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Excite, encourage and engage kids to read! Check out Biblionasium, where young readers connect & share book lists and good reads with friends, teachers & parents. Look up the reading level difficulty of thousands of books and find the right fit books. A powerful teacher tool and valued parent resource.

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Teacher Librarian
SEM trainer
CASL Vice President (http://ctcasl.org)
Bristow Middle School @bristowllc
West Hartford, CT
email: joyfullearning@melissathom.com
Website: melissathom.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissathomjoyfullearning
Twitter/Instagram: @msthombookitis

Hobbies: reading/tinkering/the outdoors/crafts and beginner sewing projects/learning new things/attending conferences/watching Jeopardy!!

Currently Reading:
(Middle Grade) The Verdigris Pawn by Alysa Wishingrad
(Professional) Forged by Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst
Currently Listening:

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Overview website with a few resources from the SEM page on UCONN's website.

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What is the SEM-R?
Students' first experiences with reading should be joyful, and as students grow, they should continue to enjoy and look forward to times spent reading and listening to books in the company of classmates. The more pleasurable these experiences, the more likely it is that students will want to read independently and develop the self-regulation necessary to remain lifelong readers.

The Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading Framework (SEM-R) is an enrichment-based reading program designed to:

Stimulate interest in and enjoyment of reading

Promote and develop higher reading achievement

Improve self-regulation and automaticity in reading

Encourage students to select high-interest books that are slightly to moderately above their current reading levels

Create independent, lifelong readers

Research on the SEM-R has been supported through two federally funded Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act grants awarded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

2005-2009: Using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading Framework (SEM-R) to Increase Achievement, Fluency, and Enjoyment of Reading (Award # S206A040094)

2008-2011: The Schoolwide Enrichment-Model Reading (SEM-R) in the Middle Grades (Award # S206A080001)

If you are interested in implementing the SEM-R in your school, please review the information provided in the About SEM-R section, beginning with the General Overview, and throughout this site.

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Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading (2008-2011) | Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development

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About SEM-R General Overview Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Implementation Resources Frequently Asked Questions Presentations & Publications SEM-R and Talented Readers Contact SEM-R What is the SEM-R? Students' first experiences with reading should be joyful, and as students grow, they should ...

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Emphasis is on exposure. Students are exposed to high-quality and high-interest literature of various authors, genres, topics, and themes through teacher read-alouds. The goal of these book hooks is to entice students to read the book in much the same way as movie trailers entice people to watch the movie.

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Invite authors to record book talks using Flipgrid

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Invite authors to record book talks using Flipgrid

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Abrams, HarperCollins, and Peachtree Extend Permission for Readalouds to June 30 | School Library Journal.pdf

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Supported Independent Reading, is the heart of the SEM-R program. During Phase 2, students read independently from self-selected, challenging books of high interest, while the teacher holds conferences with individual students. These conferences should last for about 5-7 minutes, and each student should have a conference approximately once a week.

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Student Self-Choice Activities, is the portion of SEM-R where students have the opportunity to take the information and skills learned through Phases 1 and 2 and use them to pursue individual interests based on their learning style preferences. During Phase 3, teachers provide several options based on students’ reading and individual interests for students to choose to complete in an effort to further expand and enrich their learning. Options provided might include online exploration of interests, author studies, development of expressive products such as writing, artwork, or performances, or shared conversations about books.

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Librarian, Harrison Middle School

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Jennifer Miller-Librarian, Helen Cordero Primary School 

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Jennifer Miller-Librarian, Helen Cordero Primary School 

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sanchez_margaret@aps.edu
Taylor Middle School

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Reginald Chavez Elementary
Librarian/Gifted and Talent Pool Teacher
Love reading, cross stitching, gardening, interior decorating.

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Susie Smith
Librarian Truman MS
susan.smith@aps.edu

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Tawnya Yates - SE Reading Resource Teacher

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Tawnya Yates - SE Reading Resource Teacher

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I just finished reading LETRS and am looking forward to reading The Writing Revolution next.

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Hi there, part time Gifted Teacher at Mitchell Elementary School

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Elementary librarian
brave enough
reading Peter H Reynolds

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Teacher at Corrales Elementary
"The Hidden Life of Trees"
kelly_u@aps.edu

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SEM/gifted teacher ar Corrales Elementary in Corrales, New Mexico. My hobbies are reading and spending as much time as possible outdoors. I hope to read anyhting that I want soon.

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Hi, I'm Jessica Kehler, the librarian at Navajo Elementary. I previously taught general education and gifted education. I enjoy dancing. Right now I am reading the collected stories of Richard Yates.

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Julia Leahy, Gifted, Chelwood ES, Albuquerque, NM.

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Julia Leahy, Gifted, Chelwood ES, Albuquerque, NM.

