Sentences with phrase «students read library books»

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-- 0.7 % go to my book accounts, as much of what I read is not availiable at libraries, and I'm a student.

Comic books, now generally known as graphic novels, have increasingly been finding their way into classrooms and school libraries as teachers search for tools to not only help their students learn how to read, but to tap into the vivid imagination that is the hallmark of childhood and turn their students onto a lifelong love of reading.

Mrs. Hollenbeck was employed for 20 years in the library at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn prompting many students to share her lifelong love of books and reading.

So why do some books that aren't) of obvious (at least to me) interest to most high school students placed on reading lists, and why are others of much greater interest (as judged by sales and / or library borrowings) ignored?

To celebrate this historic effort, one of the Tata group companies, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will host a «Read - A-Loud» with pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at Urban Scholars Community School, where each of these 300 + students will receive two books to add to their personal libraries at home.»

It makes me think of apples for some reason with the fresh red / green vibe:) Now when I go to the library I am just getting books for my students, but I should go in there for me sometime and read a novel or something!

As an added push this year, Room to Read has inaugurated the Literacy One Challenge, which invites students and schools to match a 2007 donation from Scholastic of 400,000 English - language books sent to Room to Read schools and libraries in Cambodia.

Thanks in part to these grassroots efforts, Room to Read can boast some astonishing results: During its seven - year existence, the organization has opened nearly 5,000 school libraries and about 400 schools, donated more than 1.4 million English - language books, published 146 local - language titles, and touched the lives of roughly 1.5 million students in developing countries.

Classroom libraries built from donations, garage sales, and thrift shops encourage students to take books for personal reading.

And then there are students who are so frightened of books, of literacy, and of choice, that they feel comfortable only in their classroom library, reaching for books they know exactly where to find — and trusting you, who understands their fears and reading insecurities.

Using your library hashtag to promote books, to post pictures of students reading, or even to host a book chat will lead to even more engaged and motivated readers.

Schools need to have a well - stocked library or reading resource room with many levels of texts so that teachers of all grades have access to books that are appropriate for the age and reading level of their students.

My students love writing notes on the inside cover of books from the classroom library to encourage other students to read them.

The book offers ideas about setting up libraries in classrooms and the value of offering students a wide selection of books, adults reading aloud, and many other things that go into Calkins's idea of helping children live a «richly literate life.»

Designed to support schools as they are introducing the Common Core reading and writing lessons to their students, LightSail's literacy platform uses proven tools such a library of great books, Common Core -...

Most of the Kitengesa library's users are secondary school students, and they are eloquent about how it has helped their education and given them a measure of independence: «When teachers don't cover the whole syllabus, you can find a book and read it,» one student told me.

Resource bundle includes: - a presentation for staff on Accelerated reader including purpose and benefits - including educational research regarding the importance of reading - a presentation for students on Accelerated reader and DEAR - templates for book and library passes - example book marks - an example student planner page to log reading - a presentation on reading engagement strategies

I remember when I was a student, I found it easier to study in the library, because every time I felt the urge to put the books down and procrastinate, I lifted my head up and saw fellow students who wrote their essays, read their books, took notes and worked hard.

One student started an animated book where a fox named Freddy wanders into a library and decides he'd like to learn to read.

Passport Reading Journeys students choose selections from ReadingScape, the online library full of engaging, multimedia books.

We propose the active participation of the school library media program toward the development of STEM identities among young people by having school librarians (1) provide advisory information on the science - infused books and programs that young people can read — the school librarian as the information specialist; (2) collaborate with STEM teachers and provide intellectual and physical access that further enrichs the STEM learning — the school librarian as the instructional partner; and (3) act as technology allies to help educators and students experiment with new media tools and online communities.»

The tool helps students create a personalized reading list and then locate those books at the nearest library or bookseller.

The program enhances learning resources and supports the distribution of books to children through their classrooms to promote the growth of home libraries and reading among students.

