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The Classroom Library
The Classroom Library
The classroom library serves as the "heart of the classroom" and is central to our reading workshop. We highly value nurturing students' love and joy of reading and believe they should have access to books that act as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors into different worlds and perspectives.
Our classroom libraries are organized around key elements, including reading levels, genres, series, authors, and diverse topics. Students are exposed to a wide variety of texts that help them understand our ever-changing global society.
We prioritize giving students ample opportunities to “shop” for books and select texts that capture their interest and imagination. Student choice is essential to our approach, as we believe it fosters both engagement and motivation for all readers.
Classrooms also include multiple copies of certain books to support partner and club reading activities.
We have organized and accessible classroom libraries full of rich literature for our students.
Reading nooks and cozy corners offer students a comfortable space to fall in love with reading.
Students have access to a variety of texts often participating in the organization and sometimes leveling of classroom libraries.
Decodable books for beginners that help children use their knowledge of sounds to read are included in our classroom libraries. Scarsdale teachers have carefully cureated engaging, decodable books from multiple publishers that are designed for beginning readers. The books we have chosen support new phonics concepts and high-frequency words while featuring relatable characters and exciting stories.
Our classroom libraries have books in a variety of formats.
Our libraries have a range of just right high-interest books.
Students in our classrooms select just right books that interest them.
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