[ISLMA-Share] YA designation discussion

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Even though we are not an Accelerated School we use AR Book Find – if the tag is for 9-12 we mark it as a YA book

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Date: Friday, August 26, 2016 at 9:55 AM
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Subject: [ISLMA-Share] YA designation discussion

Hi everyone!

If you would be willing to share, what does your school use as guidelines for "YA" designation of reading materials?  I am in a 5th-8th grade middle school, and the large age range creates some challenges in our collection, and how to handle certain titles.  Up to this point, it’s been pretty piece-meal, with us checking websites to try and narrow-down an "age level" for a book- and assigning it based on that.  We are realizing it might be good to actually have a list of bullet points or a simple rubric or something to point to when parents/community members/staff ask about it.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated!  Thanks!

Clare Lund
7th Grade ELA & 6th Grade Social Studies
Library Media Specialist
Gower Middle School, Burr Ridge, Illinois
Follow me on Twitter @LundTeach

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