Summertime Reading
Where can I find texts to read at home?
The links below will take you to sites that will allow you to view texts online, and sign out ebooks or audiobooks to read on your device.
What are some suggestions for books to read?
Below are some possible booklists for junior-aged students:
Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading
Silver Birch Express - Fiction and Non-Fiction Recommendations.
Silver Birch - Fiction Recommendations.
Yellow Cedar - Non-Fiction recommendations.
NOTE: the books listed in the above links can be borrowed from the WRDSB Library Learning Commons Overdrive collection. (Use your PAL to log into Overdrive.)
How can I keep motivated to read everyday?
Set reading goals - and track them!
Keep a list of books you want to read and topics you want to research.
Check off books when you finish them.
Add new texts when you think of them.
Read for different purposes:
to entertain yourself - for fun (e.g. novels, picture books, comics, poetry)
to learn new things (e.g. recipes, video game guides, research a topic, news articles)
Share your reading with friends and family.
Share your thoughts and feelings about what you read with family members and friends.
Share book recommendations (via email, texts, phone calls, and conversations).
Keep a reading response journal.
Use a notebook or your computer to write down your thoughts as you read:
likes and dislikes
connections to other texts, yourself and the world
interesting words and phrases you find
sketch images of characters and places
keep notes from non-fiction texts you read