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It's Summer. . . Explore, Learn, & Grow
Here you'll find activities to help children and teens explore reading and writing all summer long. These resources are brought to you by the literacy experts at ReadWriteThink.
Plan Now for Summer Reading
May is Get Caught Reading Month, and it's time to start making your plans to encourage students to keep reading once classes are over. Try these resources to get your students involved in independent reading all summer long.
Teaching Resource Collections
Visit this site for information on Adolescent Literacy, Grammar, Poetry, Spelling, Summer Reading and Learning, among other topics.
Working Together for Literacy
Parents and educators each have important roles to play to help students develop literacy. Guidelines for how to do this, including a suggested booklist, are featured in the NCTE position statement, "Read Together: Parents and Educators Working Together for Literacy."
Resources for Parents from NCTE
Visit the NCTE Online Bookstore for details on a variety of publications.
"A Child Becomes a Reader, Birth to Preschool"
The Partnership for Reading announces the availability of "A Child Becomes a Reader, Birth to Preschool."
"A Child Becomes a Reader, K-Grade 3"
The Partnership for Reading announces the availability of "A Child Becomes a Reader, K-Grade 3."
Are You Looking for Poetry to Share with Children?
Author Mary Ann Hoberman is the 13th winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She is a poet and author of many books for children, including the beloved A House Is a House for Me, which won a National Book Award. Several of her poetry titles are listed here.
25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun (Reading Rockets Web Site)
"Fun" is the key word in this selection of 25 reading and writing activities for families with children (infants to sixth grade). Scroll through to find your child's grade range and then pick an activity to do today!
A New Guide for Parents (National Urban League Web Site)
Here's a colorful guide for parents developed by Scholastic and the National Urban League. Divided by age and grade, the "Read and Rise" guide has information on reading milestones as well as Try This! ideas and activities to help children gain the skills they need to become successful readers.
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