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SEASON'S READINGS
SUPT. ANNOUNCES DECEMBER’S BOOKS OF THE MONTH
November 27, 2002
Miami-Dade's Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim
announced December's Books of the Month today, in
conjunction with the school district's successful JUST READ
campaign to encourage reading.
"Join me in celebrating this holiday season by reading with
a child," Stierheim said. "Our December selections are
quality reading materials that young readers and their
families can read together during the holidays. 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. December's selections are:
THEME: CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT
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Kindergarten
- Grade 2
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Sometimes I'm
Bombaloo by Rachel Vail
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Grade
3 - Grade 5
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Suitcase
by Mildred Pitts Walker
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Middle
School
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Shizuko's
Daughter by Kyoko Mori
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Senior
High/Adult
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Cold
Mountain by Charles Frazier
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Multilingual
Selection
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El burrito que
quería ser azul by Hilda
Perera
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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.
December's Books of the Month, as well as reading tips for
students and parents, can be accessed online at the
district's reading website portal.dadeschools.net/library/index.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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