EDUC 412: Literacy for Children & Adolescents: More Helpful Resources

If you need help with citation formatting or writing style, make an appointment with the ARC. You can also find the link in the left-hand menu in Canvas.

Useful for those with additional questions or non-traditional sources.

Book Links magazine is designed for teachers, youth librarians, school library media specialists, reading specialists, curriculum coordinators, and others interested in connecting children with high-quality literature-based resources.

Book Links articles provide comprehensive information on using books in the classroom, including thematic bibliographies with related discussion questions and activities, author and illustrator interviews and essays, and articles by educators on practical ways to turn children onto reading.

Published monthly by Media Source Inc. with features about library issues and positive and negative reviews for children and young adult books, reference, and A/V material. The reviews are usually written by Children’s and Young Adults’ Librarians and the publication is directed to school and public librarians.
See also https://www.slj.com/

Research and Resources on children's literature. Includes Blue Ribbon book list.

Published six times a year by Media Source Inc. with reviews of children’s literature. Reviews are written by teachers, writers, and librarians and directed to professionals working with children.

Published bi-monthly (monthly only in July and August) by the American Library Association, Booklist contains over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audio books, reference sources, video, and DVD titles each year. This publication is written by librarians, educators, and staff for public and school librarians.

Published 20 times a year, 2 times a month with the exception of January, July, August, and December, by Media Source Inc. It contains articles on library issues as well as positive and negative reviews of books, reference materials, and A/V materials. It is written for public, academic, and school librarians by librarians.
See also https://www.libraryjournal.com/.

Current books read by well-known actors. Freely available from the Screen Actors Guild foundation.

The read-aloud channel from an initiative that has lots more resources, so be sure to take time to explore!!

Because astronauts like reading too, and sometimes they record kids books from space!!

In addition to the Youtube channel links, you can watch Brightly stories on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Anchor.

Read-alouds plus American Sign Language.