http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:57 -0700 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:26:22 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Fans-of-Skeleton-Creek-finally-get-their-sequel-Ghost-In-The-Machine?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here For fans of Skeleton Creek, clamoring for some answers, Ghost In The Machine will drop you right back into the world of Sarah and Ryan as they finish uncovering even more horrific clues at Skeleton Creek. Ryan is... Book Review 21st Century Literacy Reluctant Readers Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:26:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Fans-of-Skeleton-Creek-finally-get-their-sequel-Ghost-In-The-Machine?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Do-know-about-Horrid-Henry?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner  All across Europe, Horrid Henry is huge. He has his own television series and a London play. But we Yanks seem to have missed out on his mania. Not so anymore! Horrid Henry has jumped the pond and if you have or teach children in the early ind... Book Review Elementary Independent Readers Beginning Readers Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:46:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Do-know-about-Horrid-Henry?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Hush-Hush-by-Becca-Fitzpatrick--book-review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner  Part mystery thriller, part romance, part paranormal-fantasy, Hush, Hush, from debut author Becca Fitzpatrick, is going to be snatched up by the Twilight-styled girls of middle and high school and might well fall into the hands of more than a f... Book Review Young Adult Readers Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:59:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Hush-Hush-by-Becca-Fitzpatrick--book-review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d19-International-Reading-Association-releases-revised-Standards-for-Reading-Professionals?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Photo credit: bluedaisy @ www.sxc.huThe International Reading Association has posted the second draft of the revised Standards for Reading Professionals. I was lucky enough to graduate from a university with strict adherence to these reading professi... Reading Resource 21st Century Literacy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:40:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d19-International-Reading-Association-releases-revised-Standards-for-Reading-Professionals?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Reading-Education-The-New-York-Times-and-the-missing-point?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner AP Photo: Toby TalbotThere’s been a dust-up concerning the teaching of reading these past couple weeks. Ever since the New York Times published an article promoting the idea that students should choose the books they read in the classroom, teac... Reading Resource Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:03:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Reading-Education-The-New-York-Times-and-the-missing-point?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Book-recommendation-Savvy-by-Ingrid-Law?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Fantastic for independent readers in 4th-7th grade Savvy is one of those stories I wish that I had read when I was thirteen. The kind that would have stayed with me. The kind that would have been remembered for thirty-one years. The kind I would hav... Book Review Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:07:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Book-recommendation-Savvy-by-Ingrid-Law?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d7-10-reasons-you-should-get-a-library-card-during-Library-Card-Signup-Month?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner  Librarian: superhero for information-saturation Each September, as students head back to the classroom, the American Library Association urges people to get and use a library card. Smart people, those librarians.Here are some reasons why y... Library Reading Resource Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:48:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d7-10-reasons-you-should-get-a-library-card-during-Library-Card-Signup-Month?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Chains-by-Laurie-Halse-Anderson--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Laurie Halse Anderson does it again with ChainsIs Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson a story of the American Revolution, a story of slavery's injustice, or a story of a young girl’s struggle to keep the remaining trace of her family together as sh... Book Review Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:03:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Chains-by-Laurie-Halse-Anderson--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Skeleton-Creek-by-Patrick-Carman?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Skeleton Creek is a unique concept book There are so many things to discuss about Skeleton Creek, a unique concept book by Patrick Carman, it's hard to know where to begin. How about the possibilities for reluctant readers, the importance of 21st Ce... Book Review 21st Century Literacy Reluctant Readers Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:57:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Skeleton-Creek-by-Patrick-Carman?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Reading-Education-101-Ten-tips-for-raising-a-child-who-loves-to-read?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Photo credit: Sophie@www.sxc.huMore than those nice degrees hanging next to me, my credentials for explaining how to grow a reader are rooted in three young adults who all read for pleasure. My two boys will shun video games for reading and my girl, ... Reading Resource Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:31:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Reading-Education-101-Ten-tips-for-raising-a-child-who-loves-to-read?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Mother-Osprey-Nursery-Rhymes-for-Buoys--Gulls-by-Lucy-Nolan-with-illustrations-by-Connie-McLennan?