SUPT. ANNOUNCES MAY’S BOOKS OF THE MONTH


April 25, 2003

Miami-Dade's Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim announced May's Books of the Month today, in conjunction with the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to encourage reading.

"Our May selections are quality reading materials that young readers and their families can read together," 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. May's selections are:

THEME: MULTICULTURAL

Kindergarten - Grade 2	Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack
Grade 3 - Grade 5	In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Lord
Middle School	nder the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada
Senior High/Adult	Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende
Multilingual Selection	Kabrit Peyi, Kabrit Peyi: Kijan W Deplase by Marika Roumain

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.

May'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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