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Welcome to TeachingBooks! I'm Nick Glass.

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More than 20 years ago I started TeachingBooks to equalize access to authors

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and give everyone insightful materials about books.

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What happens, I wondered, if each reader can learn from the author the moment they are reading a book?

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What new insights and personal connections to the text could be developed?

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Well, that is what we do!

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Today, TeachingBooks offers every reader a vast library of materials

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that enrich connections to essentially every book that they are reading.

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Let me show you a few ways this collection of author and book resources support literacy instruction

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and engage readers while nurturing a joy of reading.

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For starters, almost every day we interview an amazing author or illustrator.

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Our exclusive Meet-the-Author Recordings personalize reading,

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model the writing and research process,

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while giving students the opportunity to connect with an author that looks like them,

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shares similar interests, and maybe even makes them laugh.

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Every day we add vetted materials, including video book trailers,

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read-along audiobook performances, discussion questions,

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vocabulary lists, Google Previews, and so many more materials

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that can change the way a reader relates to a book.

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This service is truly deep, impactful, and comprehensive.

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It is much more than can be detailed in a short introduction like this.

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I invite you to explore the site and see for yourself

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ow we create memorable, personal connections between the reader and text.

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Search for a favorite book

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and explore its collection of resources.

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Browse our collections by title,

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author, lists,

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series, and awards.

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Dive into the tools that we’ve made to enrich your literacy instruction,

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including Standards Connections, Diverse Books Toolkit,

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Reader’s Advisory, Library Programming,

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and other support tools that expand the work that you’re already doing.

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And most powerfully, as we think about how to break down barriers of access to these meaningful resources,

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TeachingBooks has built sharing tools

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that provide immediate access to anyone you want to give them to…

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very easy to use, with no sign in required.

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Simply email, text, print, or even embed a resource

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right into any learning management tool that you’re already using.

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To summarize, TeachingBooks is the world of children’s and young adult books,

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with hundreds of thousands of resources in one place.

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It works within the technologies that you are already using,

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presented in a way that can be as seamless and deeply meaningful as you wish to make it.

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It enriches connections to the books that are taught in your curriculum.

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It enhances independent reading activities throughout your community.

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It aligns directly to your reading programs and core book sets.

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And mostly, it furthers enthusiasm for reading

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and elevates the power of books for all of your students, teachers, librarians, and families.

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We are so grateful for the opportunity

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to be a part of your relationships with books and reading.

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Now go and dig into the site and enjoy

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and always let us know how we can be of assistance with the literacy work in your community.

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Thank you.