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Sharing and Extending Books

306Related Website Resources

Educators, tutors, parents, and teens themselves will find these sites useful for extending books. The sites are listed in alphabetical order.

Bookworm
http://www.kidsreads.com

For children ages 6 to 12, this site links children with their favorite authors.

EPALS Online Book Club
http://www.epals.com/projects/class/book_club/
pi_bookclub_en.html

EPALS allows children to use private chat rooms, a Book Club bulletin board, and e-mail to communicate with fellow readers.

LiteratureCircles.com
http://www.literaturecircles.com

LiteratureCircles.com is a web resource for educators interested in student-led book discussion groups. Its goal is to support conversation and idea-sharing among people who are exploring this "best practice" strategy.

Planet Book Club
http://www.planetbookclub.com/home.html

The Planet Book Club Web site offers interactive components for both students and teachers. Classroom Connection allows students to communicate with their peers in other regions through online discussions of books. The Teacher Forum facilitates the sharing of ideas, questions, and comments among Book Club teachers anywhere in the world.

Readers' Theatre Workshop
http://www.readers.org

This site provides professional development and teacher training in making arts and technology an integral part of classroom instruction.

The Spaghetti Book Club
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/index.shtml

Featured in RIFNet Show 306, the Spaghetti Book Club, a literacy program that integrates reading, writing, art, and technology, teaches students how to write and illustrate book reviews.

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