I had a group of struggling readers who read over a million words this year. We read using books on tape , reading daily and moving quickly through the books the way we would read a book we were really into with a pasion. I dealt basically with usiversal themes, dynamic and static characters, and so on... I did not turn the books into " workbook--- fill in the blank handouts." We used journals to touch on the topics I previously listed. Here are some of the books we read: The Skin I'm IN; Taking Sides;Tangerine;Door in the Wall; Catherine Called Birdy; Darnell Rock Reporting; Downsiders;Sparrowhawk Red...and there were several others. The kids really became readers... began reading on their own... and I gave each one a "Million Word Reader" award at the end of the year... spiffy awards with ribbons and much ceremony. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:12 PM Subject: [LIT] book suggestions
> In the fall I am going to be teaching a middle school (grades 6 to 8) > reading class. This is a new class in my building for struggling readers. > I'm guessing that many of these students do not know if they have a favor > author or a favorite genre. Can you suggest some books that your middle > school students (especially struggling readers) have enjoyed? > Thanks! > Jan > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
