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English Language ArtsResource GuidePART I.BSelecting Instructional Materials .2Literature.6New York State Teachers .7American Library Association .19New Standards Project.24NOTE: This document is a work in progress. Parts IIand III, in particular, are in need of further development, and we invite the submission of additionallearning experiences and local performance tasks forthese sections. Inquiries regarding submission ofmaterials should be directed to: English LanguageArts Resource Guide, Room 681 EBA, New Yo r kState Education Department, Albany, NY 12234 (tel.518-474-5922).THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKTHE STATE EDUC ATION DEPA RT M E N Thttp://www.nysed.gov

A Guide to Selecting InstructionalMaterialsHow and where can teachers find information to help them select instructional materials thatmeet the learning needs of all their students? All teachers need to be familiar with lists ofresources 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 viathe Internet. The most useful are annotated with information such as grade or reading level, recommended 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 thelibrary media center; others can be borrowed through inter-library loan from the School LibrarySystem 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 authenticWorking with other teachers and collaborating with library media specialists who are skilled inlocating and selecting resources will result in assembling a collection of classroom instructionalmaterials that assures students access to the variety of resources necessary to meet their needs.Curriculum Essentials2

Suggested Resources for Selecting InstructionalMaterials 3AAAS Science Books and FilmsAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdventuring with Books: ABooklist for PreK-Grade 6National Council of Teachers of EnglishBooks for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High StudentsNational Council of Teachers of EnglishHorn Book Guide to Children’s and Young Adult BooksHorn BooksMulti Media Schools: Technological Resources K-12Online, Inc.Beyond Picture Books: AGuide to First ReadersBook LinksAmerican Library AssociationChildren’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNew York Public LibraryBooks for the TeenageNew York Public LibraryNotable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social StudiesNational Council for the Social StudiesOutstanding Science Trade BooksChildren’s Book CouncilTeacher’s ChoicesInternational Reading AssociationOutstanding Books for the College BoundNational Council of Teachers of EnglishYour Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High SchoolNational Council of Teachers of EnglishTechnology and LearningCD ROM Product SoftwareBest Videos for Children and Young Adults: a Core Collection for LibrariesABC-CLIOMagazines for Young People: a Children’s Magazine Guide Companion Volume. 2nd Ed.Katz, Bill and Linda Sternberg KatzMulticultural Literature for Children and Young AdultsUniversity of WisconsinPortraying Persons with Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children andTeenagersBowker Publishing CompanyEnglish Language Arts

Selected Internet Sites Related to Education AskEric askeric@ericir.syr.eduEducational Journals gopher://info.asu.edu: 70/11/asc-cwis/education/journalsK-12 Internet Resources informns.k12.mn.usNational Aeronautics and Space Administration spacelink.msfc.nasa.govClassroom Connect http://www.classroom.netCyberkids (magazine) http://www.mtlake.com/cyberkidsGifted and Talented Homepage http://www.eskimo.com/ user/kids.htmlInternet in the Classroom http://www.schnet.edu.auNational Reading rc/nrcindex.htmlUS Department of Education (ED)/Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)http://www.ed.gov/Curriculum Essentials4

Journals that Review Instructional Materials 5Arithmetic TeacherChildhood EducationChildren’s Software ReviewEducational LeadershipInstructorLanguage ArtsMedia and MethodsParents’ ChoicePhi Delta KappaPrimary VoicesReading TeacherScience and ChildrenSocial Studies and the Young LearnerTeaching Exceptional ChildrenTeaching K-8Young ChildrenEnglish Language Arts

Literature SuggestionsThe list of book titles which follows was compiled from the results of an informal survey conducted by the Department and distributed by the New York State English Council and NewYork 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 sample 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 haveliterary merit, are representative of the genres and are being read by students in today’s classrooms. 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 areincluded in recognition of the importance of using magazines to meet informational and recreational needs.Following the New York State English Language Arts teacher selections are two lists—“NotableChildren’s Books, 1995” and “Best Books for Young Adults, 1995” published by the AmericanLibrary Association which are representative of the many distinguished published lists of booksthat teachers rely on as they help students select reading material. The concluding example ofreading selections is provided by the New Standards Project “Performance Standards: EnglishLanguage Arts.” The three lists suggest acceptable titles for student readers at elementary, middle, and high school levels.Curriculum Essentials6

