Lesson plans, standards and other resources from a site jointly sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.
Kids Like Us - http://www.kidslikeus.org/
Kids Like Us is a non-profit organization dedicated to the literacy learning of children in city schools. Includes recommended children's books that reflect the lives and experiences of urban children.
The children's literacy organization offers suggested reading lists by age, activities to encourage reading, and parental and community involvement suggestions.