Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Georgia Children’s Book Awards
The Georgia Children’s Book Awards were created in the late 1960s by an education professor, Dr. Sheldon Root, at the University of Georgia. The Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia sponsors this award. The awards are given in two categories – picture books and middle grades novels. Nominations for the awards are submitted by teachers and media specialists across Georgia. Next, a committee chooses the final list of nominees. Throughout the school year, teachers and media specialists promote the nominee books by encouraging students to read them at school and at home, reading them aloud, and connecting them to the curriculum. In March, students vote on a book they believe should win the award for that category. The winners are revealed at the annual Georgia Children’s Book Awards Conference in March of each year.
Coretta Scott King Award
The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table which is part of the American Library Association (ALA). This award is given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions. The Coretta Scott King Book Award tries to promote understanding and appreciation for all culture and people.
A Website for a Young Adult Booklist
http://librarybooklists.org/index.html
The book list is broken down into dozens of topics. The list includes arts in fiction, action/suspense, young adult classics, and folk stories, these are just a few of the topics provided. There are thousands of young adult books to choose from.
The book list is broken down into dozens of topics. The list includes arts in fiction, action/suspense, young adult classics, and folk stories, these are just a few of the topics provided. There are thousands of young adult books to choose from.
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. This award is given annually and it honors comic books and graphic novels. I have enjoyed reading these type of collections as a young adult and as an adult.I have seen many students who have enjoyed reading this type of collection as well. Graphic novels and comics can help students with difficulties in reading comprehension. The students are able to use the pictures as a guide and as a reference as they read. Not all students are the same therefore,our strengths and weaknesses in reading comprehension vary. I think it is very important to award all types of literature. Also, it brings new comic books or new graphic novels to the students attention.
A Helpful Website for a Young Adult Booklist
http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists/YoungAdultsChoices.aspx
The 2011 Young Adults’ Choices list is created by U.S. teenagers (grades 7–12) and it is annually updated. The project began in 1986 and it is funded by a special grant given to the International Reading Association and it is supported by the Association’s Literature for Young Adults Committee. The goals of the project are as follows: to encourage young people to read, to make teens, teachers, librarians, and parents aware of new literature for young adults. The list also provides middle and secondary school students with an opportunity to voice their opinions about books being written for them. I thought this book list was very informative since the teenagers are able to voice their opinions. It’s great to get a look into what teenagers are reading and what they actually want to read. The book list contains mostly fictional literature. I thought this list can be very useful since teenagers helped to create it and it really shows what they are interested in reading or what they have read.
The 2011 Young Adults’ Choices list is created by U.S. teenagers (grades 7–12) and it is annually updated. The project began in 1986 and it is funded by a special grant given to the International Reading Association and it is supported by the Association’s Literature for Young Adults Committee. The goals of the project are as follows: to encourage young people to read, to make teens, teachers, librarians, and parents aware of new literature for young adults. The list also provides middle and secondary school students with an opportunity to voice their opinions about books being written for them. I thought this book list was very informative since the teenagers are able to voice their opinions. It’s great to get a look into what teenagers are reading and what they actually want to read. The book list contains mostly fictional literature. I thought this list can be very useful since teenagers helped to create it and it really shows what they are interested in reading or what they have read.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
About Me
Hello and welcome to my blog,
I received a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Macon State college . I am a first grade teacher at Stark Elementary in Jackson. I am married and have two adorable puppies. I have currently started my masters in technology with a focus in media. I am looking forward to furthering my educational career and meeting new people.
I received a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Macon State college . I am a first grade teacher at Stark Elementary in Jackson. I am married and have two adorable puppies. I have currently started my masters in technology with a focus in media. I am looking forward to furthering my educational career and meeting new people.
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