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Help in choosing some good books.

We attempt to give your child many opportunities to become more proficient in his/her reading. You can greatly assist by giving your child more opportunities to practice. These sites should give some titles and some suggestions to help you.

ALA Children’s Book Awards

IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards

Here are some basic points about specific age groups to keep in mind when you are choosing a child’s book.

By kids for kids

Famous authors and illustrators.

Good summer reading lists

Here, you’ll find an overview of great lists that you might use to create your own summer reading program. Included: Tips for parents plus ideas for publishing students’ book reviews.
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml

This is a list of books leveled by grade and Reading Recovery level. These are books that can be found in most school and public libraries.
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/

A site where you can search a database for the title of a book in particular genres http://www.allreaders.com/

Guys Read

A literary initiative for boys from Jon Scieszka. Print the poster using a color printer then start a list of books that the boys read from your library.
http://www.guysread.com/

Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature (DAWCL)
The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children’s literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards.
http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html

Helping Your Reader

These sites help you understand the complex process that children go through when they are learning to read

Internet sites that promote reading through involvement

Many of these sites have booklists, games, and activities which capture children’s interests.

This site can teach a motivated child to read. It is also helpful for children learing the English language.

MY child doesn’t want /like to read

Other sites that might be of help

If you’re looking for fun, interactive games that help your young child learn to read, here they are!

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/config.html

Summer reading for kids.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/summer_reading.htm

This list updated on February 22, 2010.

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