Cook Memorial Public Library District

Literacy and Children's Literature

Literacy

Early Literacy Links for Teachers from the Education Reform Network. Links for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.

Grow Up Reading From babies to kindergarteners, a step-by-step guide, including recommended books, activities to do with children, and more. From the West Bloomfield Township Library in Michigan.

International Reading Association Online Discussions Electronic discussion groups for reading professionals.

LEADERS Literacy Educators Assessing and Developing Early Reading Success. A Pennsylvania statewide project with lots of resources.

Literacy Matters Online professional development, lesson plans, and web sites for middle and high school teachers to strengthen literacy for all students.

Reading is Fundamental: Educators Stories, activities, songs, lesson plans, and more, organized by age group, for educators to help kids learn to love reading. New activities every month!

Reading Online A journal of K-12 practice and research, published by the International Reading Association. Peer-reviewed articles, ideas for classroom practices, and more.

Children's Literature

ALA Recommended Reading These recommendations from the American Library Association include Notable Books, the Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal for picture books.

BookHive Hundreds of recommended book reviews for different reading levels and interest areas, for children from birth through 12 years. Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Reviews, classroom ideas, subject and curriculum bibliographies, themes, and more.

Children's Literature Web Guide Book reviews, award lists, author web sites, journals, research guides, internet book discussion groups, publishers, and more.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award Illinois students in 4th - 8th grade choose their favorites from a list of all different genres and reading levels.