Teaching Books
Overview
- Overview
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TeachingBooks is a curated database of resources connected to children’s and young-adult books. Users find author interviews, book guides, pronunciation recordings, text complexity information, and instructional connections for specific titles. The book title is the connection between the database and a classroom or library activity. Librarians and teachers select supporting resources, while student responses and lending records remain in their respective workflows.
Features
- Features
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Audience and instructional role
Grades / learners:
K–12 readers, educators, librarians, and families exploring books and authors
Primary users:
teachers, librarians, students, literacy coaches, and families
Learning focus:
book discovery, author context, read-aloud support, vocabulary, and literature-based instruction — a curated database of resources connected to children’s and young-adult books
How it supports learning
- Users find author interviews, book guides, pronunciation recordings, text complexity information, and instructional connections for specific titles.
- Teachers should connect use to explicit learning goals and inspect student work rather than rely on completion, time-on-task, or engagement alone.
Implementation and instructional decisions
- This is a literature and library support resource rather than a curriculum; connect resources to locally selected, inclusive texts and instructional purposes.
- Districts should confirm accessibility, language support, student-data practices, assignment workflow, reporting, and the continuing role of teacher judgment.
Student Data Privacy
- Student Data Privacy
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Review the Common Sense Privacy Rating:
N/A
Teaching Books Privacy Policy:
https://school.teachingbooks.net/content/TeachingBooks-Privacy-Policy-Jan2024.pdf
Signed California Student Data Privacy Agreement?
Yes
Company News
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Interoperability
Sign-on, rostering, and file exchange methods
Learning Management System Connectivity
Select a connector to see every product that supports it.
Note: SDLA does not endorse or resell any products listed on the site. They are listed simply to aid in the development of integration resources for school district ed-data leaders.
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