SUBSCRIBE chat center Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Gazette|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Librarians/Media Specialists Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • July 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Kathy Posted by KY Retired Librarian on 3/01/08 No, I don't. I know that it is common to call them "chapter books", but I wanted the children to use the word "fiction". My fiction section was not divided between early readers and older level books, so my "Magic Treehouse" was in the same section as Harry Potter. I hesitated to use the word "chapter books" because there are "chapter books" in biography, non-fiction and even some easy books. I also tried to emphasis the word "picture" books instead of "easy" books (although I used "E"). I told them they all had pictures, but weren't all "easy". I did let the students know that the alternate term wasn't wrong, just I preferred the other. I DID NOT make a big deal out of it, but I wanted them to learn the different terminology. It was just one of my "quirks". I have no doubt that the librarian that followed me, is not as "quirky". On 2/29/08, Kathy/WA wrote: > I know, "chapter books" is an awkward appellation at best, but > it is how the kids and teachers designate the transition into > the fiction section. Do you have a good term for those--well, > early chapter books--that would be accepted by everyone? (My > local public library has a "tweeners" section. I never could > quite figure that one out--I just shelved the books according to > the E or T on the spine when I worked there.) > > In my library that section includes such things as Magic Tree > House, Junie B. Jones, The ABC Mysteries, Geronimo Stilton. Come > to think of it, it also includes the series that are the big > brothers of some of the picture book series and designated as > such on the cover: "An Arthur Chapter Book", "A Magic School Bus > Chapter Book", "A Black Lagoon Chapter Book". Can we escape? > > On 2/29/08, KY Retired Librarian wrote: >> I agree with Kathy, I wouldn't arrange by AR level either. >> Keep the books in their classification order. Common ones at >> the elementary level are Easy, Fiction (I dislike the term >> chapter books), Posts on this thread, including this one Organizing School Library, 2/28/08, by Marie/IN/Curriculum Director. Re: Organizing School Library, 2/28/08, by Kathy/WA. Re: Organizing School Library, 2/29/08, by KY Retired Librarian. Re: Organizing School Library, 2/29/08, by Kathy/WA. Re: Organizing School Library, 2/29/08, by kevin. Re: Organizing School Library, 2/29/08, by Tom N. Re: Kathy, 3/01/08, by KY Retired Librarian. Re: Organizing School Library, 3/01/08, by Kevin. Re: Organizing School Library, 3/05/08, by fran. Re: Organizing School Library, 3/10/08, by sanwin. Re: Organizing School Library, 4/27/08, by jcarroll.       June: The 30 Days of Teachers.Net (Introduction) 1 The Gazette 2 The Mailrings 3 Harry Wong 4 Lesson Bank 5 Tech Center 6 Teacher Classifieds 7 State Teachers.Net 8 Live Chat & Meetings 9 Teacher Printables 10 Project Center 11 Chatboard Network 12 Share Teachers.Net 13 Your Feedback 14 Interest Groups 15 Administrators.Net 16 Chat Center 17 Streaming Teacher Video 18 Tutoring Center 19 Academic Grants 20 Teachers.Net Bookshelf 21 Chatboard Tips 22 Grade Levels 23 Staffroom Flyer 24 Teachers.Net Archives 25 Hot Topics 26 Language Arts 27 Subject Areas 28 Quick Links 29 Meet Teachers.Net 30 Summer Job Fair

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