Rachel Sard

Dr. Burke
Childrens Literature
29 September 2014
Resources for Childrens Literature
1. Useful Websites:
a. History of Childrens Literature
i. Found at:
ii. Created by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Social
Sciences, Health and Education Library.
iii. Importance: This website offers numerous links to examples of
historical childrens literature. It provides themes, important
components, and a better understanding of the text. This could
be a valuable tool when focusing on older text for children, or
simply for understanding the background of literature.
b. Teaching Childrens Literature: Its Critical
i. Found at:
ii. Created by Routledge and designed by Taylor and Francis
group.
iii. Importance: The website listed above provides examples of
childrens literature and how to incorporate these texts in the
classroom. It also provides possible exercises to include in
your lesson plan when reviewing specific text.
c. The Childrens Literature Web Guide
i. Found at:
ii. Created by Doucetti Library of Teaching Resources.
iii. Importance: This web guide offers links and discussions about
many texts in childrens literature. It provides references and
lists of books that have won different awards. The web guide
also gives background on the authors of the text being studied.
d. Web English Teacher
i. Found at:
ii. Running website since 2000.
iii. Importance: The website is solely focused on helping the
teachers in the classroom. It gives links to sample discussions
and ways to approach literature in the classroom.
e. Teachers and Writes Collaborated
i. Found at:
ii. Boston Website: Design and Development.
iii. Importance: This website offers workshops, resources, and
even magazines about childrens literature. It was designed to
help teachers prepare themselves for the classroom.
2. Non-Web Sources:
a. Reading Childrens Literature: A Critical Introduction

i. Carrie Hintz
ii. Bedford/ St. Martins, 2013. 496 pages.
iii. Importance: This book uses historical facts and themes about
childrens books to create a better understanding of how we
view literature today.
b. Childrens Literature: Developing Good Readers
i. Kean College
ii. Routledge, 2013. 208 pages.
iii. Importance: This useful tool creates helpful tips for teachers
who are focusing on children learning how to read. It gives
helpful strategies for the fundamentals of reading and how to
go about teaching these basics in the classroom.
c. Childrens Literature in the Reading Program: An Invitation to Read
i. Bernice E. Cullinan
ii. Published by International Reading Association, 2008. 200
pages.
iii. Importance: This is a fun, inspiring book that puts a creative
spin on reading in the classroom. It gives examples of how to
excite children about reading.
3. Five ways to distinguish reliable sources:
a. Does the author have publications in peer reviewed publications?1
i. If author is credited in other publications he or she is more
likely to be a reliable source.
b. Does website have a work cited?1
i. If it lacks a work cited the website may be hard to verify as a
reliable source.
c. Fact-based Writing Style2:
i. Is the text opinionated? Credible sources should always be
focused on the facts.
d. Date of Creation/Publication2:
i. Establishing if the date of publication is recent enough to
establish its importance is critical. If data is to old it may no
longer apply to what you are researching.
e. Accuracy:
i. Fact-check information to verify its credibility3.
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