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November 1, 2009

Formula for Failure: Reading levels and readability formulas do not create lifelong readers

An article by Betty Carter, School Library Journal, July 1, 2000, Formula for Failure: Reading levels and readability formulas do not create lifelong readers.

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 4:55 PM | | Comments (0)

A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like

From the New York Times, August 29, 2009, by Motoko Rich, A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like. See Thing Finder post, Where's the Substance?.

Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:00 PM | | Comments (0)

Nonfiction in the classroom library: a literacy necessity

From The Free Library, Nonfiction in the classroom library: a literacy necessity by T.A. Young and B. Moss

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:16 PM | | Comments (0)

A Quick Guide to Selecting Great Informational Books for Young Children

A Quick Guide to Selecting Great Informational Books for Young Children by Kathy E. Stephens

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:22 PM | | Comments (0)

The Case for Informational Text

The Case for Informational Text by Nell K. Duke, Educational Leadership, March 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 6

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:24 PM | | Comments (0)

Using Nonfiction in Your Read Aloud

Using Nonfiction in Your Read Aloud from A Year of Reading, March 10, 2009.

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:27 PM | | Comments (0)

Self-Selected Reading in the Balanced Literacy

Self-Selected Reading in the Balanced Literacy by Leigh Daley. A powerpoint presentation.

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:32 PM | | Comments (0)

Filling the Great Void: Why We Should Bring Nonfiction into the Early-Grade Classroom

Filling the Great Void: Why We Should Bring Nonfiction into the Early-Grade Classroom by Nell K. Duke, V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, and Ebony M. Roberts in American Education, Spring 2003

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:36 PM | | Comments (0)

Using Non-Fiction to Motivate Reluctant Readers

Using Non-Fiction to Motivate Reluctant Readers by J.G. Scott in Teachers.net Gazette, February 2002, Volume 3, Number 2.

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:39 PM | | Comments (0)

Top Ten Reasons Nonfiction is Perfect for Reluctant Readers!

Top Ten Reasons Nonfiction is Perfect for Reluctant Readers! by Sharon Wright Mitchell, July 18, 2009

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:42 PM | | Comments (0)

Reasons for Using and Teaching Nonfiction

Reasons for Using and Teaching Nonfiction by K. Bucher and M. Lee Manning

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Posted by Charles Bayless on November 1, 2009 5:44 PM | | Comments (0)

November 24, 2009

I don't know who is behind it but

Read Book Online is a great resource for 18th-early 20th century essays, poems, short stories and novels. I have found their collecton of essays a dreadful trap into which it is easy to fall. Many of these authors are recognizeable even to non-English majors but most of us wouldn't be able to offer up much of a description of why they were memorable or for what they were once famous. Even so, they remain very accessible through their essays.

Posted by Charles Bayless on November 24, 2009 3:10 PM | | Comments (0)