Editorial Calendar

January

Features

Technology in the classroom
Spelling and word study
Tutoring and volunteering
Start with a Book: Families and Communities, Think Like an Inventor

Books and Authors

Booklists: Picture Book Biographies, Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Letter Writing, On the Go (in the New Year!)

Celebrations and Events

National Braille Literacy Month
National Mentoring Month
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: National Day of Service
Universal Letter Writing Week

Featured Partners

Youth Service America

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February

Features

Comprehension
Comprehension: strategies for e-books and reading online
Common Core: evidence in text
Assessment
Start with a Book: Our Government

Books and Authors

Booklists: Freedom Stories, Black History Month, Love Is in the Air
e-cards: Valentine's Day, Black History Month

Celebrations and Events

Featured Partners

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Black Caucus
American School Counselor Association

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March

Features

Content area literacy
Kindergarten readiness, especially for kids with disabilities
Start with a Book: Art and Artists, Music and Musicians

Books and Authors

Booklists: Remarkable Women, Amazing Women, Women (and a Few Girls) of Note, Music Makers, Books About Art, World Folktales
Read Across America e-card

Celebrations and Events

Featured Partners

Center for Development and Learning: Plain Talk Conference
National Education Association
Newspapers in Education

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April

Features

Pre-K guide for parents and caregivers
Poetry resources
Autism: basics, reading comprehension strategies
Libraries: connecting school and public libraries for summer
Start with a Book: Poetry, Our Green World, Numbers and Measuring

Books and Authors

Booklists: New poetry books, Favorite Stories About Libraries and Librarians
Día e-card

Celebrations

International Children's Book Day
D.E.A.R. Day
Earth Day
El día de los niños/El día de los libros
Week of the Young Child
National Library Week
Environmental Education Week
International Autism Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
Mathematics Awareness Month

Featured Partners

American Library Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children

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May

Features

Summer reading, writing, and learning
Tutoring & summer programs
Start with a Book: Passport to the World, Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Myths

Books and Authors

Booklists: Mothers and More: Books About Families, Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage, Teachers are Terrific!
Professional development booklist
e-cards: APA Heritage Month, Children's Book Week

Celebrations and Events

Featured Partners

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National PTA

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June

Features

Summer reading, writing, and learning
Start with a Book: Oceans, Rivers, and Ponds, Detectives and Explorers

Books and Authors

Booklists: The Big Summer Read, Audio Books, Fabulous Fathers, See the Sea!
e-card: Father's Day

Celebrations and Events

World Oceans Day
Father's Day
Summer Learning Day
National Audiobook Month

Featured Partners

National Summer Learning Association
American Federation of Teachers

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July

Features

Visual literacy, media literacy
Summer science
Professional development: pre-service, first-year teachers, teacher mentors, literacy coaches
Start with a Book: Bugs, Birds, and Animals, Dinosaurs, The Night Sky

Books and Authors

Booklists: National Parks, Travel + Imagination = Adventure, Summer Science, Take Me Out to the Ball Park

Celebrations and Events

Independence Day
National Parks and Recreation Month

Featured Partners

Reading Is Fundamental
United Through Reading

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August

Features

Back-to-school "backpack" for teachers and parents
Transitions to kindergarten, especially for kids with special needs
RTI for teachers
Start with a Book: Heroes and Superheroes, Flight

Books and Authors

Booklists: World Travel, Around the World, Best Friends, Are You Ready? School's Open!

Celebrations and Events

Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

Featured Partner

Reach Out and Read
First Book

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September

Features

Phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and concepts of print
Screening for reading abilities/deficits
Individualized education plans (IEPs)
RTI for parents
Parent engagement
Start with a Book: Passport to the World, Builders and Building

Books and Authors

Booklists: Great Books About Grandparents, Latino and Spanish-language Favorites, Jobs People Have, School Days,

Celebrations and Events

Labor Day
International Literacy Day
Grandparent's Day
Banned Books Week
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15–Oct 15)
Attendance Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month

Featured Partners

Jumpstart
PBS Teachers

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October

Features

Writing
LD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia
Parent/teacher conferences
Writing family stories
Start with a Book: Families and Communities, Heroes and Superheroes

Books and Authors

Writers on the writing process
Booklist: Different Styles, Different Children, Books About Kids Who Find Reading Hard, Picture Books About Writers & Writing, Boo to You, Ten Books for Halloween, Monster Madness

Celebrations and Events

Featured Partners

National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Council of Teachers of English

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November

Features

Phonics (strategies, assessment)
Fluency (strategies and assessment)
Role of school psychologists and counselors
Start with a Book: Weather Report, Passport to the World

Books and Authors

Booklists: Native American Stories, Tricky Tricksters, Let's Give Thanks, Ten Books for Thanksgiving
e-card: American Indian/Alaskan Native Heritage Month and Thanksgiving

Celebrations and Events