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READING PROGRAMS & LISTS
Classroom Reading Incentives
RAL: Readers Are Leaders
Grades PreK-8Mission: To increase reading for pleasure & grit. Research shows that students who self-select books for reading become better readers. Promoting reading for pleasure is one way to highlight the library's contribution to student achievement.Program Goals:
Pk-2: 20 books read from the lists or 40 books read as class
Elementary Students: Grades 3-5 30 books read from any lists
Middle School Students: 30 books read from corresponding lists belowEvery elementary or middle school is eligible and encouraged to participate in the Readers Are Leaders program. Students and teachers will benefit from the program by enjoying quality literature and a friendly school competition. The library will enjoy a possible increase in circulation. Finally, the librarian can sponsor a local reading program with built-in support and tools for successful and easy implementation.- Readers Are Leaders FAQ
- Readers Are Leaders Certificate
- Teacher Reading Certificate
Previously Used RAL Documents:
- Readers are Leaders Reading Goal Template
- Elementary FAQ
- Middle School FAQ
- Middle School Reading Record
- RAL Reading Record
- RAL Logo black/white
- RAL Logo color
2X2 Reading List (2 years old to 2nd Grade)
- 2 X 2 Reading List Website
- 2 X 2 Reading List
- TeachingBooks.Net Resources for current 2X2 Reading List
Mockingbird Reading List (K - 2nd Grade)
Little Maverick (K - 5th Grade)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (3rd - 6th Grade)
- 2020-2021 Bluebonnet Campus List
- Current Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
- Bluebonnet Youth Participation Form/Student Presenter Entry Form Send to: Lynn DeFord (BTurner1@dallasisd.org)
- Bluebonnet Tracking Chart
- Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) Website
- Forms & Resources
- Voting Resources
Lone Star Reading List (6th - 8th Grade)
Mavericks (6th - 12th Grade)
Tayshas (9th -12th Grade)
Topaz (K - 12th Grade)