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Growing a strong reader is just as important at home as it is in school. Below are some ways to help your child at home whether it be finding the next great book to read or making sense of the different literacy programs used by the Carlsbad Unified School District.
Reading recommendations
Reading recommendations
Need help finding your next great book? Please see the links below for some great reading recommendation websites.
Featured Selections
Featured Selections
Newbery, Caldecott, Alex, Printz, and more Award Winners
understanding Literacy programs
understanding Literacy programs
Confused about what a Lexile level is or what reading incentive programs your teacher may use? No worries! Please see definitions and descriptions below to better understand these popular programs.
Achieve3000 - (Grades 2-8) Achieve3000's digital reading program accelerates literacy growth, learning across the content areas, and college and career readiness. Students log in via Clever.
MyON - (TK-5) A personalized digital library at every student's fingertips. Renaissance myON® Reader is a student-centered, personalized literacy environment that gives students access to more than 6,000 enhanced digital books. Titles are dynamically matched to each individual student's interests, grade and Lexile® reading level. Students log in via Clever through the Renaissance app.
Freckle - (Grades K-8 and select high school courses) Freckle is an online learning platform that allows students to practice Math and English Language Arts at their own level. Freckle continuously adapts to each student’s individual skills, so each student is getting the appropriate challenge, whether they’re working at, above, or below grade level. Students can access Freckle from home for free using an iPad or computer. (See supported browsers and devices here.) Students log in via Clever through the Renaissance app.
book Award Winners
book Award Winners
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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