50 Best Blogs for Reading Teachers

March 15th, 2011
Reading is an important part of life and learning that is often neglected. But reading teachers keep the love of reading alive through books, creative discussion, and writing. In these blogs, you’ll find great ideas, advice, and support for your work as a reading teacher.


Resources & Advice
Find news, ideas for the classroom, and more here.

1. Reading Today Daily: Get a daily dose of literacy resources on this blog. (Recommended Post: How teacher development could revolutionize our schools)
2. The Teaching of Reading Blog: This blog offers resources for promoting literacy and a love of reading. (Recommended Post: Music and Literacy…A Perfect Match!)
3. Booking Through Thursday: Booking Through Thursday asks questions about books and reading each day. (Recommended Post: The Best Book You’ve Never Read)
4. Threads of Reading: Karen Tankersley’s blog discusses the teaching of reading and literacy. (Recommended Post: Visual Text Can Increase Student Comprehension)
5. Picture This!: Picture This! is all about teaching with picture books. (Recommended Post: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs)
6. Beginning Reading Help: Beginning Reading Help offers a resource for teaching and supporting beginning readers. (Recommended Post: Online Stories for Children)
7. The Reading Workshop: Mr. McGuire offers a community approach to reading. (Recommended Post: Goals and Benefits of Student Blogging)
8. Page by Page: Maria Salvatore’s blog explains how to use kids’ books in and out of the classroom. (Recommended Post: Books + preschoolers = magic)
9. A Reader’s Community: Visit this blog to find musings on reading. (Recommended Post: Keeping Them Interested)
10. Reading Horizons: Find the foundation for reading English in Reading Horizons. (Recommended Post: 12 Terms Every Reading Teacher Should Know)
11. Dr. Goodreader: Dr. Goodreader teaches readers how to diagnose and cure reading clunks. (Recommended Post: Danger: Read Alouds at Risk!)
12. Reading Teacher Life: Find resources for reading educators on Reading Teacher Life. (Recommended Post: The Five Essentials of Reading Instruction)
13. Jim Burke: The English Teacher’s Companion: Jim Burke shares his thoughts about teaching teens, literacy, and literature. (Recommended Post: The Teacher Brain)

Literacy
These blogs work to promote literacy among children as well as adults.

14. Catching Readers Before They Fall: In this blog, you’ll learn about supporting struggling readers. (Recommended Post: Talking With Parents)
15. Literacy and Laughter: Amy Rider’s blog is about teaching literacy skills to young children. (Recommended Post: Read to Self)
16. AM Literacy Learning Log: The AM Literacy Learning Log shares reflections on teaching and learning. (Recommended Post: Ten Lessons from a Five Year Old)
17. Reflect & Refine: Cathy writes about building a learning community for literacy. (Recommended Post: Rethinking Beginning Assessment)
18. Creative Literacy: Creative Literacy discusses learning at home in the classroom. (Recommended Post: What have you been reading and writing?)

Teachers
Follow these teachers in their classrooms to learn more about what you can be doing.

19. Sound It Out: Joanne Meier is a mom, professor, researcher, writer, and teacher sharing best practices in reading. (Recommended Post: Resolutions and Readers)
20. Mrs. McGriff’s Reading Blog: Mrs. McGriff discusses great books on this blog. (Recommended Post: Dear Reader)
21. Reading Teacher (CT): Read this teacher’s comments on reading, technology, and education here. (Recommended Post: Kindles Can Do)
22. English Teacher Party: English Teacher Party has a look into the real life of an English teacher. (Recommended Post: Reading Response Logs)
23. Mrs. A’s Reading Room: Mrs. Alex shares what her class is reading. (Recommended Post: Uncovering the Readers in Your Room)
24. The Reading Zone: Sarah is a 6th grade Language Arts teacher sharing her love of reading and writing on this blog. (Recommended Post: The Power of a Book)
25. The Book Maven’s Haven: Check out this blog to find a passion for children’s literature and teaching. (Recommended Post: Got Picture Books?)
26. The Book Whisperer: Donalyn Miller writes about creating voracious readers. (Recommended Post: Mind the Gap: Engaging Gifted Readers)
27. A Year of Reading: Franki and Mari Lee have been teachers for more than 20 years, and are both authors of books on reading. (Recommended Post: Master List: Books About Books and Reading)
28. Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Cool Cat Teacher blog is all about using new tools and enthusiasm for teaching. (Recommended Post: Wiki Wiki Teaching)
29. Two Writing Teachers: These teachers discuss teaching kids and catching minds. (Recommended Post: Storytelling Helps Kids in Many Ways and Meets the Standards!)
30. The Teacher’s View: The Teacher’s View shares observations on literature, culture, and the life of the mind. (Recommended Post: How to Grade a Paper)

Librarians
Get help for reading from these keepers of books.

31. Libraryman: Libraryman discusses libraries, community, technology, and PEZ. (Recommended Post: Dear Facebook and Google, I Love Libraries More)
32. Free Range Librarian: KG Schneider discussion librarianship, writing, and more on this blog. (Recommended Post: How I Spent My Summer Staycation)
33. School Library Journal: SLJ reviews books, multimedia, and more for kids and teens. (Recommended Post: Met Any Good Authors Lately?)
34. The Shifted Librarian: Jenny discusses her work as an information maven. (Recommended Post: My Last Paperback?)
35. The Unquiet Librarian: The Unquiet Librarian discusses life as a modern school librarian. (Recommended Post: Igniting Conversations for Learning)
36. Librarian.net: Jessamyn West discusses her work as a rural librarian. (Recommended Post: Banned Books Week as seen through it’s funders’ eyes)

Good Books
These blogs will alert you to great books you can share in your classroom.

37. So Many Books: So Many Books shares the agony and the ecstasy of a reading life. (Recommended Post: Language and the Way We Think)
38. Great Kid Books: Find out about great books for kids on Great Kid Books. (Recommended Post: Reading Around the World)
39. Some Novel Ideas: Read this blog to find book reviews, curriculum plans, and more for middle school. (Recommended Post: It’s A Book!)
40. Librarina: Librarina has great books for tweens and teens. (Recommended Post: Banned Books Week)
41. Literate Lives: Literate Lives shares good books, and how you can use them with kids. (Recommended Post: How NOT to Treat a Library Book)
42. 3,000 Books: This blogger is trying to read 50 new books a year. (Recommended Post: This is What I Read in 2010)
43. 1 More Chapter: 1 More Chapter is all about reviewing and loving books. (Recommended Post: Book Buying Habits)
44. Likely Stories: Read Likely Stories for candid writing on books, book reviewing, and publishing. (Recommended Post: Literary Spinoffs)
45. Jen Robinson’s Book Page: Jen Robinson writes to promote the love of books by children. (Recommended Post: Giving the Gift of Literacy to New Parents)
46. Reading Matters: Reading Matters has hundreds of reviews of modern and contemporary fiction. (Recommended Post: The Pitfalls of Receiving Free Books)
47. Crossover: Kelly Herold writes about the rare breed of book that both adults and teens can appreciate. (Recommended Post: YA for the Feminist Reader)
48. Welcome to my Tweendom: Stacy Dillon shares books for tweensters. (Recommended Post: Poop Happened!)
49. Red Room Library: Sarah Sacha Dollacker shares the news from her library. (Recommended Post: A Course of Study with Bite)
50. A Striped Armchair: This reader and book nerd writes about books from her striped armchair. (Recommended Post: Books to Keep You Up at Nigh

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