I am just picking up this thread, so I apologize if this has already been suggested. Lucy Calkins (along with Teachers College) publishes a series of books called: A Field Guide to Classroom Libraries. It contains lists of titles that are appropriate for different grade levels (K, K-1, 1-2, etc.) Many of the titles featured are "real" books, which you suggested that your principal was looking for. However, the levels given in the book are TC levels (Teachers College), but I'm sure it's easy to find a conversion.
Also, has your principal seen the PM Readers collections by Rigby? She may change her mind when she sees these. the books are written as stories, with recurring characters. The print is just right, and my kids (grade 1) LOVE them. They are FABULOUS!! Seriously, check them out. She may fall in love, too! they were written because of the outcry from teachers about the lack of "real" books for guided reading!! Hope this helps. Alison On 4/22/08, HERBERT Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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.
