READING ROCKS!

The Upper Providence Elementary Media Center

STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

• MRS. PFLUGLER - LIBRARIAN

WPFLU@SPRING-FORD.NET

• MRS. LAMPMAN - LIBRARY ASSISTANT

KLAMP@SPRING-FORD.NET

BOOK CARE

• TREAT YOUR BOOK LIKE A FRIEND

(BOOKS TELL YOU WONDERFUL STORIES AND GIVE YOU INFORMATION)

• ALWAYS PROTECT BOOKS FROM PETS, LIQUIDS, FOOD, AND YOUNG CHILDREN

(YOU MAY WANT TO PLACE YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS IN A PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG IN YOUR BACKPACK)

• USE YOUR FINGERTIPS TO TURN THE EDGE OF A PAGE

• MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN WHEN TOUCHING A LIBRARY BOOK

• "HUG" YOUR BOOK OR "BE COOL" WITH YOUR BOOK WHEN CARRYING IT

• HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE TO KEEP YOUR LIBRARY BOOK AT HOME

• TAKE YOUR BOOK TO AND FROM SCHOOL IN YOUR BACKPACK

(PLACING YOUR BOOK IN A PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG WILL HELP PREVENT DAMAGE FROM EXPLODING SNACKS, LEAKING DRINKS, OR LOOSE CRAYONS AND PENCILS)

• BE EXTRA CAREFUL NOT TO CARRY JUICE OR WATER BOTTLES IN YOUR BACKPACK WITH BOOKS (OR HOMEWORK)

• IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN TO YOUR LIBRARY BOOK PLEASE LET THE LIBRARIAN OR LIBRARY ASSISTANT KNOW SO THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU TO FIX THE BOOK

• IF YOUR LIBRARY BOOK IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR OR LOST THE LIBRARY STAFF WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE COST OF THE BOOK

• IF YOU RECEIVE AN OVERDUE NOTICE DO NOT PANIC

(BOOKS LOVE TO HIDE IN DESKS, CLOSETS, CARS, SOFA CUSHIONS, BACKPACKS, SIBLING'S ROOMS, IN PILES AROUND THE HOUSE, IN CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, ETC.  TRY SOME OF THESE PLACES)

WHAT CAN I CHECK OUT

• KINDERGARTEN MAY SELECT 1 BOOK

• FIRST GRADE MAY SELECT 2 BOOKS AFTER THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL

• SECOND GRADE MAY SELECT MAY SELECT 2 BOOKS

(SOON AFTER WINTER BREAK SECOND GRADE MAY CHOOSE 1 OF THEIR 2 BOOKS FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION OF THE COLLECTION.  STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO READ A PAGE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAPTER BOOK HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH NO MORE THAN 5 WORDS ON A PAGE.)

• THIRD GRADE MAY SELECT 2 BOOKS

• FOURTH GRADE MAY SELECT 2 BOOKS

• AS YOUNGER STUDENTS SHOW AN INCREASED ABILITY TO READ, BEGINNING CHAPTER BOOKS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY SECTION OF THE LIBRARY FOR KINDERGARTEN, FIRST AND SECOND GRADE READERS

• ANY STUDENT MAY RETURN A BOOK PRIOR TO ITS DUE DATE AND SELECT ANOTHER BOOK

MEDIA MANNERS

• RESPECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS

• KEEP ALL BODY PARTS TO YOURSELF

• KEEP HANDS CLEAN AND AWAY FROM YOUR FACE

• IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION - ASK

• IF YOU WANT TO KNOW - LISTEN

• ALL RULES ARE MEANT TO KEEP YOU AND THE MATERIALS SAFE

• BE RESPECTFUL TOWARD THE LIBRARY MATERIALS AND FURNITURE

• ONE PERSON SPEAKS AT A TIME (OTHERWISE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU)

• DURING BOOK LOOK/SHARE TIME TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE READ WITH A FRIEND, OR MAKE A NEW FRIEND BY SHARING A GOOD BOOK

HAVE FUN

 KINDERGARTEN

GENERAL GOALS

• To expose students to a variety of literature
• To introduce students to various authors and illustrators
• To correctly handle and care for books

BOOK EXCHANGE

• Kindergarten students choose one book each week
• If your kindergarten student finishes his/her book before the week ends, they are welcome to exchange their book

(depending on their individual class schedule)

Reading with your kindergartener

• Read each book three times
• FIRST, look through the pictures in the book
• SECOND, look through the pictures again and tell your own story to the pictures
• FINALLY, Read the book and see how close the story in the book is to the story you made up
• While reading with your kindergartener have them look for words/letters they know
• When reading picture books pay close attention to how the words and pictures work together to tell the story (you may spend some time pointing these out then allow your kindergartener to point to items in the illustrations)

Questions to ask your kindergartener

• how do you turn a page in your library book?
• (hint) using fingertips and the corner of the page
• Do you read your library book in the tub?

