The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
Mark Twain
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
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Teen
Read Week Celebration The goal of the Teen Read Week survey was to encourage young people to consider the value and fun of reading, and to educate ourselves about young people's views about reading. By hearing directly from teens (see survey), we can better understand their interests and habits and, thus, find and develop more effective strategies to raise and maintain their interest in reading. Rationale for Teen Read Week ALA Position Statement on the Value of Independent Reading |
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| American Library Association | Born
to Read Project Helping parents raise children with healthy bodies and minds is the goal of Born to Read: How to Nurture a Baby's Love of Learning. Born to Read builds partnerships between librarians and health care providers to reach out to new and expectant "at-risk" parents and help them raise children who are "born to read." This three-year national demonstration project is being administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and funded by a grant from The Prudential Foundation. |
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| American Book Awards | American Library Association bibliography of books awards such as Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Batchelder, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and many more! Check out the book lists for Young Adults. | ||
| ALA Graphics | Visit ALA Online Graphics site to order reading promotional such as posters, bookmarks, and much more. | ||
| America Reads Challenge | Sponsored by the U.S Department of Education, America Reads Challenge is a grassroots campaign that challenges every American to help all our children learn to read. Excellent source of ideas and suggestions for what teachers can do. | ||
| Author Information and Biographies | Developed by About.com this website has not so usual information about authors, email addresses, and much more. | ||
| Author's Corner | Mona Kerby, Associate Professor at Western Maryland College, created this website as a place to meet authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books. Index and links include: Mid-Atlantic Authors, MAE Award Authors, Other Authors, The Reading Corner, Reading Fun, Newbery video and the ability to search the entire site. "Our purpose is to create pages that are clearly written and appropriate for students in grades 2-10. We hope that you use this site and then visit libraries, talk to librarians, write to authors, and most especially, read more books." Mona Kerby | ||
| Awards for Children's and YA Literature by State | Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith this website links to book awards given by various states. A great resource to identify good books for students. | ||
| Best Books of the Year | A comprehensive list of best books awarded in many fields...childrens, social studies, science, and many more. | ||
| BOOK IT! National Reading Incentive Program | Motivates children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade to read by rewarding them for their reading accomplishments. Its purpose is to develop in children a lifelong love of reading. Teachers set monthly reading goals. They can set a different goal for each child in the class and they can vary the goal from month to month. Goals can be number of books read, number of pages or chapters read, number of minutes read, etc. Pizza Hut rewards reading achievement giving a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza®. | ||
| Book Ideas for Literature Based Reading Enthusiasts | Lessons and booktalks for many popular books. | ||
| Booktalks: Quick and Simple | These short booktalks are intended to be used by library personnel and teachers to motivate student to read. Currently, there are over 700 booktalks in the database. Includes booktalking tips. Bibliographical information, grade Interest Level (IL) and grade Reading Level (RL) are noted. Special section of Award Winning titles is included. | ||
| Caldwell, Joyce Library Media Specialist Baltimore County Public Schools Click here for the lesson plan |
Joyce Caldwell, Library Media Specialist at Perry Hall Middle School has launched a very successful reading promotional. The objective is to get students to "dip into" a group of new books in order to find books to read for pleasure or to explore a variety of books that may be used as resources for research. Check out the complete lesson plan that you can use with your students. | ||
| Children's Book Council | National Children's Book Week: Includes the history of Book Week and tips on how you can celebrate. 13 Exciting Reading Activities. Muggles for Harry Potter Coalition. Guide to Author and Illustrator Visits. Not Just for children anymore booklist. International Folktales Showcase. Hot of the press (forthcoming books). | ||
| Children's Book Awards (International) | Compiled by the Children's Literature Web Guide. | ||
| Doucette Index: A K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas | Searchable database to teaching ideas and resources found on the Internet. This is an excellent place to begin a search for resources for various book titles and authors. | ||
| Discussion List for the Harry Potter | By request of Potter-loving muggle
teachers, the National Council for Teachers of English has created
a new discussion list for teachers and students to discuss their
favorite adolescent wizard. To subscribe, visit NCTE's Discussion List Homepage or send email to majordomo@lists.ncte.org and in the first line of the note put: subscribe hogwarts-haven |
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| LibraryLand: Children's Services: Reading Clubs | Links to