Selected Titles:New York State TeachersFiction and Non-FictionKindergarten –Grade 27TitleAuthorFossils Tell of Long Ago.AlikiThe Ugly Duckling .Andersen, Hans ChristianTree of Life .Bash, BarbaraThe Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale .Brett, JanAn Arthur Adventure.Brown, MarcGoodnight Moon.Brown, Margaret WiseHow Many Days to America?.Bunting, EveCross Country Cat .Calhoun, MaryThe Very Hungry Caterpillar .Carle, EricTen Little Monkeys.Christelow, EileenMuggie Maggie.Cleary, BeverlyThe Josefina Story Quilt .Coerr, EleanorMiss Rumphuis.Cooney, BarbaraNow One Foot, Now the Other.de Paola, TomieShaka: King of the Zulus.Diane, Stanley & Venna, PeterQ is for Duck.Elting, MaryAsk Mr. Bear.Flack, MarjorieCorduroy .Freeman, DonThe Gingerbread Man.Galdone, JeanHoney I Love .Greenfield, EloiseGrandpa’s Face.Greenfield, EloiseDinotopia .Gurney, JamesOx-Cart Man .Hall, DonaldArthur’s Honey Bee .Hoban, LillianAmazing Grace .Hoffman, MaryThe Doorbell Rang .Hutchins, PatBently and Egg .Joyce, WilliamSnowy Day.Keats, Ezra JackFrederick.Lionni, LeoSarah Plain and Tall.MacLachlan, PatriciaThe Discovery of America.Maestro, BetsySeven Chinese Brothers.Mahy, MargaretKnots on a Counting Rope.Martin Jr., BillBlueberries for Sal .McCloskey, RobertStone Soup .McGovern, AnnWinnie the Pooh.Milne, A. A.English Language Arts

The Paperbag Princess .Munsch, RobertAmelia Bedelia .Parish, PeggyKoko’s Story .Patterson, FrancineThe Keeping Quilt .Polacco, PatriciaDo Animals Dream.Pope, JoyceThe Tale of Peter Rabbit.Potter, BeatriceNew Kid on the Block.Prelutsky, JackHenry and Mudge.Rylant, CynthiaGrandfather’s Journey .Say, AllenThe Giving Tree.Silverstein, ShelSnakes .Simon, SeymourCaps for Sale .Slobodkina, EsphyrSylvester & the Magic Pebble .Stieg, WilliamHumphrey the Lost Whale .Tukuda, Wendy & Hall, RichardPolar Express .Van Allsburg, ChrisTales of Amanda Pig.Van Leuwen, JeanIra Sleeps Over.Waber, BernardCharlotte’s Web.White, E. B.Cherries and Cherry Pits .Williams, Vera B.Sleeping Ugly .Yolen, JaneKindergarten –Grade 2FolkloreWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears .Aardema, VernaCharlie Needs a Cloak .de Paola, TomieThe Three Billy Goats Gruff .Galdone, PaulThe Golden Goose .Grimm, Wilhelm & JacobThe Day the Goose Got Loose .Lindbergh, ReeveThe Rough Faced Girl .Martin, RafeThe Turnip .Morgan, PierrThe Enormous Watermelon .Parkes & SmithMufaro’s Beautiful Daughters.Steptoe, JohnFantasy and Science FictionThe Wizard of Oz.Baum, L. FrankAHouse for Hermit Crab .Carle, EricBig Old Bones .Carrick, CarolMouse on the Motorcycle.Cleary, BeverlyMagic School Bus Series .Cole, Joanna & Egen, BruceJames and the Giant Peach.Dahl, RoaldHattie and the Fox .Fox, MemCatwing.Le Guin, UrsulaOn Market Street .Lobel, ArnoldDinosaur Dream .Nolan, DennisThe Little Engine That Could.Piper, WattyKnights of the Kitchen Table.Scieszka, JonWhere the Wild Things Are .Sendak, MauriceSylvester & the Magic Pebble .Steig, WilliamPolar Express .Van Allsburg, ChrisCommander Toad .Yolen, JaneCurriculum Essentials8

Kindergarten –Grade 2PoetryEach Peach, Pear Plum .Ahlberg, Janet and AllanThe Eensy Weensy Spider: Fingerplaysand Action Rhymes. Calmenson, Stephanie &Cole, JoannaA Treasury of Best Loved Rhymes .Mother GooseChicken Soup with Rice .Sendak, MauriceWhere the Sidewalk Ends.Silverstein, ShelChild’s Garden of Verses .Stevenson, Robert LewisThe Ballad of the Pirate Queens.Yolen, JaneOwl Moon.Yolen, JanePublicationsHighlightsNews PilotRanger RickWorld MagazineFiction and Non-FictionGrades 3 – 59TitleAuthorCam Janson . Adler, DavidTrue Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.AviTuck Everlasting.Babbitt, NatalieWizard of Oz.Baum, L. FrankTales of a 4th Grade Nothing.Blume, JudyFreckle Juice .Blume, JudyThe Secret Garden.Burnett, Frances HodgsonThe Pinballs .Byars, BetsyStories Julian Tells .Cameron, AnnThe Family Under the Bridge .Carlson, Natalie SavageRamona Forever .Cleary, BeverlySadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.Coerr, EleanorMagic School Bus Series .Cole, JoannaWeasel .DeFelice, CynthiaThe Matchlock Gun .Edmonds, WalterHundred Dresses.Estes, EleanorWalking to the Road of Freedom.Ferris, EleanorHarriet the Spy .Fitzhugh, LouiseThe Whipping Boy .Fleischman, SidLincoln, APhotobiography .Freedman, RussellStone Fox .Gardiner, John ReynoldsAll titles by:.Gibbons, GailPolk Street .Giff, Patricia ReillyMisty of Chincoteague .Henry, MargueritePagoo.Holling, HollisClass Clown .Hurwitz, JohannaEnglish Language Arts