to nonfiction than fiction. For example, students who read The Hunger Games (GL 5.3) get a whopping 15 points, but students who read Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Hopkinson (GL 7.4) receive a measly 7 points. Yes, Titanic is only 289 pages compared …Read more