the following program ideas include: Locked in at the Library--Planning a Library Sleepover Books for Babies Book Discussion Groups for Kids Program Ideas Storybook Character Costume Bookings Outer Space Program Suggestions Bulletin Board Ideas for the School, Classroom, and Media Center Sylvan Book Adventure Stories from the Web Calgary Public Library Reading Games South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Summer Reading Programs Wisconsin Summer Reading Program Texas Reading Club Houston Public Library 1999 Summer reading Program Multnomah County Library's Summer Reading Program Rochester Hills Summer Reading Program New York State Summer Reading Program |
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| Literature for Teens: Writers' Recommendations | Hungry Mind Review: An Independent Book Review makes recommendations to draw teen readers to books that aren't specifically aimed at them; to work that is written for a literate, adult readership, but which might have particular power for individuals coming of age and wrestling with all that means. Books were selected by authors. | ||
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Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
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Each year since 1992, the Black-Eyed
Susan Book Award has been given in several categories. The purpose
of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. When the required number of books have been read, each student will cast one vote for the book he or she considers to be the most outstanding in each category. Votes from across the state are sent in to the Black-Eyed Susan committees and tallied to determine the winners. |
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| Picturing Books: A Website About Picture Books | Created by Denise I. Matulka, an expert in childrens' literature, this site has everything you would want to know about picture books for children and young adults. | ||
| Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names | This dictionary is the collaborative work of the members of the LM_NET library listserv. Authors are presented in alphabetical order, with an example of their work for extra identification. | ||
| Quotations about Books and Reading | Need a good quote about the value of reading and books? The library staff of Taft Middle School has collected quite a collection for easy access. | ||
| Reading by 9 | Archive of published articles in the Baltimore SunPapers from 1997-present. "The Baltimore Sun has developed and invested in a multi-faceted, five-year initiative to improve the reading skills of children. Reading By 9 is a comprehensive community service program that seeks to inspire a measurable increase in the percentage of 9-year-olds who are able to read at, or above, third grade level." | ||
| Reading Comprehension Strategies |
Muskingum College Center for Advancement of Learning provides this Learning Strategies Database which includes the following:
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| Reading Group Center | Vintage Books has designed Reading Group Guides to enhance Advanced Placement or adult group's reading and discussion of a book. They include a description of each book, questions, discussion topics, and author biography to assist the group in having a stimulating and interesting discussion. | ||
| Read Across America | NEA's annual reading program to get kids excited about reading. Ideas and resources for communities. | ||
| Read Aloud Science Books | Children enjoy science-both emergent and sophisticated readers often choose science and nature as their favorite genre of literature. List of great read aloud books by grade level with brief annotation. | ||
| Read IN | The Read In is a day-long reading project for children ages 5-18 in grades K-12. It incorporates and integrates the Language Arts Curriculum and telecommunications into a worthwhile educational collaboration among peers throughout North America and the world. Chat with authors online. Mark your calendar for this year's Read In ...May 10, 2001. | ||
| School Library Hotspots | A megasite for librarians and teachers that includes many links to instruction, literature, materials and reviews, recommended library sites, reference, and web awareness. | ||
| Scholastic Reading Resources | Book discussion guides for teachers. Authors and books resources. | ||
| Storytelling Links from Library Land |
Storytelling Bibliography Puppetry |
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| Strive for 25 | Reading Promotion at Dumbarton Middle | ||
| 25 Ways to Motivate Young Readers | Take a look at the great ideas below -- we're sure you'll find a handful of practical ideas that you'll want to use tomorrow! | ||
| YALSA Booklists | Recommended reading for young adults from the American Library Association | ||
| Young Adult Book News and Reading | Get the latest information about what's new for teen reading, articles, recommendations, chat, and much more. Developed by About.com. | ||
| Vandergrift's Young Adult Literature Page | Young adult literature is often
thought of as a great abyss between the wonderfully exciting
and engaging materials for children and those for adults-just
as young adults are often ignored in planning library facilities and services. There is, however, a wealth of fiction created especially for teens that deals with the possibilities and problems of contemporary life as experienced by this age group. Links to great sites for reading guidance. |
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| What? You Want Me to Read and Enjoy It? | ERIC lesson plan | ||
| Website created by Della Curtis, Coordinator Office of Library Information Services July 2000 |
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