Children's Literature: Teaching Resources
Using Literature in the Classroom
These are just a few of the many titles available in the library. Search the catalog for more titles.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Call Number: PR990 .A252 2009ISBN: 0789318768Publication Date: 2009-10-27This is the best and most authoritative guide to classic and contemporary children’s literature today. It is organized by age group—from board books to YA novels. Each entry features evaluations by a team of international critics.
Across Cultures by Call Number: Z1037 .E19 2007ISBN: 9781591583363Publication Date: 2007-05-01Crossing Cultures introduces more than 400 recent fiction and nonfiction multicultural resources for preschool through grade 6 and encourages readers to make literature about diversity an integral part of their program of instruction.
Beyond Picture Books by Call Number: Z1037 .B278 2007ISBN: 9781591585459Publication Date: 2007-12-01Here's an exciting new edition of a work that helps you to encourage independent reading skills in children ages 4 to 7, to develop your collection of first readers, and to plan thematic, literature-based programs.
Storyteller's Sourcebook, 1983-1999Call Number: REF GR74.6 .M3 2001ISBN: 0810354853Publication Date: 2001-02-07The first edition provides descriptions of folktales and references to more than 700 published sources of folktales. The new edition covers folktales from 1983-1999. Both editions include thorough indexing by subject, motif, title, ethnic group and country of origin and a comprehensive bibliography.
Lexile Levels
What are Lexiles and how do they support the Common Core Standards?
Some EBSCO databases include Lexiles, or reading levels, in citation information. The Lexile rankings assigned to a result provide educators with an estimate of the reading difficulty of the result, and the approximate grade level reading ability required for comprehension.
The Lexile table below aligns the Lexiles with the Common Core Standards' recommendations for text complexity grade bands.
| Grade Band | Current Lexile Band | "Stretch" Lexile Band |
| K-1 | N/A | N/A |
| 2-3 | 450L-725L | 420L-820L |
| 4-5 | 645L-845L | 740L-1010L |
| 6-8 | 860L-1010L | 925L-1185L |
| 9-10 | 960L-1115L | 1050L-1335L |
| 11-CCR | 1070L-1220L | 1185L-1385L |
The Common Core Standards promote increasing text complexity to help students build on literacy success and challenge themselves with more complex texts. The chart shown above is a guideline to select appropriate text for each grade, including text for a "stretch" to the next level.
Project-Based Learning
Storyline Online
Storyline Online is a streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
