Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. Who are 2A's favorite authors?
2. What is the ZPD on my child's STAR Report?

Who are 2A's favorite authors?

Favorite Authors                       Book Titles
Adler                                  Cam Jansen Series     
Judi Barrett                           Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Stan & Jan Berenstain                  Berenstain Bears
Judy Blume                             Freckle Juice/ Superfudge
Jan Brett                              The Mitten
Norman Bridwell                        Clifford Books
Marc Brown			       Arthur
Eve Bunting		               Wednesday Surprise		
Eric Carle			       Very Hungry Caterpillar
Beverly Cleary		               Ramona 
Joanna Cole			       Magic School House
Barbara Cooney                         Miss Rumphius
Dadey & Jones                          Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
Demi                                   The Empty Pot
Tomie de Paola		               Strega Nona
Kevin Henkes                           Lily�s Purple Plastic Purse
Ezra Jack Keats			       The Snowy Day
Steve Kellogg			       Pinkerton 
Cheryl Lynne                           The Great Kapok Tree
Leo Lionni                             Frederick
Arnold Lobel                           Frog and Toad
Mercer Mayer			       Little Critters
David  McPhail                         Pigs Ahoy!
Robert McCloskey                       Blueberries for Sal
Laura Joffe Numeroff                   If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Mary Pope Osborne                      Magic Tree House
Peggy Parish                           Amelia Bedelia
Patricia Polacco                       Thank you, Mr. Falker
Beatrix Potter                         The World of Peter Rabbit
Peggy Rathmann		               Office Buckle and Gloria
Cynthia Rylant                         Henry and Mudge
Allen Say                              Grandfather's Journey
Sharmat                                Nate the Great
William Steig                          Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Mike Thaler                            The Black Lagoon
Chris Van Allsburg                     Jumanji
Judith Viorst                          Alexander and the Terrible, 
                                       Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Gertrude Chandler Werner               Boxcar Children Series
Laura Ingalls Wilder		       Little House on the Prairie
Jane Yolen                             Owl Moon, Letting Swift River Go

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What is the ZPD on my child's STAR Report?

ZPD stands for Zone of Proximal Development for independent readers. Your 
child should choose AR books within this independent reading range. We 
encourage students to select books with book levels in their ZPD range. 
These books will provide optimal reading challenge without frustration.

For Example if a student has a ZPD Range from 2.5-3.5
* They should select books throughout the reading range of 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 
2.8, 2.9, 3.0,......3.5

Success at any book level also depends on the student's interest and prior 
knowledge of a book's content.

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