Reading Railroad

A Library Reading Program for Second Grade Students

Dr. Ann McIntosh, retired Childs librarian, started the Reading Railroad program over 25 years ago. The program features a book list, updated yearly, with 17 different categories. The main goal is to diversify the interests of students by introducing them to a wide range of books in their reading levels.

Students also learn how to use a bibliography, and how to use the call numbers and authors' names to locate materials in the library.

Students receive a Reading Railroad booklet where they can record the books they have read and receive train stamps from their teacher for completing a category.

The Reading Railroad categories include:

• Fantasy
• Biography
• History
• Reptiles, Amphibians, and Underwater Life
• Science Facts
• Poetry
• Prehistoric Times
• Astronomy
• Animal Friends
• Adventure
• Our Earth
• Plants and Birds
• Mystery
• Animal Facts
• All About You
• Mammals, Insects, and Spiders
• Family and Friends

Please ask to see your child's Reading Railroad booklet during this semester-long project. Parents, teachers, and the library can all help to get children "steamed up" about reading!