I will be teaching this same population in the fall for the first time - when you read these books as a "read alouds" do each of your students have a copy of the book, or do they just listen? I have a very limited budget to buy books. Looking in our storage room, we have enough copies of Hatchet, Holes, Where the Red Fern Grows - however, I like some of your suggestions .... any thoughts on reading and having students just listen? Many thanks, Carolyn ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Coe_Meg [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIT] lit Digest, Vol 57, Issue 5
I also work with students who read below grade level and I've found that Hidden Talents by David Lubar is always a hit, with the boys in particular. The Girls by Amy Goldman Ross usually gets middle school girls hooked right away. We've also enjoyed the Cay and The Outsiders, both of which lead to some thought provoking discussions. =) Enjoy! On 8/10/10 8:00 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Send lit mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/lit_literacyworkshop.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of lit digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 ([email protected]) 2. Re: Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 (Andrea Countryman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:10:30 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [LIT] Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I will be teaching students in grades 7 and 8 that are reading below grade level. These are also students who do not find reading enjoyable. I am looking for recommendations of books with a lot of adventure and action. Books that the kids can't put down. I do a lot of the reading aloud with lots of discussion so books can be on grade level. Any suggestions? Pat www.pawsofwood.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:53:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrea Countryman <[email protected]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LIT] Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear Pat, I would suggest "Alabama Moon," one of the "Hatchet" books, "Bud Not Buddy," "Freak the Mighty," "Surviving the Applewhites," the Percy Jackson series, "Graveyard Book," and (if it's not too violent for your taste) "Hunger Games," which didn't spend longer than 15 minutes on my shelf at any point last year. Annie ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 6:10:30 AM Subject: [LIT] Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 I will be teaching students in grades 7 and 8 that are reading below grade level. These are also students who do not find reading enjoyable. I am looking for recommendations of books with a lot of adventure and action. Books that the kids can't put down. I do a lot of the reading aloud with lots of discussion so books can be on grade level. Any suggestions? Pat www.pawsofwood.com _______________________________________________ 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. End of lit Digest, Vol 57, Issue 5 ********************************** _______________________________________________ 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
