TeachingBooks.net
Recommendation:
The value of `meeting´ real life authors and illustrators adds significantly to a student´s reading of literature. This site is well organized, using graphic symbols and tables to share the information available. A free trial is offered to explore the benefits the site has to offer an individual teacher or a school. Some of the components of the website are free to anyone. The lists of resources are searchable without signing up, so one could research the number of resources in the program that relate to the school´s curriculum.
Description:
Teachingbooks.net is an online collection of k-12 multimedia author and book resources. The program offers virtual author and illustrator visits, thematic booklists, book guides, a list of author websites, book readings, valuable links, training, support and an area for educators.
Possible uses:
Teachers can find valuable resources to share with students. Look at movies of authors and illustrators together as a class. Hear readings from a novel. Teachers can find book guides, author websites and other resources related to literature. Students can use the site to research about specific novels or an author.
Related Resources:
Grade LevelContent Area(s) Language Arts
Language Arts : Reading & Literature
Language Arts : Writing
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