Do you ever wonder why you receive so many magazines for your classroom library and students? If you are feeling overwhelmed or unsure how to appropriately implement them into your classroom's reading repertoire, please stop down and we can talk about different ways to use them. It is expected that all classrooms have a large variety of non-fiction materials out and readily accessible to all students all the time.
Two years ago, Kathy Graupman conducted a survey in all elementary classrooms to determine the quantity of fiction and nonfiction resources in our classrooms. As a result of her work, we purchased large quantities of nonfiction materials, including books and magazines, to be used in every classroom District wide. Your magazines are consistent with those being used at NW and QU. In the past two years, we have also added additional classroom and book room resources unique to Village based on grade level and individual teacher requests.
Nonfiction reading is not an event or a unit to be taught in isolation. Students should be accessing nonfiction materials for pleasure reading as well as during classroom instruction and assignments. The materials should be out and accessible. Please utilize the materials purchased for you with your students as well as in your classroom library in an ongoing, accessible fashion.
Below, please read an article from Education Leadership.
Research Says Nonfiction Reading Promotes Student Success
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