| | 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
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| | 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
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| | Coretta Scott King Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.htm
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| | National Education Association's Read Across America program in honor of Dr.
Seuss' birthday
http://www.nea.org/readacross/parents.html
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| | National Education Association's reading tips
http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html
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| | 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
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| | SUMMER READING
Summer reading tips for parents sponsored by The Literacy Council of Alaska
http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html
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| | Summer reading advice for parents
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/summer_reading_5.htm
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| | 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
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| | National Geographic helps with homework, too!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html
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| | CHILDRENS' SAFETY AND HEALTH
Internet Safety
http://www.getnetwise.org/
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| | Netsmartz--Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm
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| | Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
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| | BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html
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| | http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html
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