Reading to or with your child every day will help your child become a better reader. It is never too early or too late to start reading as a family. Here are a few tips:

Find a quiet place to read together.
Ask your child why they chose that book to read.
Ask your child to make a prediction based on the cover. What do you think will happen in this story? Do you think it will be a happy story? What might we learn from this book?
After reading, ask your child to retell the story. Ask your child to put themselves in the story. Ask your child to change the ending of the story. Ask them to draw a picture based on the story.
As a family, do an activity inspired by the book.
For more tips, do an internet search for "how to read to your child". There is a lot of good advice for reading to/with children of various ages available.
Just reading to, with, and/or beside your child will help your child grow as a reader!

Texas Bluebonnet Award

Reading List

Book Trailers

Students in grades 3 - 5 are encouraged to read at least 5 books from the Texas Bluebonnet Award reading list. Those who have will be invited to vote on their favorite Bluebonnet Book in January. This is a statewide reading challenge. Students who read at least 18 of the 20 books will be invited to a celebration near the end of the school year. Ebooks can be found at SoraApp.com.

This is a list of books that are either bilingual or in Spanish for students in grades PK - 2nd. A new list is compiled yearly by a committee of librarians from Dallas ISD. Librarians throughout the state and country now use the list for their libraries. Ebooks can be found at SoraApp.com. Click on the poster for more information about the Luminarias and for lists from previous years.

Recommended books for children age two to grade two to encourage voluntary reading from the Texas Library Association. Click picture for list. Ebooks can be found at SoraApp.com.

The Little Maverick Reading List has graphic novel titles for students from kindergarten to 5th grade. Some of these titles may be available in Ebook format at SoraApp.com.

Click here to find out more about the Dallas Public Library Express Yourself Youth Poetry Competition open to students in grades 2 - 12.

Poetry contest runs from September - January each year.

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Poetry graphic from Dallas Public Library, 9/21/2020