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English Language Arts Standards ** NCTE/IRA Standards **

1.Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. 2.Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. 6.Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. 9.Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. 11.Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. 12.Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).


 * Alabama Quality Teaching Standards **

Standard 3—Literacy: To improve student learning and achievement, teachers use knowledge of effective oral and written communications, reading, mathematics, and technology to facility and support direct instruction, active inquiry, collaboration, and positive interaction A. Oral and Written Communications A2. Knowledge of the impact of native language and linguistic background on language acquisition A4. Ability to model appropriate oral and written communications A5. Ability to demonstrate appropriate communication strategies that include questioning and active and reflective listening B. Reading B1. Knowledge of strategies associated with accelerated, highly specialized, explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension that significantly expands and increases students’ pace of learning and competence in reading, writing, speaking, and listening B3. Ability to integrate reading instruction into all content areas that one teaches B4. Ability to stimulate interest in and foster appreciation for the written word, promote reading growth, and increase the motivation of students to read widely and independently for information and pleasure.

** Book Award Assignment **


 * Newbery Medal**
 * 1) Established by American Library Association, Children’s Librarian Section
 * 2) Originated in 1922 as a way to encourage creativity in works and books for children, awarded annually
 * 3) Medal is gold for award winners
 * 4) Committee members include special and public librarians, university educators, and professional reviewers
 * 5) Awarded to books by American authors or authors who have established residency at least a year prior, have been published within the previous calendar year are eligible, intended for audiences up to age 14, books with literature contributions are strongly considered
 * 6) Also awards Caldecott Honor awards


 * Coretta Scott King Book Awards**
 * 1) Established by American Library Association
 * 2) Originated in the late 1960’s, but first officially associated with American Library Association in 1982, awarded annually
 * 3) The Bronze Seal exemplifies Dr. Martin Luther King’s work and illustrates nonsectarianism, strength, peace, brotherhood, and Atlanta University
 * 4) Committee members include members of the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Roundtable (EMIERT). The EMIERT committee is made up of members of the American Library Association. Any member of the American Library Association can add membership to the EMIERT, which would then allow eligibility for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.
 * 5) Awarded to books by African American authors and illustrators, encourage understanding of cultures and the American dream
 * 6) Also awards John Steptoe Awards for New Talent, Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, Coretta Scott King Honor Awards


 * Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction**
 * 1) Established by Scott O’Dell
 * 2) Originated in 1982, first awarded in 1984, awarded annually
 * 3) Seal is gold with dolphin design, winner receives $5000.00
 * 4) Awards committee includes editors and librarians
 * 5) Awarded to books directed at children and young people, setting must be the New World, author must be citizen of the United States, book must be written in English
 * 6) No additional awards


 * Boston Globe- Horn Book Awards**
 * 1) Established by Boston Globe and Horn Books
 * 2) First awarded in 1967, annually each June
 * 3) Winners receive cash award and engraved silver bowl, honorees receive engraves silver plate
 * 4) Awards committee includes three independent judges appointed by the editor of the Horn Book, may be librarians, book reviewers, editors
 * 5) Awarded in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction, must be published in the United States, but authors and illustrators may be from any country
 * 6) Two honor books may be awarded in each category, special citations for high quality and creative excellence


 * Charlotte Zolotow Award**
 * 1) Established by Cooperative Children’s Book Center at School of Education University of Wisconsin-Madison
 * 2) Originated in 1998, awarded annually in Spring
 * 3) Winners receive a bronze medallion embossed with CZ
 * 4) Awards committee includes persons with knowledge of children’s books, ability to critically evaluate children’s books, and/or direct work experience with children ages birth through age seven, Cooperative Children’s Book Center Librarian serves on the committee
 * 5) Awarded to picture book text for young children (birth through age seven), originally written in English and published in the United States, fiction, nonfiction, folklore picture books. Translated books, poetry collections, easy readers are not eligible
 * 6) Five honor books and up to ten highly commended books


 * Mildred L. Batchelder Award**
 * 1) Established by American Library Association
 * 2) Originated in 1966, awarded annually in April
 * 3) Winners receive a plaque
 * 4) Awards committee is appointed, may include librarians, editors, persons with interest in books
 * 5) Awarded to American Publishers for quality translated books, books must be published in a foreign country and language, then translated and published in the United States, text is the main component, picture books must have strong text component, no folk literature, the reader should know that the book came from another country
 * 6) Honor books awarded beginning in 1994


 * NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children**
 * 1) Established by National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
 * 2) Originated in 1990, awarded annually
 * 3) Seal is gold with award name embossed
 * 4) Committee includes NCTE members, teachers, librarians, university personnel
 * 5) Awarded to nonfiction books published in the United States the previous calendar year, attention to accuracy, organization, design, and style
 * 6) Five honor books awarded


 * Pura Belpre’ Medal**
 * 1) Established by Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association), and REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Service to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking)
 * 2) Established in 1996. awarded annually to an author and an illustrator
 * 3) Medal is gold with Pura Belpre’s picture
 * 4) Committee includes university personnel and librarians
 * 5) Awarded to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator who best demonstrates and celebrates Latino culture
 * 6) Honor books may be awarded in either/both categories


 * Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award**
 * 1) Established by Harry Hartman, a Seattle bookseller
 * 2) Established in 1940, awarded annually, oldest children’s choice award in US and Canada, awarded in mid-April in three divisions: Junior (grades 4-6), Middle (grades 7-9), Senior (grades 10-12)
 * 3) Seal has name of award and pacific northwest graphic art
 * 4) Committee of Pacific Northwest Library Association librarians make final selections based on voting by students in grades 4-12 from schools in the Pacific Northwest
 * 5) Awarded to books that are nominated by children, teachers, parents, and librarians in the Pacific Northwest, may not be a sequel in a series, may be fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel, animae and manga
 * 6) No other awards


 * Schneider Family Book Awards**
 * 1) Established by Katherine Schneider
 * 2) Established in 2003, first awarded in 2004, awarded annually
 * 3) Medal depicts graphic design of boys and girls holding hands around a small world, is silver and blue, includes Schneider Family Book Award in standard alphabetic English and in Braille, winners receive $5000.00 (split cash award in the case of picture books with both author and illustrator)
 * 4) Committee includes seven American Library Association members with expertise in books depicting disability experiences and current members from Association for Library Service to Children, Young Adult Library Service Association, Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
 * 5) Awarded to books that artistically express experiences with disabilities, awarded in three categories: young children (0-8 years), middle grades (ages 9-13), teens (ages 14-18), may be fiction, biography, or nonfiction, must show disability as a full life, be realistic without exaggeration or stereotype, disabled character must be central, respectful theme, accurate information of disability
 * 6) No other awards