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Story Time: Reading and Literacy
Links
The links on this page offer additional
tips on how to read aloud with your children, activities
you can do to promote literacy, lists of well-written
children's books, and more.
General
Tips and Activities
Books and Authors
General Tips
and Activities
www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/tips/index.html
"Literacy Tips for the 10-Minute Parent" from
Between the Lions. A collection of hints for
working literacy into a child's day.
www.ala.org/parentspage/
The American Library Association's suggestions for raising
a reader, using libraries, and selecting good reading
materials with a child. The site includes a section
on logging onto the Internet safely.
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reading/
"Helping Your Child Learn to Read" has concrete
ideas for how to get children to love reading and includes
a range of literacy activities to do with children.
www.ed.gov/pubs/SimpleThings/
"Simple Things You Can Do to Help All Children
Read Well and Independently by the End of Third Grade."
A tool for families, child care providers, senior citizens,
schools, libraries, universities, and other organizations.
www.ed.gov/inits/americareads
A great site, complete with online book reviews, word
games, and other kid-centered materials, as well as
information for families and child care providers.
www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/
America Reads Challenge: Read*Write*Now! Fun activities
that involve writing and reading.
www.rif.org/home.html
Reading Is Fundamental. Click on Family Fun for book
lists, story samplers to guide your reading, and engaging
activities. Try Rifnet for a variety of literacy links.
www.trelease-on-reading.com/
This site contains tips and book suggestions by Jim
Trelease, author of The New Read-Aloud Handbook.
Books and Authors
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
The Children's Literature Web Guide is the place to
start if you want online resources related to books
for children and young adults.
www.tcps.k12.md.us/memo/besall.html
Want to keep your children reading after school? How
about getting involved with the Black-Eyed Susan Awards?
Each year, Maryland students vote on which books and
authors should receive the awards. Even if your kids
aren't eligible to vote, they can still read the nominated
books-quality contemporary literature for children of
any age.
www.carr.lib.md.us/read/index.htm
The Reading Corner is sponsored by the Carroll County
(MD) Public Library. Included are book lists, book reviews,
links to authors' websites, and other handy information
concerning kids' books.
www.childrensbookguild.org/authors.html
Candid thoughts from children's book authors and illustrators
in the Mid-Atlantic region. Did they like writing as
children? How do they know what to write about? Do they
ever run out of ideas? One author even tells how many
rejection slips she's received! Sponsored by the Children's
Book Guild of Washington, D.C. (Book lists included.)
www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/mid-atla.htm
Mid-Atlantic Authors and Illustrators. This site features
short bios, book lists, audio clips, and other information
about local children's book authors and illustrators.
(For authors from other areas of the country, try http://www.carr.lib.md.us/authco/other-au.htm.)
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
The Handbook for Storytellers, by Inez Ramsey of James
Madison University. Feeling creative? Learn how to weave
effective narrations of your own that children will
love.
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