Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Using NoveList with Young Readers

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Encourage independent reading Support your efforts to integrate fiction across the curriculum Strengthen searching skills and information literacy Enhance your school’s or library’s reading environment Encourage independent reading Support your efforts to integrate fiction across the curriculum Strengthen searching skills and information literacy Enhance your school’s or library’s reading environment An electronic resource designed to:

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Each title in NoveList has a title record with a wealth of information for readers including annotations, book reviews, subject headings, Lexile scores, web links, series information and more.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum By clicking on one of the tabs, NoveList provides: Ways to Search the Database Pre-Defined Lists to Browse Materials designed to help integrate NoveList and reading in the classroom By clicking on one of the tabs, NoveList provides: Ways to Search the Database Pre-Defined Lists to Browse Materials designed to help integrate NoveList and reading in the classroom

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum By clicking on the Search Our Database tab at the top of the screen, you will find several searching options. Let’s do a Title Search.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Enter a title in the Find box and click the Search button.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Links to additional content including award lists, annotated bibliographies (in Teaching with Fiction), reviews and more are available for this title. Book cover and short summary will grab the student’s interest. Subject Headings allow teachers and students to find similar books.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Scrolling down the same title record (Touching Spirit Bear), you will find: The Lexile Score Full-Text reviews from both Booklist and School Library Journal Scrolling down the same title record (Touching Spirit Bear), you will find: The Lexile Score Full-Text reviews from both Booklist and School Library Journal

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Back to the top of the record, note the Find Similar Books button. This search lets students use a book they like as a template to find other books they might enjoy reading.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum The subject headings that were on the title record are listed as check boxes. The reader can search with the default of all subject headings checked, or select only the subjects he is specifically interested in. After customizing the checklist, select an audience level and click Search to find similar books to the current title.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Note the Popularity rating. The 1-4 star rating refers to the number of sales of this title to libraries and bookstores nationwide, providing additional information when deciding which books to read.

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Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Let’s try a different search. Click on the Describe a Plot link under the Search Our Database tab.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Type in words that describe a book you might like to read. You can select one or more audience levels to limit your search. Also try limiting your search by Lexile.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Here are the results generated from the Describe a Plot Search. Let’s look at a title.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum You can return to the full list of titles generated by the search by clicking on the Result List link.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Let’s go back to the Search Our Database tab. This time let’s do a Boolean Search to find books on specific character education topics.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Type in a word you want to search for and select a field to search in. You can also select one or more audience levels to limit your search. Click the Search button when you are ready to search.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum The search generated 183 results. You can sort your results list by clicking on the box beside “Sort By.” Here we sorted by Popularity. Let’s look at one of the more popular titles.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Here is the selected title record.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Click on the Lexile link in a title record to see an explanation of Lexiles.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum

By clicking on the Search Our Database tab once again, you will find a link to the Article and List Search. Click on the link to do a search. Type in a topic you would like to search for, and select a type of article from the pull down menu. In this search, let’s find “World War II” and select Teaching with Fiction. Click the Search button.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum The search generated 21 results for “World War II” in Teaching with Fiction. Let’s look at “The World War II Curriculum.”

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Scrolling down the article, you will find Recommended Reading for this topic.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Subject Headings Civil War World War I World War II African-American Medieval Period Ancient Greece Immigrants Crusades Subject Headings Civil War World War I World War II African-American Medieval Period Ancient Greece Immigrants Crusades NoveList helps you with cross- curricular ties. Bibliographies Looking Back at the 20 th century Beyond The Iliad and The Odyssey African-American Coming of Age Stories Understanding Slavery: Historical Fiction for Middle School Students Bring the Middle Ages to Life with Historical Fiction Caught Between Two Worlds: Latino Literature for Young Adults Bibliographies Looking Back at the 20 th century Beyond The Iliad and The Odyssey African-American Coming of Age Stories Understanding Slavery: Historical Fiction for Middle School Students Bring the Middle Ages to Life with Historical Fiction Caught Between Two Worlds: Latino Literature for Young Adults Social Studies Topics

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Science Topics Subject Headings Ecology Animal Behavior Space Exploration Genetic Engineering Senses and Sensation Natural Disasters Computers Weather Subject Headings Ecology Animal Behavior Space Exploration Genetic Engineering Senses and Sensation Natural Disasters Computers Weather Bibliographies Garden Wildlife Celebrate Earth Day: Read Eco- Fiction Future Imperfect: Dystopian Fiction for Fourth through Eighth Grade Readers Reading Across the Curriculum: Avoiding it Like the Plague? Listen up: Books about our Sense of Hearing Wind Dramas Bibliographies Garden Wildlife Celebrate Earth Day: Read Eco- Fiction Future Imperfect: Dystopian Fiction for Fourth through Eighth Grade Readers Reading Across the Curriculum: Avoiding it Like the Plague? Listen up: Books about our Sense of Hearing Wind Dramas

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum Character Education Topics Subject Headings Honesty Friendship Compassion Emotional abuse Responsibility Alcoholism Prejudice Trust Subject Headings Honesty Friendship Compassion Emotional abuse Responsibility Alcoholism Prejudice Trust Bibliographies Heartbreaks Waiting to Happen: Urban Youth and YA’s Fiction of Tough Choices Working for a Living – Children on the Job Young Adult Fiction: Help to Further Understanding of World Conflicts Caring and Kindness For a Better World Getting the Best of Bullies Bibliographies Heartbreaks Waiting to Happen: Urban Youth and YA’s Fiction of Tough Choices Working for a Living – Children on the Job Young Adult Fiction: Help to Further Understanding of World Conflicts Caring and Kindness For a Better World Getting the Best of Bullies

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum By clicking on the School Resources tab, you can find new and featured material for teachers.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum NoveList provides ready-made book lists, just click on the topic of your choice.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum

NoveList K-8 offers a kid- friendly interface for searching the database.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum By clicking on the Teacher Resources tab, you have access to all of the resources for teachers and media specialists.

Using Technology to Integrate Reading into the Curriculum NoveList Features Over 135,000 title records 100,000+ full-text reviews Book cover images Flexible search strategies Monthly updates Book Discussion Guides Book Talks Annotated Bibliographies on many curriculum-related topics Picture Book Extenders