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SUPT. ANNOUNCES MARCH’S BOOKS OF THE MONTH
February 28, 2002
Superintendent of Schools Merrett R. Stierheim today
announced March's Books of the Month, in conjunction with
the school district's successful JUST READ campaign to
encourage reading.
"Our monthly selections are quality reading materials that
young readers and their families can read throughout the
year," said Stierheim.
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. March's selections are:
MARCH'S THEME - 2001
Caldecott, Newbery and Michael L. Printz Award
Winners
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Kindergarten
- Grade 2
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Olivia by
Ian Falconer (Caldecott Award Winner)
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Grade
3 - Grade 5
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So You Want to
be President? by Judith St. George (Caldecott
Award Winner)
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Middle
School
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A Year Down
Yonder by Richard Peck (Newbery Award
Winner)
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Senior
High/Adult
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Many
Stones by Carolyn Coman (Michael L. Printz
Award Winner)
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Multilingual
Selection
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El
flamboyán amarillo by Georgina
Lázaro (Spanish, Grades 3-5)
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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.
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.
March's Books of the Month, as well as reading tips for
students and parents, can be accessed online 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
Joanne Urrutia, Administrative Director, Division of
Bilingual Education and World Languages, at
305-995-1945.
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