Educators Forum

Jim Trelease
www.trelease-on-reading.com
This site covers all the efforts by Jim Trelease in helping children make books into friends not enemies.  It includes his excerpts from his books, and lectures.  Also on the site are book reviews from his classic handbook on reading aloud to children now in its sixth edition, The Read Aloud Handbook published by Penguin Books.
 

International Reading Association
 www.reading.org
The home site of the largest organization of reading professionals in the world, the International Reading Association (IRA), it includes featured articles from the most recent issue of The Reading Teacher, literacy links, editorials, position papers, regional and state conferences, and the last few years' of "Choices" awards (in which children, teens, and teachers vote for the best books in a given year). Although geared to teachers, much of the site is helpful information for parents and/or home schoolers, too.
 

Planet Esme; A Wonderful World of Children's Literature
www.planetesme.com
It is like having one’s own personal school librarian, with extensive indexes for finding books by subject, author, titles,  and best of the year, plus suggestions, support and ideas for increasing the love of reading.  Fun site for kids too!
 

National Education Association
www.nea.org/readacross
NEA's Read Across America is a reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child to celebrate reading on March 2, Dr. Seuss's birthday. We also provide resources and activities to keep children reading year round.
 

The Children’s Literature Web Guide
www.acs.ucalgary.ca~dkbrown
A wonderful collection of resources for anyone interested in children's literature, including up-to-date news, library links and author and publisher links.
 

Dianne de la Casas
www.storyconnection.net
Stories have an incredible way of connecting people.  When you share a story with someone else, you are sharing a little bit of your soul.  Leonard Nimoy once said, "The more we share, the more we have.  And so it is with stories.  May we all share our stories and receive the joy that comes with sharing. Make that story connection.  Stories connect the world!
 

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
 www.scbwi.com
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature. The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. There are currently more than 19,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regions, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.
 

Visiting Authors
www.visitingauthors.com
Interested in hosting a children's book author or illustrator at your school, library or conference? Use our website to research the many award-winning authors & illustrators we work with--all at your convenience!
 

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org
For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of  U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.