<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Same thing happened with my daughter.  I think audiobooks provide a great ladder for successful independent reading.  And that daughter became a math, reading, and LA teacher!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Amy  </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 9:01 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_2783018262406462136WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">One of my daughters was a reluctant reader in 4th grade unless it was something she picked out. They did a Battle of the Books that year so I convinced her to read the book as she listened to the audio. After 2 or 3 books doing that, she all of a sudden had confidence to read without the audio. Interestingly, that daughter is now a 5th grade math teacher and she says that she shares that idea with parents of her students that struggle to read and they often come back saying it has helped! You might get her to try that.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Lynne Rathmell<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.arbordalepublishing.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"PostAntiqua","serif";color:#0072bc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="15" height="16" id="m_2783018262406462136Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D3B78D.95619B30" alt="LeafLogo-30016"></span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.arbordalepublishing.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PostAntiqua","serif";color:#0072bc">Arbordale Publishing</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"PostAntiqua","serif";color:#0072bc"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"PostAntiqua","serif";color:#1f497d">... </span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Formerly Sylvan Dell Publishing</span></i><b><span style="font-family:"PostAntiqua","serif";color:#0072bc"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">SBA Certified Woman Owned Business</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0072bc"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">612 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite A2</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mount Pleasant, SC 29464<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">843-971-6722 (off), 877-243-3457 (toll free), 843-216-3804 (fax)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://donna@arbordalepublishing.com" target="_blank">lynne@arbordalepublishing.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#ed1c24">Science and Math Through Picture Books<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Here’s a link to our online </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.arbordalepublishing.com/documents/Catalog.pdf" target="_blank">catalog</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">. If you prefer to sort our books to see which books contain various animals or relate to specific subjects, you can do that by using the “sort” or “search” features found at the top right of our main book </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.arbordalepublishing.com/bookhome.php" target="_blank">homepages</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">. You can also find regional or subject-specific Arbordale catalogs on </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.edelweiss.plus/#publisher=SYLV&folderID=9531&page=1" target="_blank">Edelweiss</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:islma-bounces@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma-bounces@list.<wbr>railslibraries.info</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:islma-bounces@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma-bounces@list.<wbr>railslibraries.info</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 9, 2018 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ISLMA-Share] Help with books<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for the recommendation, Michelle!  She doesn’t really have the stamina for that series, and it is a little dark.  But thanks for chiming in!<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mar 9, 2018, at 8:35 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.<wbr>info</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">What about the Kingdom Keepers series?  Might appeal to her love of Disney.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michelle Harris<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Heyworth<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.<wbr>info</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have a fourth grade girl who is very immature.  Her favorite things to read are Mickey Mouse and Disney Jr. books, but she reads on grade level for 4th grade. (Level S or T Fountas and Pinnell level)  She also has trouble with her reading stamina so we are looking for books that are maybe anthologies or short stories that would interest her.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas from the collective brain?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://copelandlibrary.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Keri Johnson</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Teacher-Librarian<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Copeland Manor School<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Libertyville, IL<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>ISLMA-Share mailing list<br><a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a><br>For list archives an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