by Library | Jan 27, 2017 | Library News, News, Uncategorized
Our library catalogue is a great source for lists of books. You don’t need to log in simply click the catalogue tab and on the menu on the left click resource lists. There you will find lists of books we have collated about many different topics. Some are genre lists, for example “Whodunnit” is a list of crime fiction; some are grade level reading suggestions “Recommended reading lists”; and some relate to the IB learner profile, for example “Principled”
While you may not be able to get to the library to get the books today why not make a list of books you would like to read?
by Library | Jan 11, 2017 | Library News, News, Uncategorized
A few years ago our primary school art teacher, Jo Hodgkinson, started to write and illustrate childrens’ picture books. Here is one of the stories being read on the television show CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Think about how the presenter uses her voice to bring the characters to life. You can subscribe to channels like the CBeebies for more stories read aloud by famous actors.
by Library | Jan 10, 2017 | Library News, News, Uncategorized
Thanks for being willing to read aloud to others. Doing this effectively brings the reading alive to your listeners and their responses can make it even more fun for you.
Tip 1 Preview the material. Read it through once on your own silently so you can appreciate the meaning and check for tricky words. The read it through aloud at least once. Many picture books have a rhythm and pace that come alive when you read the words aloud – but this does take practice. Also this helps you plan how to do special voices for the characters, when to have a loud voice and when to drop to a whisper.
Tip 2 Try to read the book in a way that allows your audience to see the illustrations AS YOU READ. Don’t read then show the pictures, that can frustrate your audience. Try to practice sitting and holding the book so you can read it and show the pictures at the same time.
Tip 3 Decide ahead of time whether you will allow your audience to comment and question as you go OR to wait for comments and questions at the end. This can depend on the age of the audience AND the number of people. Sometimes it is good to allow comments about the cover and title before reading then invite the group to wait until the end of the story for further discussion. This is so that the story can answer the questions as it goes.
Tip 4 Don’t worry about making mistakes – just relax and enjoy the experience as well. This can be fun – especially if your audience is enjoying the story and the way you are reading it.
There are quite a few Youtube videos for teachers on how to read aloud – not so many with advice for students on how to read aloud to other students. The one below will give you some inspiration I hope. Good luck and enjoy yourselves….
by Library | Jan 8, 2017 | Library News, News, Uncategorized
http://www.litworld.org/wrad/
It may seem like a long time away but there are some ways we can start to prepare ourselves. First we need to start to think about what we will read aloud. The website has a book to download it is called “New day, new friends”
Now is the time to think about what to read and to practice reading aloud. Here is a challenging TED talk about the choices of books we make and the impact that they can have on us. What do you see in the books you choose to read? Is there anything missing? Are you missing? Grace Lin is a writer and illustrator below this talk is a list of some of her books we have in the library.
Destiny https://iics.follettdestiny.com
by Library | Oct 19, 2016 | Library News, News
Today for the first time primary students had their assembly in the library. What a great place to be!
by Library | Oct 14, 2016 | Library News, News, Uncategorized
On Wednesday 12 October the Grade 12 students went to Koç University to complete some intensive research for their Extended Essay and their subject Internal Assessments. The University allowed us to use their print and electronic collection for the day. Our students really appreciated the opportunity to spend the day on campus. They completed research for many important assessments.
Our library catalogue is a great source for lists of books. You don’t need to log in simply click the catalogue tab and on the menu on the left click resource lists. There you will find lists of books we have collated about many different topics. Some are genre lists, for example “Whodunnit” is a list of crime fiction; some are grade level reading suggestions “Recommended reading lists”; and some relate to the IB learner profile, for example “Principled”
