One of the best ways to get your students more engaged with reading is to help them find books and stories on topics and in genres that appeal to them. If a student enjoys sports, for instance, they are more likely to want to read if they have sports-related books available to them.
But when building your classroom library or adding new titles to your existing collection, you have to consider more than just variety of choice. Factors like budget, age level, representation and relatable characters, and the needs of your students all play significant roles.
How Booksource Can Help
With those factors in mind, the Collection Development experts at Booksource have curated collections that fit your students’ needs and your budget, while also providing the variety to keep young readers engaged. Collections like Take Home Packs, which help students develop reading both inside the classroom and at home, or Phonics, which help readers gain familiarity with phonemes, are assembled to fit your classroom.
Plus, each collection can be tailored to fit your specific needs.
What's Hot
Looking at data from the past 12 months, many educators are coming to Booksource to fill their classroom libraries and are turning to specific collections that are best for their students. Which collections led the way in 2023?
Take Home Packs
Each Booksource Take Home Pack includes 4-5 high interest books, a workbook to help students understand what they've read, free resources for families and much more. Plus, Booksource now offers a Phonics Take Home Pack, containing decodable texts matched to phonics skills required for successful reading and that can support any phonics curriculum.
Each Take Home Pack also includes a workbook in both English and Spanish, filled with hours of activities for students and their families.
In 2023, Take Home Packs were most popular with educators in:
Phonics
Booksource’s phonics collections support readers wherever they are in their learning journey. The books offer a wide range of practice from the earliest letter-sounds to engaging decodable stories, and include Hi-Lo (High-Interest, Low-Readibility) titles for middle and high school students.
In 2023, phonics collections, including our Phonics Catch-Up Readers, Phonics Beginner Readers and many others, were most popular with educators in:
Series
Getting students interested in reading a series of books can help build their reading momentum and their confidence (we also have a blog dedicated to this subject). Booksource offers a number of popular, engaging series that students want to read, and you can even find series collections broken down by grade level.
In 2023, the most sought-after series collections included:
Series like these and many others were most popular with educators in:
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While these represent just a snapshot of what educators and students are enjoying, your needs may vary. Don’t see your favorites here or just want to learn more about these collections and our many others? Our customer care specialists are available anytime to help answer your questions and find or create the collection best for your classroom.