I wanted to share a "program" called In2books with you all. I think it may have been on this list serve that I first heard about it. It's an amazing program that pairs a student with an adult pen pal. The pen pals have been vetted. Each student receives 5 books which cover 5 genres. This year we started with fiction. We had a list of 5 books the students could choose from, and the teacher could change the student selection. The student and the pen pal read the same book, and then using the computer which has lots of helpful info, they each write a letter. The teacher is the "gate-keeper" who reads each letter and approves them. So as the teacher I read each students letter and approve it, plus I read each pen pal's letter and approve them. It's a little work, but so worth it. After the whole class finishes a book and has written their letter, we move on to the next genre. This all ties in with response to literature, which is key for my fourth graders, and also ties in with common core standards. I'm convinced it helped my student's test scores last year. It's worth looking into. Nina Zolt is the person to contact. Her email is nz...@corpepal.com. You can go to In2books.com to check out the site. Thanks, Brenda 4th grade teacher who loves the program
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