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SUMMER READING
SUPT. ANNOUNCES AUGUST’S BOOKS OF THE MONTH
July 24, 2003
Miami-Dade's Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim
announced August's Books of the Month today, in conjunction
with the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to
encourage reading.
"Our August 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 for the new school year
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. August's selections are as
follows:
THEME: TRAVELERS'
TALES
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Kindergarten
- Grade 2
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Traveling
to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
Retold by Verna Aardema
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Grade
3 - Grade 5
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Chanticleer
and the Fox, adapted from Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney
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Middle
School
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Shipwrecked:
The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy by
Rhoda Blumberg
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Senior
High/Adult
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A Step from
Heaven by An Na
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Multilingual
Selection
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Me llamo
María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
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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.
August'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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03-MV/073/JAM
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