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The development of each student's reading and research skills are increasingly important for student success. We encourage outside reading of high quality children's literature in order to develop vocabulary, reading fluency, comprehension and literary understanding. Parents and students are encouraged to become familiar with children's books that are recognized each year by the American Library Association including the Newbery Medal award books for the best children's books, and the Caldecott award winners for best illustrated books. You can find the Newbery Medal and Caldecott award lists at the American Library Association site. Care should be taken by the family to select books with age appropriate topics.
Holy Family Catholic School follows the MLA style of research and writing. We recommend the following sites for review and research:
Library World - access our own library resources online. See Resource Documents in Ren Web for login information.
American Library Association site gives the book award lists
Sayre School site for middle school students preparing for a research paper.
Fact Monster offers information about research aids, including a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia, and almanac, etc.
Homework Center with advice for developing research and writing skills as well as help with creating a bibliography or works cited page.
Kid's Health offers a very good website for elementary students regarding plagiarism.
KidsKonnect links to many other sites for math, science, museums, reference, and the states
Exploratorium is an amazing site from San Francisco's famous science museum.
Library of Congress for Kids and Families offers information about history, science and news.
Encylclopedia Britannica Online - see Resource Page in Ren Web for login information.
Atomic Learning site includes technology tutorials. See Resource Page in Ren Web for login information.
International Children's Digital Library over 1,000 free e-books in 35 languages for children ages 3 to 13.
Bank Street College - best children's books of the year
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