ReadWriteThink Home › Parent & Afterschool Resources Looking for engaging ways to introduce your child to reading or to encourage your teen to write? Need some age-appropriate book suggestions or rainy day activities? The materials here are your answer—all of them created by experts to be fun, educational, and easy to use outside of school. Parent & Afterschool Resources by Grades Activities & Projects
Reading Enriches Learning - REL home The Reading Enriches Learning website aims to stimulate and motivate all students to become confident readers. Each themed collection highlights a topical issue (i.e. Values, History, Sustainability) that is critical to Australian schooling today. These themes act as a springboard for learning as students actively make connections between literature and the world in which they live. The array of books featured in Reading Enriches Learning has been carefully selected and written by well-known Australian authors. What will I find on the site? The collections feature books chosen for younger readers (years 2–4) and older readers (years 5–8). Author and illustrator profiles Focus questions prior to reading, during reading and after reading Relevant websites Student-centred activities Interactive proformas and worksheets Ongoing assessment ideas (for learning, as learning, and of learning). Where do I start? Select an appropriate theme from the list. How can the activities be used? top
Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network HAISLN Recommended Reading Lists 2014 - Updated to the new 2014 Lists, Mar. 12, 2014 About the HAISLN Recommended Reading List This list of titles has been compiled by librarians at member schools of the Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN). Books on this list are evaluated annually by grade-level committees. In most cases the number of books by any given author is limited to one or two per grade level list. Students may find that some titles that are required reading for their classes appear on this list. This list is offered as one possible source of reading guidance.
Literature Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles. To order one or more Glencoe Literature Library book, please contact our customer service department at customer.service@mcgraw-hill.com, or by calling 1-800-334-7344 (between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST). Click on a Glencoe Literature Library title below for a brief description of the novel or play, a list of its related readings, and a link to its individual study guide.
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! Resource Listings This interactive site is a MUST-HAVE for anyone who teaches reading. To get started, simply type in your name and you will be given a user ID (for example, Melissa might be Melissa0039). *BE SURE to SAVE the user ID provided. The site saves your work and you can log-in with the user ID to go right back to where you left off! The site includes sections for both students and teachers. You can click and choose which section on the top right corner of the site. The "Teachers Section" includes a treasure of information (see the tabs on the LEFT side). In the Classroom Share the tools (podcasts, videos, and other interactives) on a projector or interactive whiteboard to introduce students to this site.
Teenreads | Literature: Literature Library Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles. To order one or more Glencoe Literature Library book, please contact our customer service department at customer.service@mcgraw-hill.com, or by calling 1-800-334-7344 (between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Click on a Glencoe Literature Library title below for a brief description of the novel or play, a list of its related readings, and a link to its individual study guide. Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque . . . Animal Farm George Orwell The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Top Bearstone Will Hobbs The Friends Rosa Guy
Authors listed alphabetically: free web books, online Abbott, Edwin A., 1838-1926 About, Edmond, 1828-1885 Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 Aeschylus, 525-456 BCE Aesop, 620-560 BCE Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 Alain-Fournier, 1886-1914 Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789 Allen, James, 1864-1912 Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 Apollonius of Perga, 262 BC-ca. 190 BC Apollonius of Rhodes, d.3rd C. Apuleius, c. 123/125-c. 180 Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735 Archer, William, 1856-1924 Archimedes, c. 287-212 BCE Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533 Aristophanes, ca.446-385 BCE Aristotle, 384-322 BCE Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 Aubrey, John, 1626-1697 Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 Bacon, Roger, 1214? Ballantyne, R. Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 Banfield, Edmund James, 1852-1923 Barbey d'Aurevilly, J. Baring-Gould, S. Barker, Jane, 1652-1732 Barlow, Thomas Worthington, 1823-1856 Barnes, William, 1801-1886 Barrett, Eaton Stannard, 1786-1820 Barrie, J. Bates, Daisy, 1859-1951 Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867 Baynton, Barbara, 1857-1929
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Beth Newingham: Reading Workshop: What It Looks Like in My Classroom | Teaching Matters In my classroom, students are allowed to read in different places around the classroom rather than being confined to their desks. The place they choose to read is called their "book nook." There are many comfy places to read in our classroom including a couch, dish chairs, dice stools, and beanbags. While it is great to have so many comfortable options for independent reading, it can also lead to arguments over who gets to read in the extra special pieces of furniture. For this reason, we have a book nook rotation schedule in our classroom. A labeled picture for each special book nook is printed on a vertical banner. Shopping for Books at the Classroom Library In my classroom, students are not allowed to "shop" for books during independent reading time. Talking Back to Books on Sticky Notes Although I confer with students often, I can't be there with them during every book they read. The Reader's Notebook Guided Reading & Strategy Lessons Independent Reading Self-Checklist Closing