English Language Arts - P-12 : NYSED

1 T H E S TA T E E D U C AT I O N D E PA RT M E N TEnglish Language ArtsEnglish Language ArtsTHE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW Instructional York State Library Standards :This document is a work in progress. Parts IIand III, in particular, are in need of further develop-ment, 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, NY12234 ( ).Resource Guide Essentials2A Guide to Selecting InstructionalMaterialsHow and where can teachers find information to help them select instructional materials thatmeet the learning needs of alltheir students? All teachers need to be familiar with lists ofresources that:4are published by a recognized authority4are compiled according to established criteria4include materials in a variety of formats (print, nonprint, electronic media, etc.)

2 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, 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 thelibrary media center; others can be borrowed through inter-library loan from the School LibrarySystem of which the school is a 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 Language ArtsSuggested Resources for Selecting InstructionalMaterials AAAS Science Books and FilmsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science Adventuring with Books.

3 ABooklist for PreK-Grade 6 National Council of Teachers of English Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High StudentsNational Council of Teachers of English Horn Book Guide to Children s and Young Adult BooksHorn Books Multi Media Schools: Technological Resources K-12 Online, Inc. Beyond Picture Books: AGuide to First Readers Book LinksAmerican Library Association Children s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNew York Public Library Books for the TeenageNew York Public Library Notable Children s Trade Books in the Field of Social StudiesNational Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Science Trade BooksChildren s Book Council Teacher s ChoicesInternational Reading Association Outstanding Books for the College BoundNational Council of Teachers of English Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High SchoolNational Council of Teachers of English Technology and LearningCD ROM Product Software Best Videos for Children and Young Adults: a Core Collection for LibrariesABC-CLIO Magazines for Young People: a Children s Magazine Guide Companion Volume.

4 2nd Ed. Katz, Bill and Linda Sternberg Katz Multicultural Literature for Children and Young AdultsUniversity of Wisconsin Portraying Persons with Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children andTeenagersBowker Publishing CompanyCurriculum Essentials4 Selected Internet Sites Related to Education AskEric Educational Journals : 70/11/asc-cwis/education/journals K-12 Internet Resources National Aeronautics and Space Administration Classroom Connect Cyberkids (magazine) Gifted and Talented Homepage ~ Internet in the Classroom National Reading Conference US Department of Education (ED)/Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) Language ArtsJournals 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 ChildrenCurriculum Essentials6 Literature SuggestionsThe 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 NewYork State Reading Association.

5 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 haveliterary 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 areincluded in recognition of the importance of using magazines to meet informational and recre-ational 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.

6 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, mid-dle, and high school Language ArtsSelected Titles: New York State TeachersFiction and Non-FictionTitleAuthorFossils Tell of Long Ugly , Hans ChristianTree of , BarbaraThe Mitten: AUkrainian , JanAn Arthur , MarcGoodnight , Margaret WiseHow Many Days to America?..Bunting, EveCross Country , MaryThe Very Hungry , EricTen Little , EileenMuggie , BeverlyThe Josefina Story , EleanorMiss , BarbaraNow One Foot, Now the Paola, TomieShaka: King of the , Stanley & Venna, PeterQ is for , MaryAsk Mr. , , DonThe Gingerbread , JeanHoney I , EloiseGrandpa s , , JamesOx-Cart , DonaldArthur s Honey , LillianAmazing , MaryThe Doorbell , PatBently and , WilliamSnowy , Ezra , LeoSarah Plain and , PatriciaThe Discovery of , BetsySeven Chinese , MargaretKnots on a Counting Jr.

7 , BillBlueberries for , RobertStone , AnnWinnie the , A. Grade 2 Curriculum Essentials8 Kindergarten Grade 2 The Paperbag , RobertAmelia , PeggyKoko s , FrancineThe Keeping , PatriciaDo Animals , JoyceThe Tale of Peter , BeatriceNew Kid on the , JackHenry and , CynthiaGrandfather s , AllenThe Giving , , SeymourCaps for , EsphyrSylvester & the Magic , WilliamHumphrey the Lost , Wendy & Hall, RichardPolar Allsburg, ChrisTales of Amanda Leuwen, JeanIra Sleeps , BernardCharlotte s , E. and Cherry , Vera , JaneFolkloreWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People s , VernaCharlie Needs a Paola, TomieThe Three Billy Goats , PaulThe Golden , Wilhelm & JacobThe Day the Goose Got , ReeveThe Rough Faced , RafeThe , PierrThe Enormous & SmithMufaro s Beautiful , JohnFantasy and Science FictionThe Wizard of , L. FrankAHouse for Hermit , EricBig Old , CarolMouse on the , BeverlyMagic School Bus , Joanna & Egen, BruceJames and the Giant , RoaldHattie and the , Guin, UrsulaOn Market , ArnoldDinosaur , DennisThe Little Engine That , WattyKnights of the Kitchen , JonWhere the Wild Things , MauriceSylvester & the Magic , WilliamPolar Allsburg, ChrisCommander , Jane9 English Language ArtsPoetryEach Peach, Pear , Janet and AllanThe Eensy Weensy Spider: Fingerplaysand Action , Stephanie & Cole, Joanna ATreasury of Best Loved GooseChicken Soup with , MauriceWhere the Sidewalk , ShelChild s Garden of , Robert LewisThe Ballad of the Pirate , JaneOwl , JanePublicationsHighlightsNews PilotRanger RickWorld MagazineFiction and Non-FictionTitleAuthorCam , DavidTrue Confessions of Charlotte , NatalieWizard of , L.

