Literacy: A Parent Primer, Part II: School-age Children

Related Website Resources 

Association for Library Services to Children
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forchildren/childrenfamilies.htm

General: This site sponsored by the American Library Association offers reading resources for children and their parents. 

Parenthood.com—School Age
http://parenting.parenthood.com/schoolage.html

This parenting Web site features articles and advice on a number of issues concerning schoolagers, including literacy. 

School Age Connections
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/child/stablecont8.html

General: This electronic newsletter features articles on topics such as “Non-Fiction Reading Suggestions for Grades 3 Through 6.” 

Family Matters: All About Reading (Grades 3-5)http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/read/gr3_5/index.htm

Specific: This site for parents of children in grades 3-5 offers parents an opportunity to ask experts for advice and read on topics such as using poetry to make children independent readers. 

Family Matters: All About Reading (Grades 6-8)http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/read/gr6_8/index.htm

Specific: This site for parents of children in grades 6-8, offers information on books to read aloud and subjects such as using books to connect with preteens. 

TeenReads.com
http://www.teenreads.com/

Specific: This online magazine aimed at adolescents features interviews with authors, book clubs, projects, contests, book reviews, online chats, and polls. One current poll asks the question: “Would your parents think listening to an audiobook qualifies as reading the book?”

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