Mrs. Archambault

Reading Specialist

The Eagle's Nest
Pomfret Community School's Literary Magazine

Links for Parents

Improving Reading for Children and Teens This site provides the newest research and ideas on reading for parents.
Children's Literature Resources For Parents This site provides parents with general information on helping your child become a better reader.
Reading is Fundamental For Parents This site provides ideas by age group for parents to help students with reading.

 

Links for Parents of Pre-school, Kindergarten, and Grade One Students

Alphabet Fun Wonderful activities to learn the alphabet.
Bembo's Zoo A unique way to help students learn the alphabet by having letters turn into animal characters.
Learning Planet: Alphabet Action Each letter says its name and shows an animated word.
Little Explorers Each letter of the dictionary has many entries many linked to additional sites. 
Sesame Street Print and Play Each letter of this Sesame Street alphabet can be printed in black and white and then colored with crayons.

 

Ideas for Teachers

Literature Discussion Guides Teacher strategies and book discussion guides
Literacy Access on Line K-4 Story Selector, Pre-Reading, Read Story Post Reading, Reading and Motivation Strategies US Department of Education.
Balanced Reading K-8 Current reading research, assessment materials, recommended reading strategies
The Children's Literature Web Guide Organized set of links to children's literature
   
   

Great Book Lists 

Preschool Book Lists http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/agegradebooksby/ 

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/booknook/booksbygrade.html 

http://www.hcplonline.info/kids/booklists/preschool/beginning_school.htm 
Grades One, Two, Three http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/booknook/booksbygrade.html 

http://www.kidspoint.org/good_reading/book_list.asp?
sort=101&list=1050&curpage=3  

http://home.dayton.lib.oh.us/kids/recommended/second.html 
Grades Four, Five http://home.dayton.lib.oh.us/kids/recommended/second.html

http://www.elpasotexas.gov/kidszone/kidszone_library/booksandreading/
booklists/booklistfifthgrade.htm 

http://www.kidspoint.org/good_reading/book_list.asp?
sort=101&list=1050&curpage=3  
Grades Six, Seven, Eight http://home.dayton.lib.oh.us/kids/recommended/second.htm

http://www.hollandhall.org/Middle/links/Recommended%20
Reading%20Lists/8ReadingList.html 

http://www.skokie.lib.il.us/s_kids/kd_read/kd_booklists/2002_juniorhigh.html 

http://www.epl.ca/EPLMaster.cfm?id=RECOMMENDEDB0007 

http://www.hollandhall.org/Middle/links/Recommended%20
Reading%20Lists/7ReadingList.html 

http://www.kidspoint.org/good_reading/book_list.asp?
sort=101&list=1050&curpage=3 
   

 

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