"I think every school should have a class set of A Pet for Every Person in their library. It is the easiest way to teach nonfiction, and the kids are so absorbed in the book that they don't want to give it back. I love when the teachers come to me to ask how we are going to collaborate to teach all the nonfiction print conventions and I have the perfect thing for us to use in our lesson!" --Andria Donnelly, Librarian, Cedar Lane Elementary
UPDATED EDITION WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS AVAILABLE FALL, 2015
UPDATED EDITION WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS AVAILABLE FALL, 2015
Stretchy Library Lessons series Library media specialists with short teaching time slots will appreciate Miller's twenty-minute lessons, and those with longer classes will adore the "stretchy" activities included to extend them in this series of Stretchy Library Lessons. Plan these lessons ahead, and you will be a successful Stretchy library media specialist. Stretchy lessons are also useful for public librarians teaching library skills and parents who homeschool. --Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children
These books are great for lesson plans for school media specialists, and they also have some interesting ideas for crafts and activities for public librarians. All three are aimed at K-5 students, but can be adapted for special-needs classes or sixth graders. Reading Activities offers useful suggestions for language-arts support, and most importantly, the handouts are immediately reproducible. It's likely that the Web sites listed will quickly become out of date, but that concern does not affect the usefulness of the books. Must-haves for anyone working in a school library. --School Library Journal
These books are great for lesson plans for school media specialists, and they also have some interesting ideas for crafts and activities for public librarians. All three are aimed at K-5 students, but can be adapted for special-needs classes or sixth graders. Reading Activities offers useful suggestions for language-arts support, and most importantly, the handouts are immediately reproducible. It's likely that the Web sites listed will quickly become out of date, but that concern does not affect the usefulness of the books. Must-haves for anyone working in a school library. --School Library Journal
Reaching Every Reader: Instructional Strategies in the Library for Grades K-5
Miller's relevant and practical ideas give how-to steps for integrating drama, music, and movement into the school library curriculum. The author discusses methods for cooperating and collaborative planning between media specialists and elementary teachers. A useful resource for busy educators who want to create an interest in collaboration between media specialists and classroom teachers. --School Library Journal
A resource that is for both librarians and the teachers they collaborate with, Reaching Every Reader, Second Edition has something for everyone. The variety of activities adds to the book...the book is well-written and arranged for ease of use.
--Colorado Association of Libraries
In this second edition of Reaching Every Reader, Pat Miller has updated several of her activities, including updated Web sites. She demonstrates how to pair fiction and nonfiction, an important concept for teaching reading comprehension strategies. Her focus includes collaborating and emphasizes student achievement. Her activities cover the spectrum of the elementary school curriculum and provide fun library activities to support classroom learning. She includes information on customizing the lessons and meeting local standards. For librarians working on a fixed schedule, it is important to note that many of her lessons can be completed in a single session. Necessary reproducibles are included. This is a worthy purchase for anyone looking at quick ways to put some zip in their library lessons.
--Library Media Connection
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Reaching Every Reader: Instructional Strategies in the Library for Grades K-5 seeks to help educators assure their students can read well for the information age. Advising teachers to create lessons that get their students into reading while still meeting educational standards, and enhanced with an index and invaluable appendixes, Reaching Every Reader: Instructional Strategies in the Library is heartily recommended to educators everywhere and deserves a place on any community library education shelf.
--California Bookwatch
Miller's relevant and practical ideas give how-to steps for integrating drama, music, and movement into the school library curriculum. The author discusses methods for cooperating and collaborative planning between media specialists and elementary teachers. A useful resource for busy educators who want to create an interest in collaboration between media specialists and classroom teachers. --School Library Journal
A resource that is for both librarians and the teachers they collaborate with, Reaching Every Reader, Second Edition has something for everyone. The variety of activities adds to the book...the book is well-written and arranged for ease of use.
--Colorado Association of Libraries
In this second edition of Reaching Every Reader, Pat Miller has updated several of her activities, including updated Web sites. She demonstrates how to pair fiction and nonfiction, an important concept for teaching reading comprehension strategies. Her focus includes collaborating and emphasizes student achievement. Her activities cover the spectrum of the elementary school curriculum and provide fun library activities to support classroom learning. She includes information on customizing the lessons and meeting local standards. For librarians working on a fixed schedule, it is important to note that many of her lessons can be completed in a single session. Necessary reproducibles are included. This is a worthy purchase for anyone looking at quick ways to put some zip in their library lessons.
--Library Media Connection
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Reaching Every Reader: Instructional Strategies in the Library for Grades K-5 seeks to help educators assure their students can read well for the information age. Advising teachers to create lessons that get their students into reading while still meeting educational standards, and enhanced with an index and invaluable appendixes, Reaching Every Reader: Instructional Strategies in the Library is heartily recommended to educators everywhere and deserves a place on any community library education shelf.
--California Bookwatch