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English Language Arts Resource Guide, Room 681 EBA, New Yo R K State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234 (Tel EnglishEnglish LanguageLanguage ArtsArts Resource Guide PART I.B Selecting Instructional Materials ..................2 Literature..........................................................6 New York State Teachers ...............................7 American Library Association......................19 New Standards Project...................................24 NOTE: This document is a work in progress. Parts II and III, in particular, are in need of further develop- ment, and we invite the submission of additional learning experiences and local performance tasks for these sections. Inquiries regarding submission of materials should be directed to: English Language Arts Resource Guide, Room 681 EBA, New Yo r k State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234 (tel. 518-474-5922). THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE STATE EDUCATION DEPA RT M E N T http://www.nysed.gov A Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials How and where can teachers find information to help them select instructional materials that meet the learning needs of all their students? All teachers need to be familiar with lists of resources that: ✔ are published by a recognized authority ✔ are compiled according to established criteria ✔ include materials in a variety of formats (print, nonprint, electronic media, etc.) Many lists of print and nonprint resources are available, including some that can be accessed via the Internet. The most useful are annotated with information such as grade or reading level, rec- ommended or not recommended for purchase, curriculum connections, specific audience needs, etc. The school library media specialist will have some of these selection tools available in the library media center; others can be borrowed through inter-library loan from the School Library System of which the school is a member. Teachers will be seeking materials which are: • written/produced by people with in-depth knowledge of the subject • available in languages other than English, as needed • designed to help students create their own new information • designed to help students develop new learning strategies • relevant • current • age appropriate • authentic Working with other teachers and collaborating with library media specialists who are skilled in locating and selecting resources will result in assembling a collection of classroom instructional materials that assures students access to the variety of resources necessary to meet their needs. Curriculum Essentials 2 Suggested Resources for Selecting Instructional Materials • AAAS Science Books and Films American Association for the Advancement of Science • Adventuring with Books: ABooklist for PreK-Grade 6 National Council of Teachers of English • Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High Students National Council of Teachers of English • Horn Book Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Books Horn Books • Multi Media Schools: Technological Resources K-12 Online, Inc. • Beyond Picture Books: AGuide to First Readers • Book Links American Library Association • Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing New York Public Library • Books for the Teenage New York Public Library • Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies National Council for the Social Studies • Outstanding Science Trade Books Children’s Book Council • Teacher’s Choices International Reading Association • Outstanding Books for the College Bound National Council of Teachers of English • Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High School National Council of Teachers of English • Technology and Learning CD ROM Product Software • Best Videos for Children and Young Adults: a Core Collection for Libraries ABC-CLIO • Magazines for Young People: a Children’s Magazine Guide Companion Volume. 2nd Ed. Katz, Bill and Linda Sternberg Katz • Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults University of Wisconsin • Portraying Persons with Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children and Teenagers Bowker Publishing Company 3 English Language Arts Selected Internet Sites Related to Education • AskEric [email protected] • Educational Journals gopher://info.asu.edu: 70/11/asc-cwis/education/journals • K-12 Internet Resources informns.k12.mn.us • National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov • Classroom Connect http://www.classroom.net • Cyberkids (magazine) http://www.mtlake.com/cyberkids • Gifted and Talented Homepage http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html • Internet in the Classroom http://www.schnet.edu.au • National Reading Conference http://www.iusb.edu/webacts/edud/EleEd/nrc/nrcindex.html • US Department of Education (ED)/Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) http://www.ed.gov/ Curriculum Essentials 4 Journals that Review Instructional Materials • Arithmetic Teacher • Childhood Education • Children’s Software Review • Educational Leadership • Instructor • Language Arts • Media and Methods • Parents’ Choice • Phi Delta Kappa • Primary Voices • Reading Teacher • Science and Children • Social Studies and the Young Learner • Teaching Exceptional Children • Teaching K-8 • Young Children 5 English Language Arts Literature Suggestions The list of book titles which follows was compiled from the results of an informal survey con- ducted by the Department and distributed by the New York State English Council and New York State Reading Association. Teachers were asked to suggest books that they felt were “appropriate and successful with readers in the K-12 curriculum.” These titles represent a sam- ple of those submitted. The list is not inclusive, nor is it intended as a recommended reading list; rather, it is a list of books that English Language Arts teachers in New York State suggest have literary merit, are representative of the genres and are being read by students in today’s class- rooms. Some are appropriate for all students, some for advanced readers. Titles include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Selected magazine titles are included in recognition of the importance of using magazines to meet informational and recre- ational needs. Following the New York State English Language Arts teacher selections are two lists—“Notable Children’s Books, 1995” and “Best Books for Young Adults, 1995” published by the American Library Association which are representative of the many distinguished published lists of books that teachers rely on as they help students select reading material. The concluding example of reading selections is provided by the New Standards Project “Performance Standards: English Language Arts.” The three lists suggest acceptable titles for student readers at elementary, mid- dle, and high school levels. Curriculum Essentials 6 Selected Titles: New York State Teachers Fiction and Non-Fiction Kindergarten – Title Author Grade 2 Fossils Tell of Long Ago...........................................................................Aliki The Ugly Duckling ..................................................................................Andersen, Hans Christian Tree of Life................................................................................................Bash, Barbara The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale ...........................................................Brett, Jan An Arthur Adventure..............................................................................Brown, Marc Goodnight Moon......................................................................................Brown, Margaret Wise How Many Days to America?.................................................................Bunting, Eve Cross Country Cat......................................................Calhoun, Mary The Very Hungry Caterpillar.....................................Carle, Eric Ten Little Monkeys......................................................Christelow, Eileen Muggie Maggie...........................................................Cleary, Beverly The Josefina Story Quilt .............................................Coerr, Eleanor Miss Rumphuis...........................................................Cooney, Barbara Now One Foot, Now the Other...................................de Paola, Tomie Shaka: King of the Zulus............................................Diane, Stanley & Venna, Peter Q is for Duck...............................................................Elting, Mary Ask Mr. Bear...............................................................Flack, Marjorie Corduroy .....................................................................Freeman, Don The Gingerbread Man.................................................Galdone, Jean Honey I Love ...............................................................Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa’s Face............................................................Greenfield, Eloise Dinotopia ....................................................................Gurney, James Ox-Cart Man ..............................................................Hall, Donald Arthur’s Honey Bee ....................................................Hoban, Lillian Amazing Grace ...........................................................Hoffman, Mary The Doorbell Rang...................................................................................Hutchins, Pat Bently and Egg ........................................................................................Joyce, William Snowy Day...............................................................................................Keats,
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