Resources for Reading
Here are some Read Fit Training Tips:
Here are some resources to help you find books to read:
- Keep a list of books you might want to read. See the Resources list below for ideas. Take your list with you when you go to the library or other places to look for books. You can keep your list in your agenda book, page 17. Or check under the Library Info link on the left and choose Forms for a blank list you can download. Or keep your list digitally in the Notes section of your phone or iPad. Many libraries also give you the option to keep a list digitally with your library account.
- Break your book into chunks that you can tackle each day, just like you might do with a new exercise program. For example, how many pages will you need to read to finish your book in 2 weeks? (Note: It's OK if you get so hooked in the book that you read ahead of schedule!)
- Find a quiet time and place each day to read.
- Take advantage of short unexpected periods of time. (The car while your mom drives your little brother to baseball practice, the doctor's office while you wait to be called for your physical, the quiet time before bed.)
- Keep a record of the books you read--just to look back on later.
Here are some resources to help you find books to read:
- Read anything you want!!!! It's all about choice--your choice on what you want to read.
- AMS students can access eBooks using their Destiny account info.
- Get a library card. At Sam T. Wilson Library in Arlington, any AMS student is eligible to get a library card. You will need a parent to sign, so take your mom or dad with you.
- Ask your local library for information about accessing books online through TN R.E.A.D.S. Or go directly to their web site: www.reads.tnsos.net
- Check out an audio book from your local library or from Cracker Barrel. This is especially good if you have a road trip planned. TN R.E.A.D.S (see previous bullet point) is also a source for audio books.
- Visit an area library that has a bookstore on site. Collierville, Germantown, and Memphis Public libraries have a store where you can buy gently used books at a bargain price. Call to check for hours they're open before you make a trip.
- Check Goodwill and other local resale stores for books.
- Try half.com or other online sources.
- Check out the booklists Mrs. Haggard has posted on the Reading Suggestions part of this web page.
- Try this web site: http://literature-map.com Just type in an author you've liked and wait for a list of other authors you might like to read, too.
- Go to http://tntel.tnsos.org/ Choose All TEL Databases, then Books and Authors. Type in a book you have enjoyed (for example, Hatchet). When you get the results for the book, choose the Read-Alikes button to identify similar books. There is a video to demonstrate this under the How To link at the left.
- Ask friends for suggestions. Or arrange a book trade with a friend.
- Check your personal and home bookshelves for books you've been meaning to read. Did you buy books at the Book Fair or from your teacher's Scholastic order that you haven't read yet?
- Check out the VSBA list. Choose a book from the list. Note: If you have read at least 3 from the list, you will get to vote on the winner in the spring. Visit http://www.tasltn.org/vsba Look for the 2016-17 list and scroll to the middle school list.
- Check out what Mrs. Haggard is reading. She will post often on this page, on the frame on her desk, and possibly other places. Watch for details.