Presentation from 10/22 Curriculum Night at Isenberg

1. MakingReadingFun!!
Helpyourchildchoosethebestlanguage-richliteratureavailable

2. LanguageRichLiteratureincludesbooksthat
areconsidered“realliterature.” Thesebooks
usemorevariedlanguage,vocabularyand
sentencestructurethanbookscreatedsimply
forreadinginstruction.

3. Studentsshouldalsobeexposedtoavarietyof
genreswithvariedpointsofview. Nonfiction
thatincludesvariedlanguage,vocabularyand
sentencestructureisalsobeneficial.

4. TwoGreatresourcesforreadersandthepeoplewholovethem
Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org
Non profit that rates and reviews all media consumed by
children including books, movies, television and games.
50 books all kids should read before they’re 12
http://tinyurl.com/nw9576v
American Library Association: http://www.ala.org
Under the Awards and Grants link find suggested book lists and
reviews as well as award winners such as Caldecott, Newbery,
Pura Belpre and Coretta Scott King book awards.

5. RandolphCaldecottmedal
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/randolph-caldecott-medal-1

6. JohnNewberyMedal
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/john-newbery-medal-2

7. PUrabelpreaward
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/pura-belpré-award

8. CorettaScottKingBookawards
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/coretta-scott-king-book-
awards

9. CheckIsenberg’sLibrary
catalog
http://www.rss.k12.nc.us
Staff > Destiny> HD Isenberg