Imua Literacy Podcast
Join Read To Me staff who joined podcasters Dr. Esmeralda Carini and Erin D’ Amelio to share how we can make reading with our keiki fun no matter what. We also share perspectives and tips anyone can apply in school, at home, and in the community. Listen to the episode HERE.Read To Me Conference 2021
- Pat Zietlow Miller's Book List
- Mind in the Making (select materials)
Read To Me International Semi-UnConference 2021
- Recording of Keynote Session with Lori Oczkus - April 17,2021
- Handout created by Lori Oczkus
- New York Times article Due to the proprietary information and breakout room style of the second half of this event, only the keynote speaker portion during the first hour is recorded and released.
Read To Me International Workshop Recordings and Materials
- "Connecting Play to Social Emotional Learning" - October 28, 2020
- Powerpoint - [PDF format available HERE]
- Session Recording
- Zoom Zoom Zoom Lyrics
- "Interactive Read-Alouds - Making Reading Come Alive" - October 27, 2020
- Powerpoint - contains hyperlinks to resources [PDF format available HERE]
- Session Recording
- Recommended Read-Aloud Books By Age
- "Transforming Reading Into Conversations - Dialogic Reading Practices" - October 21, 2020
- Powerpoint - contains hyperlinks to resources
- Session Recording
- "Home Learning - Encouraging Parents Through COVID" - September 30, 2020
Online Learning Resources
Educational Resources - Lessons and Activities
- Hawaii State Department of Education - COVID-19 Information and Updates
- Distance Learning Educational Resources
- Khan Academy - Access free video lessons and course practice
- Executive Office on Early Learning - Activities and resources to support infants to 7-year olds
- Common Sense Media - Learning at Home and Homework Help
- BrainPOP- Animated Educational Site
- Great Minds - Written materials for math and daily instructional videos
- Audible- Streaming Stories
- Footsteps 2 Brilliance - Pre-K through 3rd grade mobile literacy application
Virtual Travel Adventures
- National Parks Virtual Tours
- Google Arts & Culture: National Parks
- Google Earth Voyager - Interactive guided tours
- Atlas Obscura - A definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders
- Great Wall of China
- Mars
Virtual Museums Tours
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Washington, DC United States
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, NY United States
- Guggenheim Museum - New York, NY United States
- The Louvre - Paris, France
- The National Gallery - London, UK
- Claude Monet Home - Giverny, France
- Vatican Museums - Vatican City
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art- Seoul, South Korea
- Museo Nacional de Antropología- México City, México
Educational Videos
- Honolulu Theatre for Youth - Digital content for families and children
- NOVA - Episodes of the most-watched prime time science series
- National Geographic- Videos from filmmakers around the world
Read To Me Newsletters
Recommended Reading List
Books by Age
Books by TOPIC
- COVID-19 Recommended Reading List (Ages 2-6)
- Animal & environmental
- Bedtime stories
- Books you can move to
- Feelings & moods
- Math: Addition & subtraction
- Math: Algebra
- Math: Counting
- Math: Estimating & fractions
- Math: Geometry
- Math: Measurement
- Math: Money
- Math: Multiplication & division
- Math: Number Sense
- Math: Probability & data analysis
- Math: Time
- Self-esteem
- Tales with a twist
Activities
Doing a craft or activity with a child as you share stories together can bring books to life. Try these reading related projects to make you and your child’s reading aloud experience even more enjoyable. Each activity is inspired by one or more children’s books and recommended by a school or public librarian.
Videos
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BE KIND read by Lynne Waihee
Written by Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by Jen Hill
Shared with permission of Roaring Brook Press -
Hooray for Fish!
Written and Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Read by Aileen Shin
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Read by Shannon Murphy
Written by Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
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Feed Me a Story – Read To Me PSA and video on reading aloud
Related Links
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Library Association
- Storyline Online
- Eric Carle (Author)
- Nancy Carlson (Author)
- Tomie dePaola (Author)
- Mem Fox (Author)
- International Literacy Association
- Kids Reads
- Library of Congress
- Robert Munsch (Author)
- National Center for Family Literacy
- Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
- Dav Pilkey (Author)
- Reach Out and Read
- Reading is Fundamental
- Dr. Seuss (Author)
Suggested Reading 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.
Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, Kindergarten Through Grade 3
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
Beginning Literacy with Language: Young Children at Home and School
Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning and Living
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
99 Ways to get Kids to Love Reading and 100 Books They’ll Love
The Latest and Greatest Read-Alouds
Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
Start Smart! Building Brain Power in the Early Years
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
The Read-Aloud Handbook
Hey, Listen to This! Stories to Read Aloud
Read All About It! Great Stories, Poems and Newspaper Pieces for Reading Aloud
Everyone’s Guide to Children’s Literature
Past Read to Me International Biennial Conference Featured Speakers - National* and Local
2021
2019
- *Barney Saltzberg
- *Keiko Kasza
- Gabrielle Ahuli'i Holt
- Lois Kim
- Tammy Yee
2018
- *Eric Kimmel
- *Kathryn Otoshi
- Jackie Pualani Johnson
- Derek Kurisu
2017
- *Bruce Hale
- Lee Cataluna
- Nyla Fujii-Babb
- Earl Kawaa
2016
- *Rosemary Wells
- *Dan St. Romain
- Dr. Jamie Simpson Steele
- Tammy Paikai
2015
- *Barney Saltzberg
- James Rumford
- Dawn Amano-Ige
- Derek Kurisu
2014
2013
- *Keiko Kasza
- *Steve Jenkins
- Derek Kurisu
2009
- James Rumford
- *Dan Yaccarino
- Lee Cataluna
2007
- *Mem Fox
- *Rosemary Wells
- Elizabeth Kapu‘uwailani Lindsey, Ph.D
- Derek Kurisu
2005
- *Tomie dePaola
- *Demi
- Wally “Famous” Amos
- Nainoa Thompson
2003
- *Allen Say
- *David Shannon
- Perri Klass, M.D.
- Carol Hampton Rasco
- Wally “Famous” Amos
2001
- *Mem Fox
- Wally “Famous” Amos
- Lynne Waihee
- Shelly Mecum
- Geri Kunishima
- Pono Kunishima
- Ken Yamamoto