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SUPT. ANNOUNCES APRIL'S BOOKS OF THE MONTH
POETRY
March 31, 2004
Miami-Dade's Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim
announced April's Books of the Month today, in conjunction
with the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to
encourage reading.
"Our April selections are quality books that young readers
and their families can share," said Stierheim. "Be on the
lookout for new reading selections to be announced each
month 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. April's reading theme is POETRY, and
its selections are:
Theme:
POETRY
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Primary
(Kindergarten - Grade 2)
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Alphathoughts:
Alphabet Poems by Lee Bennett
Hopkins
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Intermediate
(Grades 3-5)
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Here's What
to Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe: Ingenious
Inventions for Pesky Problems by Andrea
Perry
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Middle
School
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The Wishing
Bone and Other Poems by Stephen
Mitchell
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Senior
High/Adult
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The Spoken
Word Revolution: Slam, Hip-Hop, and the Poetry of a
New Generation by Marc Smith & Mark
Eleveld
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Multilingual
Grades 6-8 (Haitian-Creole)
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Tik
Tak by Locha Nwèl
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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
at some middle schools and high schools.
April's Books of the Month, as well as reading tips for
students and parents, can be found online at the district's
reading website portal.dadeschools.net/library/Supslist.htm.
For more information, call Dr. Marjorie Figueira,
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 Dr. Joanne Urrutia,
Administrative Director, Division of Bilingual Education and
World Languages, at 305-995-1945.
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