-for Phonological and Phoemic Awareness Problems
-for Phonics Problems
-for Fluency Problems
-for Vocabulary Problems
-for Comprehension Problems

Check out our Glossary of Reading Terms! 

At-a-Glance Best Reading Practices

Children's and Teen's Book Publishers

Great Books for Girls (Recommended by teachers and girls.)

Terrific Books for Boys (Recommended by teachers and boys.)

Predictable Books Types of predictable books and a bibliography.

Guided Reading

Guided Reading Reading Level Comparison Chart »

Book Award Lists

Book Awards »

Bookmarks and Printables

What Good Readers Do Bookmark. PDF file

Poetry Terms Bookmark. Elementary. PDF file

"Fall Into a Good Book" certificate. Two on one sheet. PDF file

Reading Contract. Two on one sheet. Elementary. PDF file

Reading Contract. One full sheet with gold border. Upper elem./middle/high. PDF file

"Read 'em Cowboy" fill-in. B & W. PDF file

Activities

"Questions, Questions, Questions." Handout. Students write questions as they read an assigned text. PDF file

"Questioning the Text." 3 critical thinking activities using the newspaper. PDF file



Terrific Reading Sites for Teachers

American Library Association
Between the Lions: Get Wild About Reading
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
Book Adventure
Book Hive 
Book Talks Quick and Simple  Nancy Keane
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Children's Book Council
Children's Book Reviews
Children's Literary Links
Children's Picture Book Database  Miami University
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
English Literature: Early 17th Century
EServer: Fiction Collection
Four Blocks Literacy Center
Geoffrey Chaucer
Grimms' Fairy Tales  National Geographic
Guys Read
In Search of Shakespeare  PBS
Literary Criticism  From the Internet Public Library
Literature: What Makes a Good Story?
Literature Lesson Plans from Discovery School
Luminarium: Anthology of Middle English Literature
Making Meaning in Literature
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Online Books Page   Listings of free books on the Web.
PBS Kids Zoom Playhouse  Plays for elementary students.
Project Gutenberg   A collection of free electronic books.
read/write/think
Reading Lady
Reading Online  International Reading Association.
Reading Rockets
Reading Today Daily  International Reading Association's blog.
Starfall: A Learn to Read Web site
Surviving Dickens' London Flash game; Dare you take a tour of Dickensian London?
TeenReads
Web English Teacher   Wonderful site chock full of links!

Super Reading Sites for Students

Between the Lions  Stories, games, printables, songs, and more. Exceptional site.
Book Hive   A guide to children's literature and books.
BookPALS Storyline Online   Streaming video of picture book readings by celebrities. Wonderful site!
Guy's Read Are you a guy? Looking for something to read? Go here.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun  Games to enjoy while increasing your vocabulary!
Merlyn's Pen Fiction, essays, and poems by America's teens. Submit your writing!
Surviving Dickens' London  Flash game; Dare you take a tour of Dickensian London?