FIRST GRADE

GENERAL GOALS FOR FIRST GRADE

• TO FOLLOW CORRECT ETIQUETTE IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• TO IDENTIFY FICTION AND NONFICTION LITERATURE

• TO BE AWARE OF OF THE LOCATION, ARRANGEMENT AND CONTENT OF FICTION AND NONFICTION LITERATURE

• TO IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF A BOOK

• TO IDENTIFY THE JOBS OF THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR

• TO BE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF LITERATURE, AUTHORS, AND ILLUSTRATORS

• TO IDENTIFY THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF A STORY

• TO RECALL THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND CHARACTERS IN A STORY

• TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE VARIETY OF REFERENCE MATERIALS IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• THESE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED DURING INDIVIDUAL, CLASS, AND COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR READING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND SPEAKING, MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY

IDEAS FOR READING WITH YOUR FIRST GRADER

• HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR MAKING SURE A BOOK IS "JUST THE RIGHT FIT"

• IS YOUR STUDENT INTERESTED IN THE BOOK TOPIC?

• CAN YOUR STUDENT READ AND FIGURE OUT ALMOST ALL OF THE WORDS?

• IS YOUR STUDENT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE/SHE IS READING?

• CAN THE STUDENT READ THE BOOK FAIRLY SMOOTHLY?

LAST LESSON

• We discussed the difference between fiction and nonfiction

• Questions to ask your student:

• What does a fiction book have in it? (A: a story)

• What is a nonfiction book? (A: a book about "stuff" that can be placed in a group or category)

CURRENT LESSON

• A game where students identify fiction and nonfiction books

STUDENT BOOK PICK

• Title: CALIFORNIA CONDOR

• Author: Edana Eckart

• Why the student enjoyed the book: "I never heard of these birds.  I never knew that they live on cliffs" - Deepak

SECOND GRADE

GENERAL GOALS FOR SECOND GRADE

• TO FOLLOW CORRECT ETIQUETTE IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• TO IDENTIFY FICTION AND NONFICTION LITERATURE

• TO BE AWARE OF OF THE LOCATION, ARRANGEMENT AND CONTENT OF FICTION AND NONFICTION LITERATURE

• TO IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF A BOOK

• TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR

• TO BE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF LITERATURE, AUTHORS, AND ILLUSTRATORS

• TO BE EXPOSED TO THE ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG (OPAC)

• TO RECALL THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND CHARACTERS IN A STORY

• TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE VARIETY OF REFERENCE MATERIALS IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• TO BE INTRODUCED TO CHAPTER BOOKS

• THESE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED DURING INDIVIDUAL, CLASS, AND COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR READING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND SPEAKING, MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY

• Title: LITTLE OH

• Author: Laura Melmed

• Why the student enjoyed the book: It was a story inside a story - Gabrielle

THIRD GRADE

GENERAL GOALS FOR THIRD GRADE

• TO BE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS

• TO EXPERIENCE THE VARIOUS STAGES OF RESEARCH

• TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC AND PRINT REFERENCE MATERIALS AND HOW TO USE THEM

• TO IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF A STORY SUCH CHARACTER, SETTING, PLOT, ETC.

• TO USE THE ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG (OPAC) TO LOCATE ITEMS IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

• HOW TO EVALUATE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

• THESE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED DURING INDIVIDUAL, CLASS, AND COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR READING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND SPEAKING, MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY

IDEAS FOR READING WITH YOUR THIRD GRADER

MAKE READING A SPECIAL ACTIVITY WITH YOUR THIRD GRADER. CHOOSE A BOOK YOU CAN BOTH ENJOY AND TAKE TURNS READING.  YOU MAY EITHER READ TO A CERTAIN PAGE INDIVIDUALLY THEN GET TOGETHER (MAYBE OVER SOME ICE CREAM) AND DISCUSS WHAT YOU READ.  ANOTHER OPTION IS TO TAKE TURNS READING THE BOOK A LOUD AND DISCUSSING IT.  HERE ARE SOME CONVERSATION STARTERS: 

• HOW DOES WHAT YOU READ RELATE TO YOUR LIFE?

• COULD THIS STORY REALLY HAPPEN? (THIS IS GOOD WITH FANTASY)

• TELL EACH OTHER WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT A CERTAIN CHARACTER.

• WHICH CHARACTER CAN YOU MOST/LEAST RELATE TO?

• WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THE MAIN CHARACTER'S PLACE?