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner  I had a chance to read Sylvan-Dell Publishing‘s Little Skink's Tail from author Janet Halfmann back in February and thought it was great. So when Sylvan-Dell offered another title in their series, I was happy to look.Mother Osprey: Nurser... Book Review Picture Books Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:54:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Mother-Osprey-Nursery-Rhymes-for-Buoys--Gulls-by-Lucy-Nolan-with-illustrations-by-Connie-McLennan?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d21-All-The-World-by-Liz-Garton-Scanlon-with-illustrations-by-Marla-Frazee?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner                 A fantastic picture book! Magical. In a nutshell. From the moment I opened the amazing promotional box through the minutes spent with the exquisite All the Wor... Book Review Picture Books Beginning Readers Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:30:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d21-All-The-World-by-Liz-Garton-Scanlon-with-illustrations-by-Marla-Frazee?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Evermore-The-Immortals-by-Alyson-Noel--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Published August 2009, VintageEvermore: The Immortals, begins with seventeen-year-old Ever having just lost her entire family in a horrible car accident. Now she can see people’s auras and psychically know their life story at the slightest of ... Book Review Young Adult Readers Middle Grade Readers Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:14:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Evermore-The-Immortals-by-Alyson-Noel--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Books-to-help-elementary-age-students-get-back-into-the-school-spirit?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner AP Photo: Toby TalbotIn my previous list, I gathered books for young, first-time students, but older children can have worries and excitement about starting back-to-school too. These books are for students returning to elementary school.Picture books... Reading Resource Back to School Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:48:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Books-to-help-elementary-age-students-get-back-into-the-school-spirit?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Help-young-children-prepare-for-their-first-day-of-school-with-these-books?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner AP Photo: Toby Talbot Heading to school can be both exciting and scary for a child. Here's a list of picture books that might help young children (preschool to 2nd grade) get into the school mood. (all titles link to descriptions): Blue Goes to Sch... Reading Resource Back to School Picture Books Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:10:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Help-young-children-prepare-for-their-first-day-of-school-with-these-books?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d7-13-reasons-to-use-Thirteen-Reasons-Why-in-your-high-school-classroom?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner A great book for young adultsWebsite Synopsis: “Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush-... Book Review Young Adult Readers Middle Grade Readers Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:13:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d7-13-reasons-to-use-Thirteen-Reasons-Why-in-your-high-school-classroom?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Aint-Nothing-Aut-a-Man-by-Scott-Reynolds-Nelson--book-review-and-teaching-activities?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner A fantastic addition for your nonfiction collectionAsk a kid what he wants to be when he grows up. What will you hear? Race car driver? Ballerina? Doctor? Astronaut? Historian… Huh?In Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John He... Book Review Picture Books Nonfiction Books Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:53:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Aint-Nothing-Aut-a-Man-by-Scott-Reynolds-Nelson--book-review-and-teaching-activities?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Ophelia-by-Lisa-Klein--Book-Review--Teaching-Links?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Ophelia a great book to pair with Hamlet Ophelia is the motherless child of an absent father. To keep her occupied, her father allows Ophelia the privilege of learning alongside her brother, something uncommon in the fourteenth century. When Ophelia... Book Review Young Adult Readers Middle Grade Readers Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:03:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Ophelia-by-Lisa-Klein--Book-Review--Teaching-Links?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Dork-Diaries-by-Rachel-Renee-Russell--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner Artwork is also by Rachel Renee Russell I don’t want to compare Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. All the reviews are doing that. It’s not really fair because the only things the two books have in c... Book Review Elementary Independent Readers Middle Grade Readers Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:10:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Dork-Diaries-by-Rachel-Renee-Russell--Book-Review?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Road-To-Revolution-The-Cartoon-Chronicles-of-America-by-Stan-Mack-and-Susan-Champlin?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner I Road to Revolution! is the first in a series of graphic novels, titled The Cartoon Chronicles of America, featuring fictional characters interacting within the specifics of American history. Nick is a street-smart orphan-boy. Penny’s the ind... Book Review Elementary Independent Readers Graphic Novel Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:52:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15096-Reading-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Road-To-Revolution-The-Cartoon-Chronicles-of-America-by-Stan-Mack-and-Susan-Champlin?cid=exrss-Reading-Examiner