Classroom Libraries and the Issue of Levelled Books

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Years: K-2, 3-4, 5-6

4 Pages

Product Code: TEAC1729

Resource Type: Professional Readings

About this teaching resource

Are you wondering about the place of levelled books in Classroom Libraries?

Diane Snowball gives clear insights into the issue of levelled texts. She discusses the importance of teaching many text selection strategies beyond choosing a text by its level. This enables our students to learn to independently choose texts that they are able to read, and ultimately have much greater success at reading.

The Classroom Library provides students with daily opportunities to learn how to choose books as they engage with a rich and varied collection right at their fingertips.

Want to count your professional reading towards professional learning hours? We know Di’s professional readings are actionable, so we’ve included a Reflections and Actions prompt sheet.

Diane Snowball is a Victorian educator with teaching experience that has ranged from prep through university levels over the past 50 years. Her experience includes both teaching and administrative roles in secondary and primary schools, but the majority of her time has been devoted to the provision of professional learning for teachers and those involved in all levels of school leadership, with a focus on improving students’ literacy.

Diane is a past president of the Australian Literacy Educators Association and has presented at many conferences in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and the USA. She has written several books and articles about literacy teaching and has produced many videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs demonstrating the most effective teaching practices. In 1992 Diane was invited to provide professional learning for teachers and administrators at schools across New York City and in several other parts of the US, which she did for 16 years.
Diane’s main focus these days is on ways to provide the most effective professional development for Victorian educators so that all students have the best opportunities for achieving their potential and has been assisting the Western Metropolitan Region schools to meet this goal.
Diane was a presenter on ABC TV's 'Revolution School' in 2016, and she is a key advisor to schools/governments in literacy education. See her extensive range of literacy education information on the Victorian Department for Education and Training's website at:http://www.digipubs.vic.edu.au/curriculum/effective-literacy-teaching/effective-literacy-teaching