**If you use any of these tools please give me credit and link to this blog post. Thank you.**
Book Matching is something I started doing with students in Reading courses about six or seven years ago. Based on the belief that many students say they hate to read because of a lack of choice and voice, Book Matching is a great tool for school librarians to use.*
I've found that Book Matching helps me to build a rapport with students while finding gaps in the library collection. Based on the students' interests, I'm able to see what resources are needed to create high interest in the resources of our school library.
Using the Book Matching services, the students become Very Important Patrons, V.I.P.'s, and it helps to reshape their perception of reading and the school library. Please let me know if you have any questions.
IMPORTANT NOTES
*Book Matching should be provided by the school librarian and is a resource for collaboration. Book Matching should not be used solely by classroom teachers. That would defeat the purpose of Book Matching and the utilization of the school librarian and school library.
**School librarians may also want to use Book Tastings as a way to familiarize students with the resources in the school library collection.
***Here is a link to the form I use to learn more about the interests of the students. If you use any of these tools please give me credit. Thank you.
