For busy library media specialists, booktalks are an easy way to tempt reluctant readers and guide frequent readers in finding what they want to read. This collection of over 150 booktalks based on the best-of-the-best award-winning books for grades 9-12, with many taken from the American Library Association and International Reading Association's…

Research has shown that reading ability is positively correlated with the extent to which students read recreationally. Educators are increasingly encouraging their students to read and write on their own, outside of school. Changes in the frequency with which students (in grades 4, 8, and 11 in studies conducted from 1984 through 1994) read and…

This annotated bibliography describes 52 current works of literature for children which have characters who inspire character development. The bibliography is divided into sections on: (1) Respect for the Self; (2) Respect for Others; (3) Respect for the Earth; (4) Responsibility; (5) Honesty; and (6) Caring. The bibliography concludes with a…

Beginning with a series of interactive exercises, this book leads readers through the thinking processes and linguistic systems that students use to build their understanding of text. Through a review of these systems, the book then shows how to assess students' reading ability. It then presents an easy-to-use, step-by-step diagnostic procedure,…

This annotated bibliography of religious books for children contains approximately 450 books, one-fifth of which are Judaic. The books' current availability has been verified using Web sites such as those of individual publishers, the Library of Congress, Amazon.com, or Barnes&Noble.com. New subject headings have been added, such as Kwanza,…

The articles and papers reviewed in this Topical Bibliography and Commentary address the issues of policy statements guiding curriculum people as they select acceptable books for middle school students to read and, specifically, what books should be on acceptable lists. Because of varying perspectives from which the criteria and lists are…

This paper explores the philosophical considerations involved in literacy. It explains that one concept that is emphasized in discussions of literacy is "the basics," which are defined as essential skills, such as the association of phonemes with graphemes. This paper notes that "the basics" movement presently stresses the…

Children learn to love reading by sharing quality books. Intended for children's librarians, media specialists, teachers, day care providers, and parents, this book will make it easy and fun to conduct book club meetings with little preparation time. Everything needed to start a weekly book club at school or at the library is included--detailed…

This annotated bibliography contains 42 titles of teenager-selected favorite books, all of them published or reprinted between 1986 and 2000. Along with the bibliography is a 13-step rubric for evaluating adolescent literature. (NKA)

This book was born of a desire to provide students, teachers, and all interested readers with a collection of essays that address issues of selection, pedagogy, and worth of the young adult novel. A primary purpose of the book is to enter the world of young adult readers through a literary form they know well, the modern young adult novel. Another…

This book provides the background and development of the Children's Choices project and highlights many of the best known and most popular books that have appeared on the Children's Choices list over the past 25 years. Each book selection features a picture of the book jacket, an annotation from the Choices list, a list of classroom applications,…

Discusses several books listing and discussing children's books and selection practices. Most of the lists include annotations. (TO)

Presents an annotated list of textbooks in a number of vocational content areas and includes the readability level of each text. (TO)