[Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts

[Diane Greiner]

Totally, agree Ann.  What really gets  me is when a teacher says a student can’t read a book because it is below their level.  Does that mean that book isn’t worth reading?  I think not!!!  

 

My daughter is a very voracious reader and in early elementary she was getting turned off from reading because of all Accelerated Reader competitions (she isn’t a competitive person) and the reading requirements.  I believe all the requirements takes the fun out of reading and stifles a creative mind.

 

Let them read what they want and their reading level will grow on its own….

 

 

Diane Greiner, Director

Croton Township Library

231-652-1615

crodg at llcoop.org 

 

From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org] On Behalf Of Ann Perrigo
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:21 PM
To: Amelia Nolan
Cc: michlib-l at mcls.org
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts

 

AARRGGHHHHH!  One of my pet peeves!  The whole "leveling" and testing thing just drives me nuts.  Let the kids read what they WANT to read for heaven's sake!

 

Rant over...

 

Ann

 

 

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Amelia Nolan <anolan at sjcity.com> wrote:

Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes?
Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books.  I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section.
I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and  see if these particular titles had quizzes available.

Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes?

Thanks for any advice!

 

Amy Nolan

Children's Librarian

St. Joseph Public Library

269-983-7167

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