http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/2014/10/31/classroom-library-learning-from-the-mistakes/ Otro sitio realizado con WordPress Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.25 http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/2014/10/31/classroom-library-learning-from-the-mistakes/#comment-224 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 13:31:53 +0000 http://blogs.cardenalcisneros.es/childrenslit/?p=557#comment-224 Hi Luis, I’m glad you liked our proposal. It was not an easy project to design, but I hope it showed at least a glimpse of all the ideas we considered that were important to be included.
When you speak about the space, I reckon that, despite of being aware of the importance of having a good classroom library, it is sometimes difficult for me to allow the necessary space to make of it more than a corner or a couple of shelves with books. For that reason, and always keeping in mind the budget, we decided not to sacrifize the sturdy furniture and rug, nor an ample catalogue, neither the space we considered the minimum to be useful in the long term.
There is another aspect that needs to be carefully considered when designing the classroom library, and it has to do with the offer and selection of titles. There could be hundreds of books available for the pupils, but if they are not age-appropriate, level-appropriate, or motivating enough, they will just not work for that class. Knowing your pupils comes in very handy for that reason.
I just hope, when we have the chance to create a real classroom library, that we will have enough resources to do it right. Until then, we’ll keep on dreaming on paper.

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