Welcome to the St. Isidore School Library, home of over 13,000 books dedicated to our K through 8 students. This is a diverse collection of books designed to meet the educational, curricular, informational, and recreational needs of St. Isidore School.



Reading at St. Isidore IS a priority! The library is open to all students from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm and has one full-time and one part-time librarian. In addition, each class has a scheduled time to visit the library weekly. The library is fully automated and provides seven computers for student use. During the students' library time, we focus on individual research and reading needs, selecting appropriate books, learning library skills, story-time, silent reading, and Reading Counts.



By the time our students graduate, they should have the confidence and skills to use any library to continue their life-long learning and love of reading.



Reading Counts (designed by Scholastic) is a reading motivation and management tool that helps encourage and monitor independent reading. Students set individual reading goals (usually by trimester), they select a book they would like to read, read at their own pace, and take a short quiz to verify comprehension.



Why do we use Reading Counts at St. Isidore School? This program is motivational for the students. They enjoy instant feedback on their progress and feel success as they achieve their individual goals. The program is accessible through any school computer. The teachers can monitor student progress, check on their reading levels, and intervene, if necessary. This motivation and feedback is important to help students sustain good reading habits, especially as they get older. Grades 3 through 8 are participating. Reading Counts is only a tool. As parents, you have a very important role in helping your child become successful readers. The best way you can help is to foster good reading habits with your children. Students should read a minimum of one-half hour every day. Reading achievement is directly related to the amount of time your child spends reading!



Check out the Reading Counts list. We currently have approximately 48,566 quizzes, with new ones added every month!



Also see our Suggested Reading list for some fun reading ideas!



Lee Lewis and Kathy Dal Porto

 

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