You might also check out Pacific Learning. I don't have any direct experience yet, but have been impressed with some of the samples.
> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:43:24 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]; [email protected]> Subject: Re: > [MOSAIC] Leveled books> > Kaeden texts are amazing for early readers and are > of high interest to both boys and girls. My school is in the process of > ordering classroom libraries for grades k-3 as well as books our our book > room for guided reading. We have found that the Pearson Group iopeners are > excellent nonfiction texts that also are of high interest and have > appropriate support for independent and guided reading. My students (grades > 1-3) have enjoyed reading them and some of the texts support some standard > math, social studies, and science grade level concepts. I also purchased a > set from the Wright Group for my own classroom for guided reading and have > found the books to give appropriate support, they pair fiction and > nonfiction, and are of high interest to even some of my more reluctant > readers. As the chair of the ILA committe at my school, I went to a > store/distributor of books here in Minnesota that allows teachers to actually > look through the books and preview them and any teacher resources before > purchasing. That is why, as a building, we chose to purchase books from > Kaeden, Pearson, and Wright Group. Not every book is perfect for every > reader, but they are higher quality than many of the texts that were > purchased through Benchmark. They also give DRA and F/P levels. Hope some of > this info helps.> Nicole Huttner> > ________________________________> > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of HERBERT Suzanne> Sent: Tue 4/22/2008 7:17 PM> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group> Subject: Re: > [MOSAIC] Leveled books> > > > I can't thank everyone enough for their > comments and directions with my> request for help with choosing books. The > problem is this. The school> principal will not allow a books boxed by a > publisher at a level as she> thinks those are not the best quality > literature. We are using F and P> as our guideline for the book titles at > each grade level but this is> what we have been asked to do.> 1. come up with > 150 titles for each grade level for our classroom> libraries> 2. and come up > with another lot of titles for our guided reading sets.> > There is no limit > to the money that can be spent. How on earth do you> come up with so many > good books is my question? I can't thank you all> enough for the leads and > help you have given. Being in an international> school means I am quite > isolated in terms of people I can ask.> Many thanks,> Suzanne> > > -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[EMAIL > PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 > 4:47 AM> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Leveled > books> > > One of the tricky things we've found is that so many people have > their> own leveling systems: F & P, Reading Recover, DRA, Wright Group,> > Calkins, so you have to be on the alert!? I guess the key is being sure> the > children understand about that 'just right book' and that what's> 'just > right' in one genre, might not be the same in another.?> > -martha> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group> > <[email protected]>> Sent: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 2:04 am> Subject: Re: > [MOSAIC] Leveled books> > > > > > > > > > > A Field Guide to the Classroom > Library (sold by level) is a new Lucy> Calkins resource sold by Heinemann > that I hope to order in my> requisition. That should fit the bill quite > nicely if it's all it seems> to be.> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> > > > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ Make i'm yours. 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