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SUMMER READING

Although, school is closing soon for students, I hope you find the following links useful. Most sites, including the Public Library, did not post their 2005 lists until June 1.
Get Ready for Summer Reading @ Your Library Prince George’s County Memorial Library System launched its summer reading program – Clue Into Reading. Registration began June 1http://www.prge.lib.md.us/index.html If you are in another county, check your local public library system for their summer reading program.

The Innovative Teacher Summer Reading List 2006

http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/student_reading_2006.htmScroll down for the 2006 suggested reading lists.

Summer Reading Suggestions from Horn Book

http://www.hbook.com/booklists/summer.asp

Summer Reading Picks from Book Sense

http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/kidspicks/sum05index.jsp

Children’s Book Council

http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/showcase/summer2006.ht

*CBC Summer Reading Extravaganza: An annotated list of fifty summer-themed titles, beach reads, and other books for vacation reading from Children's Book Council member publishers.

RIF Summer Reading Challengehttp://www.rif.org/summer/ Book Adventure: Summer Guide
Book Adventure's summer reading section contains online resources offering summer reading tips, recommended reading, and summer time activities. http://www.bookadventure.org/sf/SummerReading.asp

Get a Kick Out of Reading Program
Check out this website dedicated to the summer program hosted by Major League Soccer and the National Education Association. Find soccer and reading activities for kids. Check under Resources for a list of soccer-themed books.
http://www.getakickoutofreading.org/

Bring the Year to an End

http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/052498.html

Splash Into Summer with Scholastic

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/summer.htm

Summer Reading Lists from Scholastic

http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/litconnections/summerreading/index.htm

NEA’s Read Across America resources

http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/booklists.html Kidsreads.com - Classics & New Faves Reading Lists
They've freshened up their Reading Lists, adding new titles in all the New Favorites and Classics categories. Be sure to check them out when you need a great book to read.
http://www.kidsreads.com/lists/reading-lists.asp Recommended Reading Lists for All Ages
Keep your kids' hands and minds occupied with a great book -- or a few. Their suggestions should keep them busy all year long.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,22-20654,00.html Reading Rainbow Librarian's Booklist
Reading Rainbow maintains an alphabetical listing of all Reading Rainbow feature and review books by title, author and illustrator. You can download these lists from the PDF files provided.
http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/booklist/booklist.asp

Education World: Summer Reading Lists
Summer reading lists by grade, along with reviews of new books, interviews with favorite authors, and lots of ideas for summer projects to extend reading -- projects for kids to do with friends or on their own and projects for families to do together!
http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading/

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml ALA Recommended Summer Reading Lists
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/recsummerreading/recommendedreading.htm
One key to children's reading success is making their reading experience entertaining, relaxing, and enjoyable. Allow children to choose their own reading materials and be aware of what their reading interests are. Help them find books that pique their interests. Included here is information about - and links to - many reading lists that identify high-quality titles and serve many different audiences and purposes.

Summer Reading with Reading Rockets

http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer

Story Place: Children’s Digital Library

http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp

Summertime Favorites from National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html

Groton Public Schools Summer Reading Lists

http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/familyLinks/summer.html

2006 New York State Summer Reading Program

http://www.summerreadingnys.org/

Summer Reading with Read-Write-Think

http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=656

Twenty-five Activities to Keep Kids' Brains Active in the Hot Summer Sun

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev073.shtm

Books for Middle Schoolers	Books for Fun Book List
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare	Traditional Grammar: Interactive Book
Classics Archive	Darling's Guide to Grammar
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online - access to books online (as well as quotations, author biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, an encyclopedia, a thesaurus, and a dictionary)	Guide to Grammar and Style - created by Dr. Jack Lynch, English professor at Rutgers University
Academy of American Poets	Getting an A on an English Paper - created by Dr. Jack Lynch, English professor at Rutgers University
National Spelling Bee	English Exercises Online
Reading Level Estimator	Quote Search
Meriam-Webster's Dictionary: Words of the day and Word Games	Spellbound
iTools Dictionary /Thesaurus/Maps	Harry Potter

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