Detailed information given as to most effective way to read and use a dance manual. Includes video (requires Quicktime).

This lesson focuses on the benefits of joining a book club to discuss and connect with books and the benefits of reading for pleasure. It provides a "How to Start Your Own Book Club" presentation and provides links to a decription of...

Kids love to read about real people, places, and events. Nonfiction books present real information in engaging and interesting ways. However, most kids read a lot more fiction than nonfiction, so spend some extra time helping your reader...

A video of the book "How To Catch A Star", written by Oliver Jeffers. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

This site gives step-by-step directions for keeping a reading log. Book journal directions are also provided.

Technology-based lesson for a High School English class, incorporating Google Books and Google Docs. Students will choose a book to review, read the book, research other reviews of the same book, and then use Google Docs to create their...

There's no shortage of teachers doing innovative work around goal setting for students. This article is a compilation of favorite resources. Included are books to read to your class, a goal planning worksheet, classroom activities,...

A handout discussing how to write a book review, including what to do before and during reading.

A video of the book "How Rocket Learned to Read", written by Tad Hills. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

Contains plans for nine lessons to help teachers start using literature circles in the classroom, including detailed explanations of all the roles and procedures. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...

A handout discussing how to write a book report, including what to do before and during reading.

A 7-lesson unit where students critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they have learned. The...

How proud we are when our children start reading! We love the looks on their faces when they get a new book. How can we start them down this road? Find some excellent ideas in this article.

A tutorial consisting of seven exercises showing different text structures used in textbooks. Learn how they organize information to help students locate specific details and how to take notes based on information within a textbook.

From Read-Write-Think, here is a three-day lesson plan in which a class collaborates to produce a book, focusing on carving a jack-o-lantern. The emphasis is on teaching the skill of sequencing events.

Teaching children how to pick out best-fit books increases their willingness to read.

A great resource for attempting to publish a picture book. Includes tips and helpful advice for writers.

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses Amazing Gorillas! by Sarah L. Thomson and In the Wild: Leopards by Stephanie St. Pierreto to teach students how to use textual details to create a title for informational text. Ideas for...

Not only does this article tell you why parents should work with their children to encourage and improve their reading, it also gives practical suggestions about how they can do that. It addresses reading activities for parents and...

This reader's theater version of a folktale from Angola has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his short story "How Frog Went to Heaven." For 16 players, ages 7-9, the story explores themes of inventiveness and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a library skills lesson on how to read a call number on the spine label for fiction and everybody books (5th graders also studied biography spine labels). Followed by small group evaluation,...

Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.