[kids-lib] Article about Reading Levels for Books & Readers

[Jennifer Maurer]

I thought some of you would find the article that Jean shared below useful. This is the link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-minds/201702/three-myths-about-reading-levels.

Thanks,
Jen

Jennifer Maurer, MLS
School Library Consultant
Library Support and Development Services
Oregon State Library


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Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 1:49 PM
To: Jennifer Maurer
Subject: [oasl-all] A succinct and useful article about reading levels

This came over LM-NET -- I find that I have to have this conversation on a regular basis, and thought others might find this article useful, too:

Three Myths About “Reading Levels”<https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-minds/201702/three-myths-about-reading-levels>
And why you shouldn’t fall for them…<https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-minds/201702/three-myths-about-reading-levels>
Posted Feb 28, 2017

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Jean Gritter
Teacher-Librarian / Library Media Specialist
West Albany High School
Albany, OR

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