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• do

  I expose my children to the different types of genres in read alouds, big books and baskets of books on their tables. Also during individual work I do with the kids with one on one reading.Every week I send the children a new bag of books based on their reading levels. They all take home 5 books of different genres as well.

  11/10/2008 11:26:57 AM
• Erika Theisen

  It is easier to provide students with opportunity to really read in a small-group instructional setting. Different centers require students to read books and other forms of print in various ways: independently, buddy reading, reading for a reason, reading for fun, etc.
  
  This small-group environment allows me to differentiate instruction and help all students feel confident and excited about reading!

  11/14/2008 7:42:02 AM
• ah

  In small-group guided reading, I select the novels/books depending on our unit of study as well as student interests...in stations, we have a nonfiction station as well as other opportunities to buddy-read fiction books. As part of our Social Studies program, students read in nonfiction newspapers...NC Weeklys for another genre. As part of their morning work, students read independently from their own selected materials. We also do author studies in the classroom where students are focused on several books from the same author. Using picture books to read aloud is another way to integrate various genres often.

  12/9/2008 2:46:57 PM
• Lynne Adams

  Our wonderful librarian has gone out of her way to search out books that include Math. Right now one of my intervention stations is reading the Math Sports books, in pairs, and getting together to solve the Math challlenges.
  Furthermore, I have a new grant propsal on Donors Choose that is requesting trade books that reinforce Math concepts for my classroom. It has been funded $25.00 already - keep your fingers crossed.

  12/9/2008 3:03:57 PM