[CASL-L] Book Break Program

[Christina O'Neill]

Our district signed up and it is great.  Our kids are hearing from amazing
authors that we could not possibly afford to bring in.  The program
includes pre and post activities/discussion questions and every talk is
recorded and available to watch on the teachers' timeline (if the live talk
does not fit in the daily schedule).

I think one important key to successful implementation is keeping the
teachers notified of the upcoming author talks. A week before one is coming
up, I try to send an email to all teachers to remind them and send links to
the read aloud or pre/post activities included on our school portal (set up
by Book Break).  There is always room for improvement and I think having
instructional coaches in the loop to link the stories/author focus to
reading and writing units would be helpful.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.
Christina
Christina O'Neill
coneill at region15.org
LMES Library/Media Specialist






On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:08 AM SanAngelo, Andrew <
sanangeloa at newtown.k12.ct.us> wrote:

> Good Morning Everyone,
>
> Has any elementary schools signed up to use the Book Break Program this
> year?
>
> I would love some feedback if you have used it.
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Andrew
> --
> *Andrew San Angelo*
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> Newtown Middle School
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