[MOSAIC] leveling books

[Lisa C. Haag]

I, too, have struggled with the "to level or not to level" issue.

After reading the thoughts of the two sisters (of Daily 5 and CAFE  
fame) I've decided not to. On their website they tell the story of a  
student who went to the public library and could not find any books  
because there was no "red tub". This child only had experience with  
leveled books, and didn't know how to find books on his own. If we do  
choose to level books, we need to make sure kids know how to find  
books that are a good fit for them outside the classroom.

Of course, my decision not to level means one huge job avoided. :)

Lisa
2nd/OR

PS There is an explanation of how they organize their libraries on  
the website, though it may be a page for members only.