Resources | Helpful Links
The 2010 edition of New Books for Young Readers is
currently available as a downloadable PDF at:
http://apps.cehd.umn.edu/ci/k12books/
Read reviews of the best 2009 books for preschool through high school aged readers. There are detailed descriptions of books for every reader and every purpose on the website. Looking for books to use in the classroom? A just-right selection for a child? Use the search engine at the same website to find books from the last decade by a favorite author or illustrator, such as Jane Yolen or Ed Young; in a particular genre, such as informational science or historical fiction; by level from preschool to adolescent readers; by culture or area in the world, such as Korean-American or Eastern Africa; or by key word, such as slavery or elephants.
Helpful Links
- International Reading Association:
http://www.reading.org/ - Minnesota Reading Association:
http://www.mnreading.org/ - National Center on Response to Intervention
http://www.rti4success.org/ - National Center on Progress Monitoring
http://www.studentprogress.org - Research Institute on Progress Monitoring
http://www.progressmonitoring.org - Vanderbilt PALS Website
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals/ - Peabody IRIS Center (Includes CBM, PALS, RTI)
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ - Computer Based Assessment System for Reading (C-BAS-R)
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/edpsych/C-BAS-R/ - Direct Behavior Ratings
http://www.directbehaviorratings.com/