The following resources can be used to find K-12 eBooks, reviews, lesson plans, information text and more!

NCSU Print Collection - http://www.lib.ncsu.edu
  • Search for a topic, author, award, etc.
  • Select "Books and Media from the results
  • Select 'METRC" in the list of available titles (left sidebar) so that you are only looking at the literature available in the College of Education library
  • Use the Call Number Guide to narrow down your results
Call Number Guide for METRC Books:
PZ - Children’s Literature/Fiction/Storybooks 
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Info Text (RED spine labels)
B – Religion
C, D, E, F, H – History (World, US and NC) and Social Studies (Race, Poverty, etc.)
G – Geography and Environment
Q – General Science and Math Topics 
QA - Math
QB-Z - Science Topics (a few specialized topics will be in G)
Use text complexity/leveling labels on the front cover:
RL: Reading Level
IL: Interest Level
AR: Accelerated Reader
LEX: Lexile Level
F&P: Fountas and Pinnell
RC: Reading Counts
Reading Level Conversion Info
CLCD - (http://clcd.com or off campus go.ncsu.edu/clcd) the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database 
  • Professional reviews of children's books
  • Awards listings for books
  • Search by keyword, author, title and subject
  • Filter by reading level, age, grade and interest level
  • Find "read-alikes"
  • Save and organize searches for immediate or future use

  • Online books for K-6 readers
  • Nonfiction and fiction
  • Many "animated" talking books
  • Many include quizzes, "book report" projects, games and lesson plans
  • Create interactive lesson plans for literature, math and more
  • Find username and password here


Livebinder of additional online K-12 literacy/literature resources compiled by METRC staff:
http://go.ncsu.edu/k12texts 
  • Database of K-12 fiction and nonfiction resources
  • Instructional materials/lesson plans
  • Author interviews
  • Book guides
  • Book lists (provided or create your own for students)
  • Book readings
  • Find username and password here (Schools, in particular elementary schools, often subscribe to this relatively inexpensive resource.)
These eBooks will be able to be searched and accessed through the NCSU library catalog but all can be browsed, searched, etc. at this link. 

To access on a mobile device, download the Mackin Via app. 

Find username and password here, then create your own account to have a "backpack" to store, save, download, etc. eBooks



These K-12 fiction and nonfiction eBooks (as well as lesson planning and research books) are available to College of Education students. To checkout a book, you will use your NCSU ID number. Books can be read on desktop/laptop computers or mobile devices through the Overdrive, Kindle or Nook app as well as on eReaders.
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Information Text for K-12 Students

These resources are useful for students to use to complete research and for teachers to use to pull grade-level, high quality texts together for students. Consider using these for text sets in edTPA and for lesson plans enriched by reading beyond the textbook. You can also help students realize that a Google search doesn't always get to the best information.

NC Live Education Resources
A variety of state-supported databases to articles, ebooks, etc. that you will continue to have access to after graduation
Brittanica Student Edition
K-12 articles on a variety of topics, each at three different reading levels as well as supplementary content and lesson plans. Also available through NC Wise Owl.
SIRS
Government research, contemporary issues, homework help primarily for 6-12 students. NC Live Resource.
InfoTrac Newsstand
Newspapers both historical and current. Great for current events or studying an event over time. NC Live Resource.
Science in Context
For middle and high school students to read and get quality resources about a variety of science topics. NC Live Resource.
Access Science
For middle and high school students to read and get quality resources about a variety of science topics. NC Live Resource.
Literature Resource Center
Literary criticicsm, author biographies, text summaries, etc. NC Live Resource.
Newsela and other resources at our NCSU Livebinder
Newsela provides high interest articles at different reading levels, quizzes, and abilities to annotate texts. Look for this resource and more at our Livebinder!