We subscribe to a number of high quality databases, as well as having a print and eBook collection targeted
at middle school readers.
The writing is pretty basic, but I have a feeling that this will be a hit
with middle school readers looking for a World War II book out of the usual Holocaust / fighting the Germans tradition.
Literacy needs
of middle school readers are being targeted as achievement gaps and the pressure to address these gaps in struggling readers has increased since the implementation of a state - wide teacher evaluation rubric.
1,000 Years Ago on Planet Earth is a terrific tool for helping elementary and
middle school readers put the new millennium in perspective.
, in which lessons on the ravaging of ecosystems also offer plenty of opportunities to practice silent e, to the ultra-sophisticated How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming, by foremost environmental author Lynne Cherry, in
which middle school readers are cast as coprincipal investigators.
Carol LaRow designed a Google lit trip
for middle school readers that focuses on the historical novel My Brother Sam Is Dead.
When venturing into YA books that will resonate
with middle school readers, a great place to start is the overlap between Newbery winners and Honor books (recognizing books for readers up to age 14) and Printz winners and Honor books (recognizing books for readers ages 12 through 18).
«Tailoring the Fit: Reading Instruction and
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With an increased interest in early literacy, have
middle school readers been left behind?
DC Zoom will be geared to
middle school readers and DC Ink will focus on stories for young adults.
Sometimes it read like a fable, sometimes like
a middle school reader (Patricia T).
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (2014) Honestly, any of Sonnenblick's YA novels (Notes from the Midnight Driver and Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip) are appropriate for
a middle school reader.
Her novel, The Possibilities of Sainthood (FSG, 2008), received five starred reviews and many accolades, including: an Indie Next Kids» List Great Read, Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor Book, VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for
Middle School Readers, and the Texas Lone Star Reading List.