The results are in and the evidence is overwhelming! When students
read more, five things occur.
- Reading comprehension improves
- Spelling improves
- Grammar improves
- Vocabulary improves
- Writing style improves
(Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading.
Englewood, Col: Libraries Unlimited, 1993)
With the amount of emphasis currently being placed on reading scores
we need to make sure that the students Read! Read! Read!
We are fortunate to have an administration that supports reading with
the Sustained Independent Reading program. Make sure that you are
doing what you can to encourage students during this time. Let us
know what we can do to help you in this regard.
Book Lists and Reviews
- Book Lovers: Fine Books
& Literature
- Collection of useful sites on writers, libraries, publishers &
book sellers, literary journals.
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- Books
Too Good to Put Down
- An annotated list of books for young adults; compiled for
reluctant readers.
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- Genrefluent
- Book reviews by genre. Includes Author Index and Teen
Section.
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- Marylaine's Book
List
- Annotated list of books for young adults.
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- Reader's Robot
- Book reviews by genre.
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- Reading
Rants
- "Out of the Ordinary Teen Book Lists."
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- Teen
Hoopla
- ALA's internet guide for teens. Includes reviews and
booklists.
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- Young
Adult Reader's Club
- Book reviews of young adult fiction.
Book Links
- Bookspot
- Links to book lists, book clubs, reviews and author sites.
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- California Center for the Book.
- Organization to promote the importance of reading, improve
literacy level in California.
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- Favorite
Reading Quotations
- Reading quotations.
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- Sixteenth
Century Renaissance English Literature
- Links to various aspects of Renaissance England and its
literature.
Author Links
- Great Writers
- A list of home pages for prize winners and other authors.
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- Internet Shakespeare
editions
- Texts of Shakespeare's plays as well as links to sites about him
and his times.
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- Teen Reads - Chats
with...
- Reviews and Award Winners - Author profiles include a short
biography and interview with the author.
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- Shakespeare
or the Bible
- Just for fun! A quiz on common expressions, all from either
Shakespeare or the Bible - which one is it?
Book
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There are several ways in which you can help to promote
reading @ your library. One is by Requesting
Books for the library. Another is by submitting a book review
for the students. And if you have a list of recommended reading
for your classes, you may bring a copy to the library and we will add
it to our list of Teacher's Recommended Reading and post it in the Reading
Room, the student's reading page on this site.
Book
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"We shouldn't teach great
books; we should teach a love of reading."
B. F. Skinner
(1904-1990)
