Leveling Books
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ Search titles and then choose to search by guided reading level https://leveledbooks.beaverton.k12.or.us/search.php another leveled database Recommended Reading Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/books/: a great resource that includes themed book lists, author interviews, information on how to choose books, and award-winning books. International Reading Association http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx Texts recommended by students and teachers as well as descriptions of 30 young adult texts. University of Chicago http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/BlueRibbons/blue13.html Lists from 1990 to the present of the best in Children’s Literature. http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/BlueRibbons/blue13.html A list of some interesting series books. National Council for Social Studies http://www.socialstudies.org/notable Great Social Studies books Association for Library Service to Children http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia Lists of award-winning books, including the Children’s Notable List Scholastic 100 Greatest Books for Kids http://www.scholastic.com/100books/ New York Public Library http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists Many lists organized around different genres and themes Bank Street School of Education, NYC http://bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-books-year/best-books-year-2014/ Best books of the year lists http://bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/cook-prize/ The Cook Prize honors the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children aged eight to ten. http://bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/list-winners/: Irma Black Award (for texts in which the text and illustrations are inseparable) Oprah’s Kid’s Reading Lists http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Kids-Reading-List Organized by age Kids Bookshelf http://www.kidsbookshelf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=47:newsletter&id=348:kidsbookshelf-newsletter-september-20-2013&Itemid=85 Monthly lists of new books with descriptions |
Handwriting Without Tears
http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/parents/parent-extras information about our approach to teaching cursive Other Helpful Sites http://www.readinga-z.com Comprehensive site with activities and information for parents http://reading-sage.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-ten-reading-websites-for-kids.html Recommended reading websites for children http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-websites-reading-childrens-stories-online/ Audio book sources http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2010/07/20-sites-to-improve-your-childs-literacy.html The Children’s Book Review: 20 sites to improve your child’s literacy Writing http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames.html Interactive Writing Games http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/ Interactive Writing Sites http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ Writing prompts http://writingfix.com/traits_primary.htm#forkids Prompts, descriptive language and parts of speech |