We’ve included a list of related web sites, print resources, and articles of interest which you might find useful, including information about literacy organizations, tutoring tips and articles about teaching reading.

Literacy Web Sites

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• American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/alsc/
• Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literacy Site
  http://www.carolhurst.com/
• First Book
  http://www.firstbook.org/
• Linking Education and America Reads through National Service (LEARNS)
  http://www.nwrel.org/learns/
• Literacy Connections — Resources for Reading Teachers and Literacy Volunteers
  http://www.literacyconnections.com/
• National Institute for Literacy
  http://novel.nifl.gov/
• Reach Out and Read
  http://www.reachoutandread.org/
• ReadBoston
  http://www.readboston.org/
• ISSA Reading Corner
  http://www.readingcorner.org/
• Reading is Fundamental
  http://www.rif.org/
• Reading Partners Tutoring Program
  http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/Tutorman.html
• Read With Me
  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ReadWithMe/
• SCALE - Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
  http://www.readwriteact.org/
• Tampa Reads
  http://www.tampareads.com/
• The ABCs of Learning Disabilities
  http://www.ldonline.org/abcs_info/articles-info.html
• The Children’s Book Council
  http://www.cbcbooks.org/
• The Children’s Literature Web Guide
  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Print Resources

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• Children's Fiction Sourcebook: A Survey of Children's Books for 6–13 Year Olds by Margaret Hobson and Jennifer Madden (2nd edition: May 1995, Scolar Press, ISBN: 1859280838).
• Choosing Books for Children: A Commonsense Guide by Bettsy Hearne (1990, Delacorte, ISBN: 0385300840).
• Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K–8, edited by Rudine Sims Bishop and the Muliticultural Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English (1994, ISBN: 0814125433).
• Many Literacies: A Handbook by Mary Gillespie (1991, ISBN: 0932288839). 413-545-1263.
• More Kids’ Favorite Books: A Compilation of Children’s Choices 1992–1994, sponsored by the Children's Book Council - International Reading Association Joint Committee (1994, ISBN: 0872071308).
• Our Family, Our Friends, Our World by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (1992, Libraries Unlimited Inc., ISBN: 0835230252).
• The New Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (1989, ISBN: 0140468811).
• Reading Difficulties in Young Children by the National Research Council (1998, National Academies Press, ISBN: 030906418X). 800-624-6242.
• Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success by the National Research Council (1999, National Academies Press, ISBN: 0309064104). 1-800-624-6242.
• Volunteers Working with Young Readers by Lester Laminack (1998, National Council of Teachers, ISBN: 0814134106). 800-369-6283.

Articles of Interest

• What's Jewish About Justice?
  Remarks presented by Rabbi David Rosenn, Executive Director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps at the 2000 Hillel B'nai B'rith Spitzer Forum on Public Policy
• STAR 2007 Public School Test Results
• One-on-One Learning in Public School by Leonard Fein
• The Challenge of Repairing the World: A Jewish Perspective on Volunteering by Leonard Fein