Choice Lit Topic: Booklists
There are so many wonderful new children’s and young adult books published each year — and there is a lot of dreck out there too. We aim to be curators as we sort through, organize, and group books so that you can find just what you need.
Whether it’s mentor texts for a unit on persuasive writing, or just-right books for a fifth-grade English language learner, we’ve scoured lists of award winners, recommendations from colleagues, and the Kidlitsophere to come up with these lists.
Results
Poetry Friday! Poetry Books That Are Fun to Read Aloud
Early in my career, I taught at a school that had doughnuts and coffee for teachers each Friday in the teachers' lounge. It was a great way to start our...
Teaching About Words, Grammar, and Mechanics Through Children’s Literature (BOOKLIST)
When I think about my students as learners, I want them to be more than just good spellers. I think that this year, many of my daily word study lessons...
Choosing Books in Verse
Poetry can seem intimidating to some young (and old) readers. So asking a student who isn’t too sure about reading a single poem to read an entire novel written in...
Book Matchmaker: Read Alouds That Invite Young Readers to Participate
There is nothing like a great story that naturally invites readers to join in. Our youngest students love those repeated phrases, and don’t need a prompt to jump right into...
Books That Sustain the Linguistic Lives of Multilingual Learners
Being immersed in the world of picture books is one of my favorite ways to stay current with what students are reading, the topics authors are choosing to write about,...
Middle-Grade Mental Health Booklist
Talking about mental health is not always easy. As we continue to distance ourselves from the pandemic, we need to be aware of the effects it has had on the...
Book Matchmaker: 3rd Graders Reading Below Grade Level
Ellen is a tutor and works with 3rd grade students who are reading below grade level. Although these students are reading below grade level, they want to read...
Picture Books for Naming Emotions
I wrote in the first installment in this series about my daughter’s diagnosis with emotion dysregulation. Through our family's journey of learning how to help her, we discovered the importance...
