Selected Website resources for “reluctant readers”

International Reading Association - Focus on Adolescent Literacy
http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/focus_adolescent.html
This site provides numerous resources for those who work with adolescent learners — whether they are striving readers or achieving at grade level.

About- Children’s books, “reluctant readers”: http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/reluctantreaders/
This site contains a detailed series of links that can guide and support parents and teachers of “reluctant readers”. It contains booklists, advice, and a wealth of resources.

Books for “reluctant readers”: http://www.the2rs.com/Books_For_Reluctant_Readers/
This is a comprehensive site with multiple links to authors, titles, and resources. Books for “reluctant readers” would be a good place to start a search for appropriate literature to use in the classroom, and it shows what could be produced on stage to capture the interests of this population.

Monroe County Public Library, Children’s Services – Books for “reluctant readers”: http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/reluctantbib.html
This site contains a basic bibliography of suggested books, as well as additional links to other sources.

Random House website: http://randomhouse.com/teachers/tgindx/reluctant.html
This excellent site is a wonderful resource for teachers and Artistic Directors. It lists titles that meet the needs and
interests of “reluctant readers” for suspense and excitement. The books range in readability from fourth to eighth grades.

Random House 2002: Top 10 Quick Picks for Young Adults:
http://www.greatschools.ca/Power-Reading%20Webs.pdf
This website, from the Plymouth Library, contains an excellent bibliography of suggested websites for “reluctant readers”.

Rip Roaring Readers: Middle School Titles: http://www.srv.net/~gale/rrr.html
While this site contains book lists, it also presents an overview of what this population of readers enjoys to read or the subjects of interest.

Scholastic Publishers:
This is an excellent and very comprehensive resource for teachers, parents, and those wanting to produce work for this population. It features specific grade levels and links for “books which hook ‘reluctant readers’”.

TeachersFirst.com:
This site, hosted by the National Education Association, contains Kids’ Top 100 Books, a list tabulated from an online survey from November 1999 through February 2000. The “teachersfirst” site also contains a link for suggested sixth grade reading level books.

University of Minnesota College of Curriculum and Human Development:
Curriculum and Instruction- New Books for Young Readers: http://education.umn.edu/CI/K12books/default.asp This is an excellent resource with a detailed annotated bibliography of books in an alphabetical order. The site also contains other links for grade levels and appropriate topics such as Multicultural interests.

The Word Pool:
http://www.wordpool.co.uk/rr/rrcontents.htm This site, from England, is an excellent resource, in addition to it being amusing and entertaining. In addition to providing a wealth of resources about “reluctant readers,” the home page contains many other resources.

Young Adult Library Services Association:
This excellent source for finding a wealth of material on the subject of “reluctant readers” including their interests. A significant feature is its yearly “Quick Picks” for top titles that are appropriate for “reluctant readers”