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Book Awards Mega Sites

  • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Maryland Educational Media Organization page on this prestigious Maryland book award
  • Caldecott Medal Official home page of the Caldecott, sponsored by the American Library Association
  • Coretta Scott King Award Official home page of the King Award, sponsored by the American Library Association
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children
  • Maryland Children's Book Award Program Created by the State of Maryland International Reading Council (SoMIRAC) in 1988 to foster our students' interest in literature and to honor books chosen by Maryland students
  • Newbery Medal Official home page of the Newbery, sponsored by the American Library Association

English Language Arts Mega Sites

  • The Children's Literature Web Guide The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults
  • Houghton Mifflin The Reading/Language Arts Center offers resources that include textbook support, Professional Development, Intervention, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, and Bilingual Resources
  • Reading Rainbow Quality educational media, fun activities, and handy resources for teachers.
  • Scholastic Language arts links for teachers, kids, and parents
  • Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide Useful links to language arts resources; help for teaching internet literacy

Literature Mega Sites

  • Ask the Author This is where you can learn about some of your favorite authors, plus read their answers to questions that kids like you asked
  • The Children's Book Council The Children's Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's books since 1945
  • CyberGuides CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature
  • The Doucette Index K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas: An Index to Books and Websites
  • Page by Page, Creating a Children's Book A creative, innovative exploration of the making of a children's book, with lesson plans and related links
  • Young Readers, Penguin Putnam A potpourri of author, title, character, seasonal, and educational resources, and FREE STUFF FOR TEACHERS!

Poetry Mega Sites

  • ISLMC Poetry for Children A meta-site designed for elementary and middle teachers, librarians, parents and students to preview selected WWW curriculum related sites
  • Poetry4Kids Compiled by poet Kenn Nesbitt, includes "How -to's" and helpful links
  • Poetry Post Features poems created by students from around the world
  • Poetry Teachers.com All kinds of poetry to read and write; lesson ideas; and a great "Ask the Poet" interactive feature
  • Poetry Thinks A collection of poetry quotes and quality links
  • The Poetry Zone An interactive site for kids and teens, offering poetry by kids, ideas for teachers, and opportunities for web-publishing

Reading Mega Sites

Reading Series Used in Baltimore County Public Schools

Houghton Mifflin Reading

Open Court Phonics

  • A Compact for Reading A joint program connecting schools and homes to help children read
  • Hedgehog Books A teacher-created, online bookstore and clearinghouse of reading lists and recommendations
  • Mona Kerby's The Reading Corner Book lists, reviews, teacher pages, library links, and more
  • Reading Links An excellent assortment of sites and activities prepared by the Canton Public Library
  • 123 Reading Road A ThinkQuest multimedia experience to enable young children to practice the basic skills necessary for reading success

Writing, Speaking, and Listening Mega Sites

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