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by Sharon Vaughn and Sylvia Linan-Thompson ** Get Ready to Read National Institutes for Literacy (NIFL) National Reading Panel
 * Websites referenced in the book __Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction Grades k-3__

Website recommendations from author Rosanne Parry General: Goodreads.com a social networking site that revolves around books Kidlitosphere.org  has a round up of many of the children's book blogs . They organize fun and useful things like Poetry Friday and Nonfiction Monday. [|www.jkrboks.com] a book review and reading promotion blog of Jen Robinson's book page [|www.medinger.wordpress.com] blog of a Manhattan 4th grade teacher, very focused on lit  School library journal blogs : [|www.schoollibraryjournal.com]  Look at the tabs and pull down the list of blogs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a great way to keep up with what is new and strong.
 * Fuse #8 is a public librarian's take on children's book. She's also in NYC and very connected to the publishing industry
 * Bowllan's Blog has a great Writers against Racism series, great for multi-cultural and especially African American titles
 * Heavy Medal is the blog that discusses the Newbery choices every year.

Blogs which look specifically at Race/Ethnicity in books [|www.americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com] Native American stories. Strident opinions here but worth listening to. [|www.thebrownbookshelf.com] primarily for African American titles [|www.papertigers.org] focusing on Asian titles

Blogs for boy readers [|www.guyslitwire.blogspot.com] tends to be for older boys [|www.jaja-cas.blogspot.com] the Boys Rule Boys Read blog tends to be for 3rd-8th grade boys (I will be interviewed there in May and they are making me an "Honorary Guy" my favorite book honor ever!!) [|www.guysread.com] books for boys of all ages

Blogs for gay teen readers [|www.leewind.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">[|www.brenthartinger.com]