NOVEMBER'S BOOKS OF THE MONTH ANNOUNCED


November 8, 2001


Miami-Dade County Public Schools today announced November's Books of the Month, in conjunction with the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to encourage reading.

Recommended by the district's reading and media specialists, these selections are to hone reading skills at various grade levels and are ideal for parents and children to read together. November's selections are:

NOVEMBER'S THEME - LOCAL AUTHORS

Kindergarten - Grade 2 

The Bossy Gallito by Lucia Gonz·lez

Grade 3 - Grade 5 

When Night Falls, Kric! Krac! Haitian Folktales 
by Liliane NÈrette Louis

Middle School

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Senior High/Adult

The Chin Kiss King by Ana Veciana-Suarez

Multilingual Selection

Mèt Larouze by Fan Fan (Haitian-Creole, Middle School)

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.

Recent successes, such as the district's 10-point increase in the third-grade reading comprehension median percentile score on the Stanford Achievement Test, prompted the Board to expand the plan another three years.
November's Books of the Month, as well as reading tips for students and parents, can be seen at the district's reading website at [
www.dade.k12.fl.us/inst/lms/index.htm]. Monthly reading selections are available at school libraries.

For more information, call Dr. Alicia G. Moreyra, Administrative Director, Division of Language Arts/ Reading, at 305-995-1913; Christine Master, Administrative Director, Division of Library and Media Services, at 305-995-2249; or Lourdes Rovira, Administrative Director, Division of Bilingual Education and World Languages, at 305-995-1945.

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