Literacy Resources

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
Hingham Public Library
Helping Your Child with Reading/Writing Related Articles
Interactive Reading/Writing Sites
Author/Series Websites
Reading Lists
For more information

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)

MCAS-with a link to the Department of Education(DOE) MCAS prep.

Hingham Public Library

Children's and Young Adults section

Helping Your Child with Reading/Writing Related Articles

Succeed to Read - literacy web sites for parents and teachers

Right Track Reading - click on "free information on teaching children to read"

Family Literacy Network - from the Texas Reading Institute - great articles

Reading Rockets - subscribe to a free monthly newsletter that gives you access to lots of different articles and publications about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle

Great Schools - Schwab Learning Parents - click on "identifying difficulties" and "learn more about learning disabilities"

Florida Center For Reading Research - click on "For Parents"

Jim Trelease - read aloud expert Jim Trelease provides info and tips on reading books to children

Read, Write, Now! - "Activities for Reading and Writing Fun"

Interactive Reading/Writing Sites

Starfall (K-2) - teaches sound/symbol relationships and phonemic awareness through animated stories and games

PBS Kids Between the Lions(K-2)

PBS Kids Reading Rainbow (K-3) - book reviews and stories written by K-3 students across the country

Storyline Online (K-2)- video programming featuring actors reading children's books aloud

Sylvan Book Adventure ( K-5)- free reading motivation program for students K-8

KidsReads (K-5)- trivia games and word scrambles based on children's books and movies. Excellent references for children's books.

Discovery Kids - (K-5)

Funbrain ( click on reading) (2-5)

Reading is Fundamental (RIF) - (K-5) click on parents

National Geographic Kids (K-5)

GuysRead

Time for Kids ( K-5)

Poetry4Kids (K-5)

Scholastic ( click on "kids") ( K-5)

Author/Series Websites

Matt Christopher (2-5)

Junie B. Jones (1-5)

Little House Books (2-5)

Judy Blume (3-5)

A-Z Mysteries (2-5)

Artemis Fowl (3-5)

Captain Underpants (2-5)

Beverly Cleary (3-5)

Kevin Henkes (K-3)

Dear America (3-5)

Harry Potter (2-5)

Magic Tree House (K-3)

Series Of Unfortunate Events (2-5)

Eric Carle (K-2)

Jan Brett (K-2)

Robert Munsch (K-2)

Dr. Seuss (K-2)

Nancy Carlson ( K-2)

Patricia Polacco (K-5)

Audrey Wood (K-2)

Tomie DePaola (K-3)

Reading Lists

Harper Collins Children's Books- Sign up to find out about books in the spotlight and connect with a children's podcast to hear from popular authors

Reading Planet

International Reading Association Choices Booklists

KidsRead.com Newsletter

Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf Newsletter

LitLovers - learn about getting started with book clubs

For more information

For more information about Hingham Elementary Schools' Literacy programs, please see our homepage.

For more information about English Language Arts (ELA)/Reading program for the Hingham Public Schools contact:

Helaine Silva - ELA Director K-12 hsilva@hinghamschools.com

Leslie Flanagan - Elementary Reading Coordinator K-5 lflanagan@hinghamschools.com