Resources & Recommendations

Recommended Student Reading

All students are encouraged to create a Goodreads account, where he or she can learn about new books, share favorites with others, and write reviews. Primary students, please also see the list of Caldecott Medal books. For grades 3-6, please also see the list of Newbery Medal Award winners. Click on the links below for a printable PDF of the applicable list(s).

• 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up by Bianca Schulze.

Recommended Reading Lists by Grade

• Rising Kindergarteners

• Rising First Graders

• Rising Second Graders

• Rising Third Graders

• Rising Fourth Graders

• Rising Fifth Graders

• Rising Sixth Graders

• Rising Seventh Graders

• Rising Eighth Graders

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Shared Inquiry™ Methods

Socrates of Athens developed shared inquiry into a method of pursuing truth. In modern practice, this distinctive shared inquiry method is a collaborative, discussion-based approach to stories and literature developed, refined, and advocated by the Great Books Foundation for more than 60 years. An important feature of LCA’s classroom style is seminar-based learning, which uses these guidelines for productive discourse and learning:

• Beware of forming an opinion about a work too quickly.

• Relate all comments to the work being discussed.

• Support opinions with specific content in the work.

• Strive for dialogue – conversation with others – rather than a series of monologues.

• Seek to include all others in the conversation.

• Consider questions as a good way to enter the conversation.

• Relate comments to one that has gone before, affording those who follow a similar chance.

• Avoid dominating discussion with comments that are too lengthy or of little interest to others.

• Employ courtesy and civility in all communications.

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