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"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket."
-Chinese proverb |
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| Reading Resources for Middle School |
Librarians, teachers and parents know that reading aloud is an important building block in literacy, not just at the preschool age but also through the high school years. Here are some resources to get you started:
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Reading Aloud for Pleasure and Proficicency
School and public librarians recommend more than 50 books to read aloud to middle schoolers.
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Virginia Readers Choice
The Virginia Readers Choice Program encourages students to read and vote on their favorite books.
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Read-Aloud Booklist
Find out more about the value of reading aloud, along with tips on choosing titles, in these books.
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Read-Aloud Workshops
In the fall of 2000, the Central Rappahannock Regional Library received grant funding that allowed us to train Gayle Middle School teachers in read-aloud techniques in the classroom. View the Powerpoint presentation on the latest research and techniques in reading aloud that we used to introduce the workshop. To arrange a similar workshop for your group, contact Youth Services Coordinator Caroline Parr.
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The Read-Aloud Handbook
Jim Trelease, known as the "guru" of the read-aloud movement, self-published his classic book "The Read-Aloud Handbook" in 1979 and has sold 1.6 million copies in four subsequent editions.
The latest edition includes tips on television and Harry Potter. Reserve your copy here or visit his Web site at http://www.trelease-on-reading.com.
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Virginia's own read-aloud group, Read Aloud Virginia has information about how to become a read-aloud partner and includes recommended read-aloud titles. |
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Accelerated Reader is a self-paced, individualized computer-assisted reading program used in many of the public schools in our area. Children read books and then take computerized multiple-choice tests that measure their comprehension of the books. Click here to read more. |
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Your Tool Box |
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Something Funny |
Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western
by Ric Lynden Hardman
Wylie Jackson and his pet cattalo (a cross between a longhorn cow and a buffalo) join a cattle drive until Wylie, faced with killing his first calf, turns vegetarian and runs off in search of adventure.
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See the whole list!
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| For new booklists, links, articles and more to get teens enthusiastic about reading, visit our teen reading site, Reading Matters, at TeensPoint.org!
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