Summer Reading
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Summer Reading


























Tab 0 -- Summer Fun!
Summer Reading
Use this collection of links to find summer reading suggestions and activities for children from Pre-K through 1st grade.  Click on the tabs and subtabs above to locate:
  • Reading lists
  • Online Reading material
  • Audiobooks and Literacy Games
  • Tips for Parents
  • Summer Reading Programs
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Tab 1 -- Reading Lists
Reading Lists
Not sure what books to choose for summer reading? Browse these lists by clicking on the subtabs above:

  • Reading Rockets Summer 2011 List
  • Scholastic Reading  Challenge List
  • ALSC Notable Children's Books 2012
  • Caldecott Award Books
  • Mockingbird Book List 2011-2012
  • Texas 2 X 2 List
  • Books for Boys Entering First Grade
  • Guys Read Beginning Readers
  • Bank Street List for 5-9 year-olds
  • Great Books for Early Literacy Skills
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  Subtab 0 -- Reading Rockets 3-6
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2011/3-6
  Subtab 1 -- Reading Rockets 6-9
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2011/6-9
  Subtab 2 -- Scholastic Reading Challenge
http://www.scholastic.com/summer/pdfs/5_7.pdf
  Subtab 3 -- ALSC Notable Children's Books
ALSC 2010
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb/index.cfm
  Subtab 4 -- Caldecott Award Books
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/6/all_years
  Subtab 5 -- Mockingbird Books
http://www.abileneisd.org/Page/2295
  Subtab 6 -- Texas 2 x 2
http://txla.org/groups/2x2-current
  Subtab 7 -- Books For Boys Entering First Grade
http://www.townschool.com/library/first_grade_summer_reading.htm
  Subtab 8 -- Guys Read Beginning Readers
http://www.guysread.com/index.php/books/genres/category/beginning_readers/
  Subtab 9 -- Reccommended for Kindergarten and First Grade
http://kids.carr.org/adobe/kand1.pdf
  Subtab 10 -- Bank Street 5-9 List
http://webstaging.bankstreet.edu/gems/bookcom/2011fivetonine.pdf
  Subtab 11 -- Early literacy Skills
http://www.scott.lib.mn.us/SRP_erlylit.pdf
  Subtab 12 -- Mrs Lash's Leveled Library and Resources
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Tab 2 -- Online Reading
Online Reading
Find books without leaving the house!  Try these suggestions and the subtabs above for more summer reading fun.
 
  • Tumblebooks (Edison Library Homepage)*
  • FollettShelf eBooks (Edison Library Homepage)*
  • PebbleGo (Edison Library Homepage)*
  • StoryPlace (English and Spanish)
  • Starfall
  • International Children's Library (Contains many old classics and books in many languages.)
  • Leading to Reading
  • Clifford Stories
  • First Grade Social Studies from Scholastic
  • We Give Books -- Read and help others too!
  • * Requires login information from your librarian.  Edison parents should have that in their summer reading brochure.
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  Subtab 0 -- StoryPlace
http://www.storyplace.org/
  Subtab 1 -- Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/
  Subtab 2 -- Oxford Owl Leveled Reading
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Library/Index/?AgeGroup=3
  Subtab 3 -- international Children's Library
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?ilang=English
  Subtab 4 -- MagicKeys
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
  Subtab 5 -- Leading to Reading
http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/read.htm
  Subtab 6 -- Clifford
http://pbskids.org/clifford/stories/index.html
  Subtab 7 -- Early Reading Social Studies
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=376
  Subtab 8 -- Early Reading Science
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=375
  Subtab 9 -- Beyond Penguins
http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/stories-for-students
  Subtab 10 -- We Give Books
http://www.wegivebooks.org/
Tab 3 -- Literacy Activities
Come and Play
The subtabs above will take you to books read by storytellers, games and activities such as:

  • Storyline (Stories read by actors)
  • Mrs. P's Storytime 
  • Literacy Center (practice your ABC's)
  • Poisson Rouge (Click to leave the LiveBinder to view this site.)
  • PBS Kids  (videos and games)
  • Smories (children's stories read by children)
  • abcYa Games
  • Kids Play Games Alphabet (Do supervise children as there are ads to click here.)
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  Subtab 0 -- Storyline
http://www.storylineonline.net/
  Subtab 1 -- Mrs. P's Storytime
http://www.mrsp.com/v1/mrsp.html
  Subtab 2 -- Literacy Center
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.php#
  Subtab 3 -- Poisson Rouge
http://www.poissonrouge.com/bocal.php
  Subtab 4 -- PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
  Subtab 5 -- Smories
http://www.smories.com/
  Subtab 6 -- ABCYa
http://www.abcya.com/
  Subtab 7 -- Kids Play Games Alphabet
http://www.playkidsgames.com/alphabetGames.htm
  Subtab 8 -- Stickyburr
http://www.stickyburr.com/main.html
  Subtab 9 -- Pigeon Presents
http://www.pigeonpresents.com/
  Subtab 10 -- GoMo
http://www.gomo.net/page.php?name=Home
  Subtab 11 -- Seussville
http://www.seussville.com/
  Subtab 12 -- Random house kids
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/index.pperl
  Subtab 13 -- I Spy
http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/games/index.htm
  Subtab 14 -- Scholastic games 3-7
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play/games/#
  Subtab 15 -- BN Online Storytime
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379002381/
Tab 4 -- Parent Tips
Reading Tips For Parents
Click the links above to explore ways to help your child be the best reader possible.
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  Subtab 0 -- Choosing the Best Books For Your Child
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1518
  Subtab 1 -- Read Aloud Video Demos
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749053
  Subtab 2 -- Raising Readers
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=318
  Subtab 3 -- Mem Fox on Reading Aloud
http://www.memfox.com/reading-magic-and-do-it-like-this#
  Subtab 4 -- Reading Rockets Parent Section
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents
  Subtab 5 -- PBS Parents
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/
  Subtab 6 -- Summer the Season For Reading
http://ecochildsplay.com/2010/05/26/summer-the-season-for-reading/
  Subtab 7 -- Reading Strategies for Beginners
http://classroomtalk.com/?p=160
  Subtab 8 -- Tips for Growing Bookworms
http://www.pbs.org/parents/booklights/archives/2010/04/tips-for-growing-bookworms-series-recap-and-future-plans.html
  Subtab 9 -- Reading Rockets Summer Tips
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia
  Subtab 10 -- Launching Young Readers Series
http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/summer_reading/
  Subtab 11 -- Bright ideas for Summer
http://www.readwritethink.org/bright-ideas/
  Subtab 12 -- How To Raise a Reader theis Summer
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Jenn-Berman-Summer-Reading/379002685
Tab 5 -- Reading Programs
Reading Programs
Do you and your child want to be part of a contest or challenge this summer?  Try one of these local or national programs.  Just click a subtab above to find out more.

  • Cooke County Library
  • Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
  • Barnes and Noble 

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  Subtab 0 -- Cooke County Library Get a Clue!
http://www.cookecountylibrary.org/Pages/SummerReadingProgram.aspx
  Subtab 1 -- Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
http://www.scholastic.com/summer/
  Subtab 2 -- Barnes & Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/index.asp

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