The America Reads Challenge

General Tutoring Resource Links

Activities:

1) The Official Eric Carle Web Site
(http://eric-carle.com)

Description: It has a list of his books and reviews on a few of his books. “Caterpillar
Exchange” is a bulletin board where teachers and parents submit ideas
for creative ways to use Eric Carle’s books.

Comments: This is an excellent resource for Tutors, students, teachers, and parents.

2) PBS Kids
(http://pbskids.org)

Description: PBS has many activities for Clifford, Arthur, Berenstain Bears, and
more. Coloring sheets are also available for use in your tutoring
sessions.

Comments: An excellent resource!

3) Kid Bibs
(http://kidbibs.com/home.htm)

Description: Kid Bibs mission is to bring kids and books together. This web site
contains learning tips and award ideas.

Comments: This is a great web site for Tutors with Tutees that are having
difficulties.

4) ColoringBookFun.Com
(http://coloringbookfun.com/index.html)

Description: This web site has a variety of coloring sheets for seasons, holidays,
characters (Arthur, Clifford, Franklin, etc…), and the alphabet.

Comments: Kids always love to color!

5) Crayola
(http://crayola.com/index.cfm)

Description: The Crayola web site contains coloring sheets and arts and crafts ideas.
Seasonal lesson plans are also available.

Comments: The lesson plans are very detailed and very helpful.

6) Enchanted Learning
(http://www.allaboutnature.com/coloring/f.shtml)

Description: The Enchanted Learning web site contains activities and coloring sheets
that relate to animals. This web site could be helpful to reinforce the
animals in children’s storybooks.

Comments: Very educational and fun as well!

7) Seussville
(http://www.seussville.com/seussville/games/#new)

Description: The Seussville web site contains printable activities for various Dr.
Seuss books. There are some great activities on this web site. You
may even wish to adapt these activities for other Dr. Seuss books.

Comments: This is a great web site for Tutors to use.

Resources:

1) America Reads
(http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/index.html)

Description: The national America Reads web site is divided into five sections –
kids, families, educators, communities, and college/universities. The
web site includes an overview, facts, history, and press releases of the
the America Reads Challenge program.

Comments: This is a great web site to review the America Reads Challenge program
at a national level.

2) First Book
(www.firstbook.org)

Description: First Book is a national non-profit organization with a single mission:
to provide new books to children from low-income families
participating in existing community-based tutoring, mentoring, and
family literacy programs.

Comments: First Book is a great organization to be a part of. First Book – ETSU
Campus Advisory Board hopes to provide as many needy children in
our area as possible with new books of their own.

3) Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
(www.nwrel.org/Learns)

Description: LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. Resources
such as guidelines and activities are available for tutoring children
pre-kindergarten through third grade. The Tutor newsletter which
includes literacy research and tutoring strategies is also available on
the web site.

Comments: The Tutor newsletter is very helpful for Tutors who want to learn about
tutoring strategies to best help the needs of their Tutees.

4) Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
(www.readwriteact.org)

Description: SCALE is a literacy-based organization on the campus of University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill. Each year, SCALE hosts a literacy conference in Chapel Hill, NC.
Newsletters and literacy information is available on the web site.

Comments: The SCALE web site is very beneficial when planning tutor training sessions.