8 FrankTales of a 4th Grade , JudyFreckle , JudyThe Secret , Frances HodgsonThe , BetsyStories Julian , AnnThe Family Under the , Natalie SavageRamona , BeverlySadako and the Thousand Paper , EleanorMagic School Bus , , CynthiaThe Matchlock , WalterHundred , EleanorWalking to the Road of , EleanorHarriet the , LouiseThe Whipping , SidLincoln, , RussellStone , John ReynoldsAll titles by:..Gibbons, GailPolk , Patricia ReillyMisty of , , HollisClass , JohannaKindergarten Grade 2 Grades 3 5 Curriculum Essentials10 Grades 3 5 Rip Van , WashingtonHelen , Helen Wump , StevenThe , JeanBen and , RobertJelly , DennisPippi , AstridShh! We re Writing the , JeanThe Call of the , JackThe Hudson , PeterNumber the , LoisSarah, Plain and , , PatriciaDaisy , , Phyllis ReynoldsOrphan Train , Joan LoweryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of Brien, Robert Great Gilly , KatherineBridge to , , Robert NewtonWhere the Red Fern , WilliamShades of , CarolynIndian in the , LynnBest Christmas Pageant , BarbaraAppalachia: Voices of the Sleeping , CynthiaWayside , LouisKnights of the Kitchen , JonTime Warp Trio , JonThe Nate the Great , MarjorieMostly , Robert KimmelSign of the , Elizabeth GeorgeManiac , JerryAbel s , WilliamThe Widow s Allsburg, ChrisCharlotte s , E.

9 , E. House on the , Laura IngallsLittle House in the Big , Laura IngallsThe Velveteen , MarjorieFolkloreATelling of the , William J. The First , JosephMolly s , BarbaraFrom Sea to Shining , Amy Perfect , CynthiaThe People Could , VirginiaThe Legend of Sleepy , WashingtonJohn , Ezra JackPaul , Steven11 English Language ArtsRough Faced , RafeThe Talking Souci, Robert s Beautiful , JohnLon PoPo: ARed Riding Hood Story from , EdFantasy and Science with a Chance of , JanAlice in , LewisThe White , JohnMonster s , BruceJames and the Giant , RoaldThis Place Has No , PaulaThe Ear, the Eye & the , NancyWait Till Helen , MaryAWrinkle in Engle, MadelineThe Fledging ..Langton, JeanCat Guin, UrsulaThe Lion, the Witch and the , Clive StaplesThe , LoisMrs. Frisby and the Rats of Brien, Robert , CynthiaJourney to the Center of the , Jules20000 Leagues Under the , JulesTime , Herbert GeorgePoetryFrom Sea to Shining , Amy a Song of Regnier, Beatrice Schenk Joyful Noise Poems for Two , PaulIn a River , JosetteNathaniel s , EloiseAn American History Through , Lee BennettBringing Me Neill, MaryThe New Kid on the , , MauriceWhere the Sidewalk , ShelBird , JanePublicationsCobblestoneCricketHighli ghtsKids DiscoverOdysseySports Illustrated for KidsWorld MagazineGrades 3 5 Curriculum Essentials12 Fiction and Non-FictionTitleAuthorWatership , RichardLittle , Louisa , WilliamTuck , NatalieStories of Gods & , SallyCross , StephenTiger , JudyHistories of Immigrant , JanetThe Moves Make the , BruceThe Secret , Frances of the , BetsyWhite , JohnHouse on Mango , SandraAGirl from , BeverlySadako and the Thousand Paper.

10 EleanorMy Brother Sam is , james & ChristopherFace on the Milk , CarolineCatherine Called , KarenD Aulaires Book of Greek Aulaire, Ingri & EdgarThe Courage of Sara , AliceGreat , CharlesNarrative of the Life of Frederick , FrederickApril , HowardZlata s , ZlataBiography of a Young , AnneJohnny , ElizabethThe Wright , RussellEleanor Roosevelt : ALife of , RussellPhotobiography of Abraham , RussellMy Side of the , Jean CraigheadSummer of My German , BettePhoebe and the , JudithM. C. Higgins the , VirginiaThe Trouble With , DanielEye of the , DanielThe Old Man and the , , JohnThe , S. You, M , , ShirleyPhantom , NortonFrom the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil , Great , AbrahamTo Kill a , HarperThe Call of the , JackNumber the , , PatriciaAnne of Green , AnneGrades 6 813 English Language ArtsOwls in the , FarleyScopes , JimFallen , Walter , Phyllis ReynoldsIsland of the Blue Dell, ScottAnimal , , , GaryThe , GaryThe , , , GaryWesting , EllenWhere the Red Fern , WilsonThe Upstairs , JohannaUpstairs Room Journey , JohannaKiller , MichaelCall It , ArmstrongManiac , JerryThe , JohnRoll of Thunder, Hear My , MildredThe , TheodoreThe Adventures of Tom , MarkThe Adventures of Huckleberry , MarkThe , CynthiaSo Far from the Bamboo , Yoko KawashimaMyths and , Terry , , LaurenceThe , PaulFolkloreThe Crest and the Hide and Other African , HaroldThe People Could Fly.