Student Managing
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All begins with expectations!!!!
Establish your routines.
List the rules so they can see.
Teach them how to select books.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Classroom Library Rules
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Two books at most may be checked out at a
time.
Books are due back within a week.
Books from Browsing Boxes may only go
home overnight.
Return check-out books first thing in the
morning.
Do not disturb someone who is reading.
Please whisper in the classroom library.
If you need help, first ask a friend or consult
the library map.
If you still need help, ask the student
librarian. After trying these steps, ask the
teacher or other adult helper.
Student Librarian
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One in each group
Helps keeps things organized
Label Books
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Code them
 Get parent help!!!!
 Sort them yourself, then get kids to put the code on
the book for you.
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So they know what bin it goes back to…
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Colors– colored dots
Pictures- address labels with pictures
Letters- letter stamps/stickers
Shapes- stickers or address labels
Student Choosing Book
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Must know where to look–
Must have a organized library
Must know how to choose a just right
book.
 I PICK
 3 Finger Rule
GENRE WHEEL
poetry
fantasy
folktales
autobiography
fables
historical fiction
biography
adventure
science fiction
mystery
sports
humor
GENRE WHEEL
poetry
fantasy
folktales
autobiography
fables
historical fiction
biography
adventure
science fiction
mystery
sports
humor
Buddy Reading
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Choosing a Partner
Voice
Ways to Read to Someone
Coaching Your Partner
Check For Understanding
EEKK, Voice, Check
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Teach them EEKK- Elbow to Elbow, Knee to
Knee
Voice Level- very soft
Check for Understanding Summarize what the partner read
Ways to Read to Someone
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I Read, You Read (good to build fluency)
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One person reads while the other person listens and check
for understanding
Read Two Different Books
Check For
Understanding
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Use with partners
How to Choose A Partner
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Ask- how do you think kids in our room
could communicate the need for a
partner?
Coaching or Time?
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Discuss a student coach.
Ask—have you ever been with a partner
and come to a word you didn’t know? We
are going to learn how to be a reading
coach for our partner.