Finding Great Books
Choosing a "just right" book
Finding books that keep your child's interest and offer an appropriate level of challenge
A note about reading levels...
Scan lists of books compiled by authors, editors, teachers, authors and parents. Lists are by genre (ex. biographies), subject area (ex. sports), author's favorites (ex. Rick Riordan's faves).
The prestigious children's book award winners, this year and in the past
Outstanding books for the non-fiction lover
More than just that Wimpy Kid
Great book recommendations made by a national panel of librarians. Organized by year, for early, middle and older readers
Sora allows you to search for children's digital and audio books, but it can be used to generate ideas before heading off to the library or bookstore. You can browse collections, search by keyword, and reserve digital and audio books from the school and town libraries.
Audio books are a great way to:
"Hook" the reluctant reader
Share the reading experience with the entire family
Provide a model of fluent, expressive reading
Assist your child in reading more challenging texts
Scholastic Book Wizard Site- ****UNDER RENOVATION IN 2020****
Scholastic has a great website designed to help parents, students and teachers find books that match a student's interests and offer an appropriate level of challenge.
1) Obtain your child's Guided Reading level from me. This level is indicated with a letter from A to Z. A note about reading levels...
2) Navigate to Scholastic's Book Wizard
3) Choose "Guided Reading Level" in the "Reading Level System" drop-down
4) Search by keyword, title or author
5) Refine your results using the drop-down filters. Filter by reading level, genre, subject or grade