Online resources for reader development for younger clients
Online resources for reader development is used here to refer to the commercial websites of publishers and booksellers. Other websites are also included as they offer reading-related activities. These have lots of information but they do not link back to library catalogues and reservation processes which allow clients to borrow from libraries easily.
If you are using online sources in your own work with children, you will have access to vast amounts of information. The most important thing to remember is that any material which you select should fit within your overall stock selection policy for younger clients. When recommending titles to clients which you have sourced over the Internet, make sure that they are readily available to your young client otherwise frustration will set in.
You can use the Internet for reader development work directly with your clients to improve their reading experience. Younger clients are often more willing to use the Internet than older clients. The online environment excites them and offers many opportunities for interactivity as well as a huge amount of information about reading material. It is important to keep younger clients focused on the purpose of their searching as they can often become side-tracked. The high-quality of presentation of reading material, with attractive graphics, sound and video clips offers good potential for engaging the interest of younger clients. For example, you might recommend "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and suggest that the reader looks at the movie clip as a taster rather than reading an extract.
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