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Young Adult Best Books - 2012
Since 1987, the Young Adults’ Choices project has developed an annual list of new books that will encourage adolescents to read. The books are selected by the readers themselves, so they are bound to be popular with middle and secondary school students. The reading list is a trusted source of book recommendations, used by adolescents, their parents, teachers, and librarians.The IRA considers numerous factors in selection, such as geographical representation, number of students, type of population, knowledge of children and young adult literature, leadership and professional involvement, attendance at IRA conferences, and interest from and support of selected schools. -
Young Adult Best Books - 2013
Since 1987, the Young Adults’ Choices project has developed an annual list of new books that will encourage adolescents to read. The books are selected by the readers themselves, so they are bound to be popular with middle and secondary school students. The reading list is a trusted source of book recommendations, used by adolescents, their parents, teachers, and librarians.The IRA considers numerous factors in selection, such as geographical representation, number of students, type of population, knowledge of children and young adult literature, leadership and professional involvement, attendance at IRA conferences, and interest from and support of selected schools. -
List of Non-Cognitive Skills
It is very important for students to build their academic capacity. These are a list of soft skills students can work on to become more successful both in and outside of the classroom. -
Sentence Starters to use with Independent Reading Weekly Logs
Students should be reflecting in writing after each independent reading session.Students should be using a variety of sentence starters to enhance their understanding of the complexity of the book. -
Independent Reading Weekly Logs
Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per day outside of school.Some ways to get started: find an interesting book, find a comfortable and quiet place to read, begin reading for small amounts of time (3 minutes) and each day build 30 seconds more on to the time using a timer. Students should be reading at least 30 minutes per day outside of the school day.
Select a School...
Select a School
- PreKindergarten & Early Childhood
- George Mather Forbes School No. 4
- John Williams School No. 5
- OACES Office of Adult & Career Education Services
- Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7
- Roberto Clemente School No. 8
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9
- Anna Murray Douglass Academy School No. 12
- RECEC NE
- The Children's School of Rochester No. 15
- Dr. David & Ruth Anderson Academy No. 16
- Enrico Fermi School No. 17
- Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19
- Abraham Lincoln School No. 22
- Francis Parker School No. 23
- Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25
- Henry Hudson School No. 28
- Audubon School No. 33
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett Elementary School
- Pinnacle School No. 35
- Abelard Reynolds School No. 42
- Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45
- Austin Steward Elementary School No. 46
- Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50
- Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52
- Montessori Academy School No. 53
- The Flower City School No. 54
- World of Inquiry School No. 58
- All City High
- Early College International High School
- East Upper & Lower Schools
- Edison Career and Technology High School
- Padilla High School at the Franklin Campus
- James Monroe High School
- Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School
- Northwest Middle School at Douglass Campus
- Rochester International Academy
- School of the Arts
- School Without Walls Commencement Academy
- Home / Hospital Tutoring
- Youth and Justice Programs
- Department of Bilingual Education & World Languages
- Special Education
- IM&T
- Professional Learning
- School Library System
- Student Support Services
- Virtual Academy of Rochester
- Summer Learning
- Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School
- Andrew Langston Middle School
- Loretta Johnson Middle School
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School
- Florence S. Brown PreK Center at School No. 33
