DON'T FORGET TO UNPLUG AND READ EVERYDAY!!!!
Access to reading materials has been consistently identified as a vital element in enhancing the reading development of children. Of all the activities in which children engage outside of school, time spent actually reading is the best predictor of reading achievement – the more students read, the better readers they become (Allington, 2006; Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1988). The research indicates also that students, on average, spend pitifully little time reading outside of school – about 10 minutes (Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding).
Recommended Lists:
http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/books/index.html
http://www.readingrockets.org/books
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm
By Grade Level:
http://www.haisln.org/recommendedreadinglists.html
http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/panda/subjectlinks/elemreading.html
Children’s Choice:
http://www.reading.org/resources/Booklists/ChildrensChoices.aspx
Teacher’s Choice:
http://www.reading.org/resources/Booklists/TeachersChoices.aspx
For the Boys:
http://www.townschool.com/library/summer_reading.php
http://www.guysread.com/
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklists/seriesyoungerboys.htm
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklists/booksyoungerboys.htm
http://www.parents-choice.org/article.cfm?art_id=114&the_page=reading_list
http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibboys.html
For the Girls:
http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000152901
http://www.genderequalbooks.com/Brave_Girls_book_list.html
http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/promos/greatbooks/booklist.html
http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibgirls.html
http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/bookletter/showarchive.html?sid=5518&nlid=4ae7622815a
Culture/Heritage:
http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0000035201
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklists/multic2.htm
http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibmulticulturalism.html
Differently-abled:
http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibmenu.html
For Imaginative Readers:
http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0000035401
GREAT TIPS FOR PARENTS:
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/c436/
http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx
http://www.readingrockets.org/guides (free reading guides)
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/
Articles on Reading Motivation:
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/c55/