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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. ### 01-AMC092/JAM |
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Kindergarten -
Grade 2 One Man
Show by Frank Asch Grade 3 - Grade
5 Boy by
Roald Dahl Middle
School Guts: The True
Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books by
Gary Paulsen Senior
High/Adult The Color of
Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White
Mother by James McBride Multilingual
Selection Perro y
gato by Ricardo Alcántara (Spanish,
K-2) 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. ### 01-AMC092/JAM
DECEMBER'S BOOKS OF THE
MONTH ANNOUNCED
December 4, 2001
Miami-Dade County Public Schools today announced December'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:
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.
December'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.