Check out these valuable links from Dr. Tricia Stohr-Hunt (Faculty member, School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Richmond). This collection of 30 days of poetry – posted on The Miss Rumphius Effect – is thematically grouped by curricular subject and/or topic and is an excellent resource to return to often when searching… Read more »
Valuable Links
What is Nonfiction? Essays and More…
For those interested in learning more about the ins and outs of reading, writing, and teaching nonfiction for K-5 students, there are many resources available for further study. We’ve listed a few of these below and would love to hear some of your favorite links, as well. This month’s Hornbook (March 2011) is full of… Read more »
Sports Novels
This month, ReaderKidZ is talking about sports books for the K-5 reader and we’re thrilled to point readers to a terrific Horn Book article by Dean Schneider. Though not strictly about books for the elementary student, you’ll notice a mention of this month’s Author-In-Residence, Rich Wallace, as well as other important observations about – to… Read more »
Horn Book Magazine’s 2010 Fanfare List
Congrats to ReaderKidZ very own, Stephanie Greene! Her book, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOPHIE HARTLEY, was just named to Horn Book’s 2010 Fanfare List, the magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year. Read more about Stephanie Greene on the following ReaderKidZ posts: Stephanie Greene, Author-In-Residence Stephanie’s Story A Peek at Stephanie’s… Read more »
National American Indian Heritage Month
As Thanksgiving draws near, what better time to rethink the books you share with children about the history of our country and the role of Native Americans in it. You can encourage critical thinking skills as you discuss the history of Native Americans, a history that began long before Columbus arrived on our shore. Why… Read more »
Linda Sue Park and Water for Sudan: Drilling Wells, Transforming Lives
A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park is based on the true story of Salva Dut, who, as a 11-year old child fled Southern Sudan to Ethiopia, and later led 1500 “Lost Boys” to a refugee camp in Kenya. At the age of 22, Salva was relocated to the United States. Park’s story… Read more »
Celebrate International Literacy Day
An excerpt from the August/ September 2010 issue of Reading Today: The International Reading Association (IRA) celebration of International Literacy Day will truly be a global one in 2010. IRA will host two webinars to commemorate the day. One will be on September 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT and the other on September 8 at… Read more »
