Directions for Accessing Online Reading Programs that your child currently uses at Collinswood

Instrucciones para acceder a los programas de lectura en línea que sus hijos han aprendido a usar en Collinswood

Sora is an app that all students can access through Clever to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the CMS eBook library, Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library’s ebooks, and NC kids Digital Library all in one place. While wifi is required to check the ebooks out, it is not required during reading.  [Directions] [Video]

Epic is a free online children's subscription book service during instructional hours that offers immediate, on-demand access to over 40,000 high-quality illustrated digital books and chapter books for children ages 12 and under. [Directions]

ONE Access allows students to use e-resources through the CMS Public Library. Among these resources are Tumblebooks and Tumblebooks Math, both of which provide a variety of texts with read-along option. Students can navigate these resources independently to support volume of reading and build content knowledge.

www.cmlibrary.org/oneaccess    Video tutorial

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Are you curious about your child’s reading level? Head to the following url: readingcheckup.org for your child to take two quick online quizzes that will reveal your child’s reading level. These assessments will reveal the specific reading skills that your child should focus on with access to recommendations for home activities that align to your child’s needs. 

Rising First Grade 

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• Mañana Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul (Epic)

• You Are Mine, Porcupine by Helen L. Wilbur (Epic)

• The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

• Summer Sun Risin’ by W. Nikola-Lisa

• The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc

• My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco

• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

• The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Rising Second Grade 

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• Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

• Tabby and Mr Putter by Cynthia Rylant

• Fly Guy by Ted Arnold

• Splat the Cat by Robb Scotton

• Cam Jansen Series by David Adler

• Junie B Jones Series by Barbara Park

• Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

• Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin

• Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin

• Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

• The Best Seat in 2nd Grade by Katharine Kenah Sam

Rising Third Grade 

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• Charlotte’s Web by EB White 

• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

• Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

• Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner

• Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

• The BFG  by Roald Dahl

• The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

• Geronimo Stilton Series by Elisabetta Dami 

• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

• The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

• Ivy & Bean by Sophie Blackall

• Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat

• Humphrey Series by Betty Birney

• Clementine by Maria Frazee

• Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

• Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes

• Stink:  The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald

• Sapo y Sepo son amigos por Arnold Lobel

• Cartas al Ratón Pérez por Antonia Rodenas

• Mariana: Diferente pero igual por Jerónimo Cornelles (Epic)

• Dentro de mi imaginación por Marta Arteaga (Epic)

• Azulín, Azulán: ¡Por favor, cuéntanos más! Por Mary Carmen Delgado

Rising Fourth Grade

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• Rules by Cynthia Lord

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blue

• Frindle by Andrew Clements

• Restart by Gordon Korman

• The Last Kids on Earth Series by Max Brallier 

• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 

• The Pinballs by Betsy Byars

• “A Clase Otra Vez, Mallory” por Laurie Friedman (Epic)

• “Esperanza Renace” por Pam Muñoz Ryan (Epic/Audio)

• “El Misterio de Praga” por Jose Ramon Ramos

Rising Fifth Grade

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• Crash by Jerry Spinelli 

• Holes by Louis Sachar

• Front Desk by Kelly Lang

• Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

• Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle

• Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

• Nightmares! Series by Jason Segel and Kristen Miller

• El Deafo by Cece Bell

• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

• Miguel y su valiente caballero: El joven Cervantes sueña a Don Quijote por Margarita Engle (Epic)

• Domitila: El cuento de la Cenicienta basado en la tradición mexicana por Jewell Reinhart Coburn (Epic)

• Azulín, Azulán por Mary Carmen Delgado Barranquero

• Güika, mi amiga invisible por Eloísa Martínez Santos

Rising Sixth Grade

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• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (*Highly Encouraged- This will be the first novel of focus for 6th Grade)

• The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz 

• Ghost by Jason Reynolds

• Refugee by Alan Gratz

• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

• The Giver by Lois Lowry

• Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

• Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

• Treasury Of Greek Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli

• Who Let the Gods Out By Maz Evans

• The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World By Mike Winchell

• The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle and Other Surprising Stories about Inventions by Don L. Wulffson

• Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor by Temple Grandin

• Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different By Karen Blumenthal

• Fatty Legs By Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

• An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese

• Jim Thorpe: Original All-American By Joseph Bruchac

• If I Ever Get Out of Here By Eric Gansworth

• Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

• Tema Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon By Catherine Thimmesh

• Astronaut Ellen Ochoa By Heather E. Schwartz

• Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon (poetry) By Suzanne Slade 

• Mamire, el último niño por Victor Carbajal

• El signo del castor por Elizabeth George Speare

• Vuelta al mundo en 80 días por Julio Verne

• Viaje al centro de la tierra por Julio Verne

• Soy Tashale y vivo en Etiopía  por Patricia Camuñas

Rising Seventh Grade

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• A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (*Highly Encouraged- This will be the first novel of focus for 7th Grade)

• The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt

• Beast Rider by Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

• Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson 

• Animal Farm by George Orwell 

• Animal Farm Audio

• Animal Farm Free Download

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding 

• Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance By Zora Neale Hurston

• Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills

• History of the Black Dollar by Angel Rich

• Una larga travesía hasta el agua

• Carta al rey

• El señor de las moscas

• Rebelión en la granja

• El recodo de las hadas por Deborah Heredia Gañán

• Soy Tashela y vivo en Etiopía por Patricia Camuñas

Rising Eighth Grade

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• Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (*Highly Encouraged- This will be the first novel of focus for 8th Grade)

• The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

• Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo

• “Los ojos de Carmen” por Verónica Moscoso

• Como pez en el árbol” por Linda Mullaly Hunt

• “…y no se lo tragó la tierra” por Tomás Rivera

• . “Copo de Algodón” por María García Esperón y Marcos Almada Rivero  

• “Hacia el fin del mundo: Trilogía del Malamor #1” por José Ignacio Valenzuela

• “Bajo la misma estrella” por  John Green