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Reading Is Fundamental - Now featuring the best reading apps for kids.

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The Incredible Adventures of Absolutely Normal

If You Were Me and Lived in...the Ancient Mali Empire

I Know When You're Going To Die

The Mountain and the Goat

Roger Tarkington and the Magic Calendar (Book 1)

The Adventures of Bentley Hippo: Inspiring Children to Share

Spooky Magic (Evie Everyday Witch Book 2)

The Bully Brigade: Headmaster Bully

The Slug Queen Chronicles: The Invisible Truth

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great website for student and adult book reviews

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LitPick Book Reviews offers honest STUDENT and ADULT BOOK REVIEWS by readers for readers, Voted an AASL Best Website for Teaching and Learning. Authors and publishers can also get powerful book reviews of their titles and readers can find great book suggestions.

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D.E.A.R Day a day celebrating reading.

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American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

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Description and History

D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a national celebration of reading designed to remind families to make reading a priority activity in their lives. This day is celebrated every year on April 12th for author Beverly Cleary's birthday. D.E.A.R. time was a reading practice featured in the Ramona books.

Sponsor(s)

D.E.A.R. is sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC); Reading Rockets; The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC); the American Press Institute; First Book; HarperCollins Children's Books; Read Kiddo Read; Walden Media and Ramona Quimby

Professional Learning Resources

While a D.E.A.R. experience can be planned with a heart of celebration and joy, it is also important for educators to critically look at independent reading practices in their schools. Frequent and unsupported D.E.A.R. time can be problematic for many readers. This post from High Five Literacy summarizes the issues.

The short text No More Independent Reading Without Support by Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss is an excellent read about reading conferences and supporting readers during 'silent' reading time.

Reading conferencing or conferring is an important part of any independent reading time. A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences by Jennifer Serravallo is a practical guide for classroom implementation. Want something shorter? Read this blog post by Serravallo at MiddleWeb, Effective 5-7 Minute Reading Conferences or watch a demonstration of compliment conferences.

Resurrecting Drop Everything And Read from Knowledge Quest explores a beloved tradition in with new twists. Hannah Byrd Little shares current research about the literacy and mental health benefits of reading as well as practices she has implemented in her school to encourage reading culture.

Learner Engagement Resources

Reading Rockets embraces a Ramona Quimby theme with this list of resources including journaling, character analysis, writing prompts, and more.

NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) gives a few ideas of how to celebrate D.E.A.R.

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Description and History D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a national celebration of reading designed to remind families to make reading a priority activity in their lives. This day is celebrated every year on April 12th for author Beverly Cleary's birthday. D.E.A.R. time was a reading practice featured in the Ramona books.

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Browse the Learning Ally selection of audiobooks. Thousands of new audiobooks are produced annually and are available for K-12, college and professionals.

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Excite, encourage and engage kids to read! Check out Biblionasium, where young readers connect & share book lists and good reads with friends, teachers & parents. Look up the reading level difficulty of thousands of books and find the right fit books. A powerful teacher tool and valued parent resource.

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Allowing Quizzes and Library of Books that teachers can also help assess their comprehension of reading.

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Whooo's Reading is a higher-level thinking alternative to multiple choice. Get your students writing about what they read. Re-associate reading with joy.