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Amy Stone Elementary Teacher of the Gifted.

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Amy Stone Elementary Teacher of the Gifted.

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Gifted & Cross Cat Elementary
Reading- Teacher Wars.
Arroyo Del Oso

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dawn.goodman@aps.edu
Gifted 6th grade ELA, Gifted 7th grade Seminar,
Eisenhower Middle School

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Gifted 7th grade Math Teacher and 7th grade Gifted Seminar
Eisenhower Middle School

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nancy.musgrave@aps.edu.
Gifted/SEM Facilitator- Dennis Chavez Elementary.  I have been instructing for 21 years having the great joy of teaching all grades K-8 and as an Adjunct Professor.  I am currently reading my brother's book: " Hope and a Future" by Paul Higdon.

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Darlene EIdem, Teacher of Gifted K-5, Tres Volcanes, darlene.eidem@aps.edu, hobby: dancing

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Darlene EIdem, Teacher of Gifted K-5, Tres Volcanes, darlene.eidem@aps.edu, hobby: dancing

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Lorna Noble, Teacher of Gifted 2nd-5th, Osuna Elementary, Lorna.Noble@aps.edu, Hobbies: Traveling, reading, and cooking. 

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Lorna Noble, Teacher of Gifted 2nd-5th, Osuna Elementary, Lorna.Noble@aps.edu, Hobbies: Traveling, reading, and cooking. 

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Elementary librarian PreK-5, Janet Kahn School of Integrated Arts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jksia_library/

Currently Reading:
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman

Listening to:
Ashlords
by Scott Reintgen

Hobbies include pie making, lettering, and just recently story-telling through paper cutting

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Lucrisha Stinson, Librarian & Reading Interventionist at Atrisco Elementary.  I love cooking, exercising, and spending time with those I love.  I am reading The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult.  I LOVE to read and have to read for pleasure everyday!

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Lucrisha Stinson, Librarian & Reading Interventionist at Atrisco Elementary.  I love cooking, exercising, and spending time with those I love.  I am reading The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult.  I LOVE to read and have to read for pleasure everyday!

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Gerri Barnhart - High school Teacher/Librarian

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Gerri Barnhart - High school Teacher/Librarian

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Shiyu Castillo, a k-5 gifted education teacher at Mary Ann Binford ES. I used to be a technology teacher. I love traveling, tennis, gardening, reading, etc. 

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Shiyu Castillo, a k-5 gifted education teacher at Mary Ann Binford ES. I used to be a technology teacher. I love traveling, tennis, gardening, reading, etc. 

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Brook Lundie, Gifted Ed. Elem. eCademyK8, reading, hiking, Pinterest

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Brook Lundie, Gifted Ed. Elem. eCademyK8, reading, hiking, Pinterest

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We had just picked up our new 4-legged from the shelter!

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Kaitlyn Norris, Gifted Enrichment Teacher at Alamosa Elementary, former middle school Special Education teacher. Kaitlyn.Norris@aps.edu

I like to read, knit, cook and watch hockey. I am currently reading Fall of Giants, Mina Lee's Last Story and Wolf Hall.

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Maren - Teacher of Gifted K-5 at Dolores Gonzales in Albuquerque, NM

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Maren - Teacher of Gifted K-5 at Dolores Gonzales in Albuquerque, NM

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maren.mclaren@aps.edu
I love reading, knitting, walking with my family members, and hiking.
Right now, I'm doing a lot of listening to books in addition to reading. I'm listening to The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and I'm reading Caste by Isabel Wilkirson and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.

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Elementary Librarian at Lew Wallace and Longfellow Elementary
skasprzak@aps.edu

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Roberta - Gifted Lew Wallace Elementary, Downtown Albuquerque

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Roberta - Gifted Lew Wallace Elementary, Downtown Albuquerque

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Matheson Park Elementary gifted

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I love reading with my students. Their perspectives are so authentic and pure and sweet - It always brings my heart to the surface.

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This is a new start up that I am working with and piloting this spring. So far, I love the interface and the bookmojis that users can create. If you think you be interested in participating in the pilot NEXT FALL, let me know and I will add you to my list of people to send info too later in the spring!

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Librarian at Desert Ridge Middle School for ten years. Taught first and third grade before the library. On Instagram  @drmslibrary

Love to read, snowboard, camp, go to the lake, bake, and swim.

Currently Reading Aloud: Song for a Whale
Reading to myself: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
Up Next: White Fragility, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and A Long Walk to Water

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Sign up now for FREE access through April. Great resource for book hooks and collection development for both classroom and school libraries.

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TeachingBooks.net Preview for Joyful Readers

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Illustration courtesy of Yuyi Morales, from (used with permission from Holiday House / Neal Porter Books, 2018)