|  Walnut
Bend Library Program
INTERACTIVE AR QUIZ LIST
Through the library and classroom programs,
Walnut Bend Elementary School's primary goal is to improve
the reading ability and to foster a love of reading in all
students so that they become lifelong learners and critical
thinkers. Assisted by their teachers, classes visit the
library to check out books, have story time and/or brief
lessons that pertain to the classroom's current curriculum. To search for a book by author, title or theme found in Walnut Bend Elementary Library, click SEARCH.
Accelerated Reader (AR)
The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program provides teachers and
children a fun and exciting way to promote reading at home
and in the classroom. The computerized learning information
system is designed to help motivate, monitor and manage
student reading practice. Library books are specially marked
to indicate they are AR books. Students read AR books and
take the associated 5,10 or 20 question test to earn points
toward milestone incentives for their AR necklaces. Used
most simply, AR involves three steps:
- The student selects a book
- The student reads the book
- The student takes a quiz.
Students are given the STAR reading
test each 9 week period to determine their reading level
and assist in selecting appropriate books. Each student
is given an individualized reading program to help them
succeed. This enables students and teachers to focus on
quality of reading versus quantity as students reach their
reading goals.
FEET, BOOKS, EAGLE AWARDS - OH MY!
As students read books, they recieve points to earn their AR necklace and first foot. Each foot is worth a certain number of points that are made by reading books and taking the corresponding AR quizzes. After earning 3 feet, the next award is a book. To receive the coveted Eagle Award, students must first earn 9 feet and two books.
ACCELERATED READER BOOKS
Students, parents and teachers can now search for books by title, author, reading level and subject by using QuizList Interactive. To search for an AR book, click here.
If you like what you see, give us your feedback. Send an email to Mrs. Love and let her know if you like the search tool.
Name that Book
Name that Book is a contest
designed by HISD Library Services to encourage reading among
elementary, middle and high school students. At Walnut Bend
Elementary, two 6-member teams, kindergarten - 2nd grade
and 3rd -5th grade, compete among other HISD elementary
schools. Questions include incidents and quotations from
the books. The team confers with each other for a set amount
of time and the answer is identified with the title of the
book by the team captain. The contest cultivates a healthy
competition among students and other schools as well as
developing a love of reading among participants.
Book
List for K-2 2008 Name that Book Contest
Book
LIst for 3rd -5th 2008 Name that Book Contest
Book levels and rules vary based on the
grade level of competition. For more information, visit
HISD
Library Service.
Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA)
The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA)
reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas
children to read more books, explore a variety of current
books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their
favorite books. The award process provides librarians, teachers,
parents, and writers with insight into young students' reading
preferences. It further affords an opportunity to honor
and encourage imaginative authors who create books with
high appeal to children. For more information on the Texas
Bluebonnet Awards and the current list of books nominated
for 2007-2008, click here <http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html>
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To rate the Texas Bluebonnet books, click 
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