Resources
Resources for Parents, Educators, and Service Providers
Listed below are books you may find useful in understanding more about how children become readers and other literacy-related and read-aloud information.
Anderson, C. Richard, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Judith A. Scott, and Ian A. G. Wilkinson. Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading.
Armbruster, Bonnie B., Fran Lehr and Jean Osborn. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, Kindergarten Through Grade 3. Ann Arbor: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA), 2001.
Dickinson, D. K., and P. O. Tabors. Building Literacy with Language: Young Children at Home and School. Baltimore: P. H. Brookes, 1995.
Fox, Mem. Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning and Living. New York: Harcourt, 1993.
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. New York: Harcourt, 2001.
Leonhardt, Mary. 99 Ways to get Kids to Love Reading and 100 Books They'll Love. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997.
McElmeel, Sharron L. The Latest and Greatest Read-Alouds. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1994.
National Reading Panel. Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction. Washington, D.C.: EDPubs, 2000.
National Research Council. Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.
Schiller, Pam. Start Smart! Building Brain Power in the Early Years. Beltsville, Maryland: Gryphon House, 1999.
Snow, C. E., S. M. Burns, and P. Griffin, eds. Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1998.
Trelease, Jim. The New Read-Aloud Handbook. New York: Penguin Books, 1989.
Hey, Listen to This! Stories to Read Aloud. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
Read All About It! Great Stories, Poems and Newspaper Pieces for Reading Aloud. New York: Penguin Books, 1993.
West, Mark I. Everyone's Guide to Children's Literature. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: Highsmith Press, 1997.