An effectively designed classroom library should support reading inside and outside of school, help students learn about how to select appropriate reading materials, provide a place for students to read independently, as well as serve as a place to talk and discuss books.

Having a leveled, classroom library helps the teacher keep the students reading books at the appropriate level.

In Rachal's classroom, large plastic food storage bags hold the books that each individual student has selected from the classroom library for reading in class or at home.

Simultaneously, we moved from the inside of the building to the outside — with the planting of gardens maintained by students, staff and families at each grade level, as well as a «little free library» — a small wooden chest in our front lawn where students can pick up a book they'd like to read as long as they drop off a book they'd like to share.

Note: If you are interested in having your students read all of Farewell to Manzanar, possibly in collaboration with the literature teachers in your school, you can borrow classroom sets of the book from Facing History's library.

We also know that school libraries, when they are filled with good books and technology in elementary, middle and high school have students who obtain higher reading levels.

Students select appropriately leveled books from both the school and local public libraries, and when they've finished reading a book, they take an assessment quiz that measures comprehension.

Because of our growing, but still small, school library, many of our students do not get the opportunity to read «window» and «mirror» books.

This includes teaching students how to utilize the classroom library and make book choices based on purpose, interest, and reading!

Some ideas to make reading appealing to adolescents include pairing classic literature with similarly themed young adult fiction; building a classroom library that addresses the curriculum and the needs of students; providing time for sustained silent reading; start book clubs; and using Venn diagrams, dinner party, and readers» theater techniques to explore issues in literature.

a library in every room, tens of thousands of books for students to choose among, time to read them every day, and smart, individualized instruction that results in both high proficiency and a passion for books and reading

I did this by allowing students to read anywhere (I had plenty of cushions, carpeting, tents, inflatable rafts and other cool places to read) with anyone (as long as they were reading) and anything (our library boasted a variety of books of different levels and genres, magazines, comics, newspapers, menus, encyclopedias, brochures, etc.).

Her approach is simple yet provocative: affirm the reader in every student, allow students to choose their own books, carve out extra reading time, model authentic reading behaviors, discard timeworn reading assignments such as book reports and comprehension worksheets, and develop a classroom library filled with high - interest books.

Neighborhoods in low income areas with public libraries for student access to reading materials had significantly more gains in reading scores from spring to fall than students from high - income households with access to books as well as those from low - income households without access to books at all.

Give students a few ideas by reading a book about sea turtles, watching a nature - themed DVD about the reptiles, or visiting the library before students tackle this work sheet.

As you complete classroom books, put them in your classroom library for students to read again and again.

I have a few copies of each of these two books in my classroom library so that after we have read Shiloh together as a class, my students can read these two other books for their independent reading program.

Currently, between 200 and 350 students visit the new library on a daily basis to read, do school work, or to take out or return a book.

Presentations include current and timeless research, classroom rituals and routines that support engaging reading communities, classroom and home library development, book recommendations, practical reading and writing workshop strategies and instructional moves, and personal stories about the power of independent reading and student choice.

Most elementary and some middle - level classrooms have a leveled library where students can pick a book according to their reading needs and interests.

I created these biography boxes in my classroom library so that students can quickly find a book about a famous person that interests them to read.

Selections in a classroom library should represent the various reading levels of the students in the class, and the level of the book must not be obvious to other students.

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No one is surprised that makerspaces are taking the country by storm, and now school libraries are following suit; however, some librarians are concerned that the lack of focus on books and reading means students will miss out on other useful lessons.

But my mother, a teacher herself, always believed that from 7th grade on up (don't know how she arrived at that age), a student should be able to read any book that was in the library.

At each event, students will enjoy read aloud moments from popular Scholastic authors and will receive three brand - new books of their choice to add to their home library.

Influenced by reading gurus Nancie Atwell, Donalyn Miller, and Kelly Gallagher, I built a classroom library of 500 + titles and encouraged my students to read books they liked.