Choosing and Using Kids Books
Delight, educate, and inspire the kids you care about with children's books! Below are links to articles on how to choose and use children's books at home or school. Click below for articles and websites on:
Audio books
Authors and illustrators
Choosing books
Classroom literature guides
Creating a library
- Creating an A+++ Classroom Library (Scholastic.com)
- Build and Use a Classroom Library (Teachers' Mentor)
- Creating a Home Library for Your Family on a Limited Budget (SuperPages.com)
Digital books
Determining a child's reading level
- What Can Harry Potter Teach Us About Children and Reading?
- Fry's Readability Graph (DiscoverySchool.com)
Family literacy bags
Free and low-cost books
Poetry and kids
Reading aloud
Reading incentive programs
- Pizza Hut Book It Program (Book It)
- Book Adventure (Sylvan)