Reading Room
Reading is fundamental, and here you will find resources and tips to support your child’s reading skills with fun, engaging activities such as listening to stories, accessing public library resources, and selecting books from current recommended reading lists for students of all ages.
How to Read Aloud to Young Children
Colorin Colorado - This bilingual site offers resources and tips to families and educators of English Language Learners.
Tips for Reading With Your 1st-3rd Grade Student - A short video offering simple tips on how to read aloud with young children to promote engagement and a love of reading.
Consejos para leer con su hijo/a de 1o-3o grado - Video que ofrece consejos simples sobre cómo leer en voz alta con sus hijos para promover el compromiso y el amor por la lectura.
Listen to Reading with Online Readers
Sacramento Public Library - Offers several application (app) options for accessing ebooks, audiobooks, and comics. Audience: Families with PreK-High School Aged Students.
Time For Kids - Access to a free digital library with grade-specific editions. Audience: Families with Elementary-Middle School Aged Students.
Storyline Online® - Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Audience: PreK-8th Grade.
Starfall Education - PreK-3rd grade resources, including a “talking library”. Audience: Families with PreK-3rd Grade Students
Unite For Literacy - Offers books from a variety of categories read in both English and Spanish. Audience: Families with Elementary Aged Students
Online Sites with Recommended Reading Lists (All ages/Grades)
Scholastic Book Lists by Age - Scholastic’s best book recommendations for ages 0-13. Audience: Families with PreK-Middle School Aged Students
Great Schools Book Lists - Offers PreK-8th grade book lists that can be filtered and sorted by genre and topic with titles also available in Spanish. Audience: Families with PreK-Middle School Aged Students
K-12 School Reading List - Website provides suggested book titles for elementary, middle, and high school students. Audience: Families with PreK-High School Aged Students
Common Sense Media - Best Books For Kids - Provides age-appropriate recommendations for families. Audience: Families with PreK-High School Aged Students
New York Public Library - 125 Books We Love for Kids - This list of 125 books from the last 125 years was curated by expert librarians to inspire a love of reading. Audience: Families with PreK-High School Aged Students
Read Aloud Videos
Bookmarks - Netflix Jr - Celebrating Black voices, this read aloud series features various celebrities sharing some of their favorite stories.
Storytime Sacramento - Community members, including EGUSD Board Member Bobbie Singh Allen, read aloud some of their favorite books for kids.
Family Read-Along with Ms. DeeDee - EGUSD Reading Coach, Ms. Dee Dee, shares 3 different read along stories with her grandchildren to model simple interactions with kids while reading with them.
Storytime with Ryan & Craig - “Dramatic” and engaging read-alouds complete with sound effects, silly voices, and big emotions.
The Sacramento Public Library is now offering weekly, virtual homework help sessions for students in grades K-8!
See below flyers for more information.