CURRENT LESSON

FOURTH GRADE

• TO BE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS

• TO EXPERIENCE THE VARIOUS STAGES OF RESEARCH

• TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC AND PRINT REFERENCE MATERIALS AND HOW TO USE THEM

• TO IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF A STORY SUCH CHARACTER, SETTING, PLOT, ETC.

• TO USE THE ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG (OPAC) TO LOCATE ITEMS IN THE MEDIA CENTER

• TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

• TO BE INTRODUCED TO GENRES OF LITERATURE

• HOW TO EVALUATE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

• THESE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED DURING INDIVIDUAL, CLASS, AND COOPERATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR READING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND SPEAKING, MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY

READING ROCKS

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

EVERYONE IN GRADES K-4 IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

WHAT IS "READING ROCKS"

• ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ AT LEAST 15 MINUTES EACH DAY

• FOR EVERY 15 MINUTES A STUDENT READS AND/OR HAS A STORY READ TO THEM HE/SHE FILLS OUT A COUPON AND PLACES IT IN A BUCKET IN THE CLASSROOM

• MINUTES READ AT HOME ARE TO BE WRITTEN IN THE CALENDAR IN THE AGENDA BOOK AND SHOULD BE INITIALED BY A PARENT

• KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS HAVE A SPECIAL READING CALENDAR

• EACH GRADE LEVEL HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR COUPON

• KINDERGARTEN = YELLOW

• FIRST = PURPLE

• SECOND = ORANGE

• THIRD = GREEN

• FOURTH = TAN

WHEN DOES "READING ROCKS" BEGIN AND END

• YOU CAN START COUNTING MINUTES IN DECEMBER

• AT THE END OF EACH MONTH COUPONS ARE COLLECTED AND ONE STUDENT FROM EACH CLASS IS PULLED TO WIN A PRIZE

WHERE DO THE BOOKS COME FROM

• STUDENTS MAY READ BOOKS FROM HOME, A LIBRARY, OR FROM A FRIEND

• YOU MAY ALSO COUNT BOOKS READ TO THE STUDENT

SURFING THE WEB

AUTHOR SITES

HTTP://WWW.MATTCHRISTOPHER.COM/ MATT CHRISTOPHER WRITES SPORTS FICTION CHAPTER BOOKS

HTTP://WWW.JKROWLING.COM/ J.K. ROWLING WRITES FANTASY

HTTP://WWW.JANBRETT.COM/ JAN BRETT WRITES FICTION PICTURE BOOKS

HTTP://WWW.DAVIDADLER.COM/ DAVID ADLER

HTTP://WWW.BEVERLYCLEARY.COM/INDEX.HTML BEVERLY CLEARY

HTTP://WWW.NANCYCARLSON.COM/ NANCY CARLSON

RESEARCH SITES

HTTP://WWW.WORLDBOOKONLINE.COM WORLD BOOK ONLINE (DON'T FORGET YOUR LOGIN ID AND PASSWORD)

GENERAL LITERATURE SITES OF INTEREST

  HTTP://WWW.CBCBOOKS.ORG/ CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL (LOCATE AUTHOR SITES AND BOOKS)

HTTP://WWW.TRELEASE-ON-READING.COM/DEFAULT.HTML JIM TRELEASE

HTTP://WWW.SCHOLATSIC.COM/TITLES/AUTHORS/INDEX.HTM sCHOLASTIC'S AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR PAGE

HTTP://WWW.GPN.UML.EDU/RAINBOW/ READING RAINBOW

HTTP://WWW.ALA.ORG THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

HTTP://WWW.PSLA.ORG THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

HTTP://WWW.GUYSREAD.COM/ SITE FOR LOCATING BOOKS BOYS MIGHT ENJOY

OTHER LIBRARIES

HTTP://WWW.IPL.ORG/DIV/KIDSPACE/ THE KIDS SPACE OF THE INTERNET LIBRARY

HTTP://www.mclinc.org/members.htm MONTGOMERY COUNTY LIBRARIES

http://www.ccls.org/cwo/Find_a_Library/ChesterCountyCCLS.ORG CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARIES

http://www.icdlbooks.org/ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S INTERNET CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

Parents - Always monitor your student when they are on the Internet.  The information provided in the above sites is not controlled by the Spring-Ford Area School District nor this webmaster.  All sites should be viewed by children with an adult.

Webmaster:

Mrs. W. Pflugler

Library Media Specialist at Upper Providence Elementary

610.705.6009 Ext: 2515

Upper Providence Elementary

833 S. Lewis Rd., Bldg. #3

Royersford, PA  19468

610.705.6009

Spring-Ford Area School District is not responsible for the content or accuracy of external links referenced on this web page. Links that provide access to external sites are not supervised by or within control of Spring-Ford Area School District and can change frequently. You may wish to view these sites with your child and contact the Book Nook Webmaster if you encounter any links containing inappropriate material.

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Last Update 10/06/08