Parents, I want to alert you to a new resource for finding the right book in the Fairview LMC for your child.  If you visit www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/fairview,  click on the Library Media Center tab on the left side of the page.  Next to the lion you will find Booktalks.  Click on this link.  During Spring Break I started podcasing a short synopsis of a book and a reading of 2-4 pages from the book to enable students to hear what the book is like.  The book is identified with its cover photo. 

I am not going to the classrooms to booktalk for the rest of the quarter.  Rather I am giving a bibliography listing of the new podcasts that students can listen to on the website.  My goal is to do the new 315 books in our last order.  I am open to having other people, parents or students assist with this task.  It is time consuming.  but hopefully it will be a more effective way of helping students find the right book. 

The Reading Rockets site is filled with information of many different kinds for different audiences.  One section is geared for the parent.  If you have questions about your child struggling with reading, I suggest you try Kids Who Struggle which includes answers and activities to do with your child.