The sites below are meant to be helpful to parents who want to encourage reading at home. These links are for informational purposes only and not a recommendation or an endorsement for the sale of any products. As the World Wide Web changes on a daily basis, we do our best to maintain the most current links; however, it is impossible to monitor possible changes regularly. READING TIPS Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books-American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm
John Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books-American Library Association Some of these may not be appropriate for elementary school students. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm
Coretta Scott King Book Award http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.htm
National Education Association's Read Across America program in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday http://www.nea.org/readacross/parents.html
National Education Association's reading tips http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html
Sponsored by U. S. Department of Education's--a resource for parents to help your child read http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html
SUMMER READING Summer reading tips for parents sponsored by The Literacy Council of Alaska http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html
Summer reading advice for parents http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/summer_reading_5.htm
HOMEWORK HELP Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) This site has links to various subjects when help is needed. http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqreviews/networth/v31n4.htm
National Geographic helps with homework, too! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html
CHILDRENS' SAFETY AND HEALTH Internet Safety http://www.getnetwise.org/
Netsmartz--Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm
Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html