Reading Resources

Latin (Ms. Smith): Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes

Graphic organizers & strategies to use while reading

Web sites for Student Practice:

Vocabulary: This site teaches a root words. It has puzzles and activities that are interactive and graded.

Destination Reading is a multileveled instructional tool. It has interactive stories, activities and thematic lessons that directly related to our curriculum in Language Arts and Reading. Username: Student Number / Password: Student Number

Storyline Online: This site has many popular stories read by famous actors.

Excellent resources and tips for parents are provided by the following Web sites:

Eduscapes

Peel District School Board: Literacy and beyond tip sheets for parents

American Library Association's Great Sites

Young Adult Books

Many publishing companies now offer book discussion guides for specific books and may include a biographical sketch or author interview. The following Web sites have links to publishers:

The Children's Literature Web Guide
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

The Children's Book Council
www.cbcbooks.org

Bookwire
www.bookwire.com

The next site offers suggested books by genre and links to “Literature Learning Ladders” which encourages active reading through book-technology connections.

Riding the Reading Roller Coaster
eduscapes.com/sessions/roller/

The following Web sites may provide summaries, reviews, book lists by genre and category, author interviews and biographies, and excerpts from featured novels.

The Children's Literature Web Guide
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Teen Reads
www.teenreads.com

Nancy Keane's Book Talks
www.nancykeane.com/booktalks

Booklist
www.ala.org/booklist

A Literacy Initiative for Boys
www.guysread.com

Novel Guide
www.novelguide.com

Authors and Illustrators
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
www.carolhurst.com/index.html

These link below allows you to set the background and font for easier reading and provides an extensive number of links for online reading:

The Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org/youth/

The following sites are databases of children’s book reviews:

Bookhive
www.bookhive.org

Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature
www.dawcl.com

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