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SUMMER READING
SUPT. ANNOUNCES JULY’S BOOKS OF THE MONTH
June 27, 2003
Miami-Dade's Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim
announced July's Books of the Month today, in conjunction
with the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to
encourage reading.
"Our July selections are quality reading materials that
young readers and their families can read together during
the summer," said Stierheim. "Be on the lookout for new
reading selections to be announced throughout the summer to
keep student reading momentum going."
Recommended by the district's reading teachers and media
specialists, these selections are to hone reading skills at
various grade levels. July's selections are:
THEME:
PATRIOTISM
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Kindergarten
- Grade 2
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The
President and Mom's Apple Pie by Michael
Garland
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Grade
3 - Grade 5
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America the
Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates
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Middle
School
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With Every
Drop of Blood by James Lincoln
Collier
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Senior
High/Adult
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Flags of
our Fathers by James Bradley
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Multilingual
Selection
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A es para
decir Américas by Cynthia Chin-Lee
and Terri de la Peña
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The Books of the Month and JUST READ are part of the School
Board's Comprehensive Reading Plan implemented in 1998 to
ensure all students read at grade level by grade 3. Improved
student test scores in reading comprehension prompted the
Board to expand the plan in 2001 for another three years and
to enhance it with an ambitious reading intervention program
to some middle schools and high schools.
July's Books of the Month, as well as reading tips for
students and parents, can be accessed online at the
district's reading website: [it.dadeschools.net/lms/bookofmonth.htm].
For more information, call Dr. Alicia G. Moreyra,
Administrative Director, Division of Language Arts/ Reading,
at 305-995-1914; Christine Master, Administrative Director,
Division of Instructional Technology and Media Support
Services, at 305-995-2283; or Joanne Urrutia, Administrative
Director, Division of Bilingual Education and World
Languages, at 305-995-1945.
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