Online Issue 3

Published by the The Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
Editor: Christopher Essex

Welcome to Parents and Children Together Online's third issue on the Worldwide Web! We are pleased to present our new selection of original stories and articles. The goal of PCTO is to promote family literacy by providing children and their parents with interesting materials which will help them to share the joy of reading together. Read on and enjoy!

Stories:

Grades Pre-3:

• Pie, Patience and Robert's Great Ideas, by Darnell Marie Cox.

• Secret Guests, by LauraLee Wren.

• Mikey in the Monkey House, by Wilfried G. Lippmann.

• When I Grow Up, by Darnell Marie Cox.

• The Lucky Little Lighthouse, by Phyllis A. Hazelet. Illustrations by Jim Rowe.

• The Three Kings, by Dave Early. Illustrations by Jim Rowe.

• A Smile for Mr. Moon, by Amy A. Anastasia.

Grades 4-6:

• The Prince and the Bowling Ball, by Lenny Maxwell. Illustrations by Jim Rowe.

• How Some Little Fish Saved a Javelina, by William E. McCarron. Illustrations by Robert Parker.

• Mike and Me, by David L. Furr, Ph.D. Illustrations by Susan Stone.

• Aunt Toni's Terrible Kisses, by Dotti Enderle.

• The Tote Bag Secret: How It Nearly Caused Me to Lie, by Rebecca Hanson.

• My Territory, by Jacqueline Walker.

• The Breath of Life, by Christian Andersson.

Poems:

• Ben's Butterfly, by Pam Welsh-Huggins.

• Even Ducks Pretend, by Lorraine Jolian Gazin.

• The Tummy: A Cautionary Tale, by M.A. Mohanraj.

• Take Me Out of the Ballgame, by Daryl Ann Schietinger.

• The Monster in the Bathtub, by Nancy Paul Fratianni.

• Pond Sunday, by Jon Kip.

• Edwin, by Jon Kip.

• The Slug, Bug and Varmint Cafe, by Jon Kip.

• Washable Markers, by Joseph Brow.

• Which Pickle To Eat? by Dotti Enderle.

• Lunchtime, by Laura Lee Wren.

• Grandma Hit a Cow, by Vicki Renfroe.

Articles for Parents:

• Selecting Quality Literature for Your Child: Lessons From the Caldecott Award Winners by Lois W. Stern

• Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers by Norma Decker Collins.

• Reading Recovery by Roger Sensenbaugh

• Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms by Constance Weaver

• Parenting Information from Access ERIC

• Children's Literacy Development: Suggestions for Parent Involvement by Eleanor Macfarlane

• Helping Children Overcome Reading Difficulties by Carl B. Smith and Roger Sensenbaugh

Reviews of Children's Books:

• I Wish My Brother Was a Dog, by Carole Diggory Shields, Illustrated by Paul Meiser, Reviewed by Christopher Essex

PCTO Recommended Books for Parents:

• Teach a Child to Read with Children's Books, by Mark B. Thogmartin. Commentary by Dr. Carl B. Smith, director of the Family Literacy Center, and Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook.

Other Sites:

• Links to Other Sites of Interest to Parents, Children, Educators, and Childrens' Writers

Comments or Questions?

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