Scholastic allows teachers to read its books aloud online through June 30.
As educators worry and wonder about reading books aloud online and copyright laws, Scholastic has changed its policy to adapt to the current coronavirus crisis and unprecedented impact on teachers and students. Through June 20, teachers can post readings of Scholastic books online if they follow the guidelines.
Read: Publishers Adapt Policies to Help Educators
Read the entire letter to teachers, and policy guidelines, below.
Dear Teacher, These are challenging times for all of us and we are particularly sensitive to the needs of children to continue their learning and to reap the many benefits that literature brings them. We at Scholastic are in full support of providing a wide range of online learning activities for kids during this time of school closures. If you haven’t yet, please check out our Scholastic Learn At Home initiative for educators, administrators, and families. We have been moved by the numerous requests we’ve received from teachers across the country who are trying to address these needs by posting readings of books online for students to access. We want to support you in your efforts and ask that if you choose to read your book online to your students you follow these guidelines: 1. At the beginning of your video, please state that you are presenting your reading “with permission from Scholastic.” 2. Our preference is that you post your reading through your school's platform or another closed group or platform with limited access for your students. However, we recognize this may not be possible, in which case you may post it through a more publicly accessible platform, such as YouTube. 3. Since we view this as a way to compensate for the closure of schools, please delete your video or disable access by the end of this current school year, no later than June 30, 2020. 4. Please reply to tradepublicity@scholastic.com with your name, school, city and state, and the title and author/illustrator of the book you intend to read online. By posting a reading, you are agreeing to abide by the above terms. 5. Finally, we would love to follow along with your read-aloud, so please tag Scholastic's social media handles in any posts affiliated with it! Twitter: @Scholastic Instagram: @ScholasticInc Facebook: @Scholastic YouTube: @Scholastic Thank you for all you are doing to help students and their families through this difficult time. |
Thank you so much for doing this. It is a generous move. As a Scholastic author, does this mean that I, too, have permission to read and share my Scholastic picture book? Thank you. Peace, Amy
I am a Second Grade teacher in La and would like to ask your permission to read your books on a private webpage for a Little Free Library.
Thank you so much. We librarians are trying to support intellectual property rights and support our teachers and students during this challenging time. This is a great help. We appreciate this immensely!
Pls,kindly let me join .
Does this apply to public librarians as well?
I am the Children's Programmer for the Coeburn Community Library, Coeburn, VA. I want to post a read aloud to my children due to cancelation of our programs as part of the Corona Virus Pandemic. I have read the above policy change concerning that. Do you have a list of books from which I may choose? Thank you for your assistance in this. Wanda E. Rose
Does this include posting read alouds on Facebook as well?
Thank You
Thank You,
Is there a list of Scholastic books we can read?
Thank you! This will be very helpful!
Thank you so much! I am a public school prek teacher. Most of the book I have at home for my own children are from Scholastic book fairs - all of my other books (including a lot of scholastic) are still in my classroom that I can't get - so this is very helpful and I can't wait to start recording! Together we are Stronger!
Hi. I also do children's programming at a library and was wondering what if any books I could read in a Facebook group on our library page.
Thank you
I'd like to finish the book, "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck. We will be using a non-public forum so I cannot attach Scholastic. I really appreciate you allowing us to do this so we can finish the book. From what I read I understand that I am to announce that Scholastic is giving us temporary permission and then I delete the recording before June. Thank you again.
Warm regards
Thank you Scholastic for extending this privilege to us during this difficult time.
rekha.auld@gmail.com
There are a few books listed here:
https://eduprintables.com/scholastic-temporarily-permitting-online-read-alouds/
I had no idea of these guidelines and am glad I was informed! I have read a few books and I am wondering how do I know the guidelines about books beyond scholastic? I will be happy to follow these guidelines as I am getting a lot of awesome feedback and able to reach a lot of families and children! Thank you for creating the extended guidelines and I will delete from my page at the end of the school year!
I cannot tag you because all my postings to my students are private to them only on Class Dojo. Is that ok?
Thank you very much.
Thank You!
I have a book called Jazz on a Saturday Night that says it is published by The Blue Sky Press- An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. Are the imprint companies included in the release?
I will be reading aloud book 2 People of Sparks from the City of Ember series
kerri.herendeen@wcsga.net
I will love to have more Spanish books. Thanks
Do these guidelines apply to librarians as well?
I'm trying
Corduroy book and flash card with different words.
Corduroy book and flash card with different words.
Thank you. I have been looking for a way to continue reading Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson with my students while we participate in the Stick Market Game. We were up to chapter 10 when we left school. Thank you.
I will be reading aloud "We Are In A Book!" by Mo Willems (thank you so much for giving teachers and others permission to do this!)
Thank you for allowing this. I plan reading The Chocolate Touch.
I am interested in reading book aloud
Thank you! This will help with my science lessons. Thank you again.
Any guidance for public libraries who are governed by municipal bodies with strict rules about records retention? Can we remove the content from user accessible sites by those dates but still keep the recordings for our records? Also this post is specifically for teachers, does it apply to libraries and youth librarians as well?
tcheeks@schools.nyc.gov
Are librarians included in these online read alouds?
Thank you for the continued opportunity to share lovely books with my students.
jennifer.aspaas@minot.k12.nd.us
i like school.
I am planning on doing videos through my center’s platform ( Facebook group page- Blooming Littles Share the Journey) I am not sure what books I will be reading yet, Do I need to provide a list first, before I begin reading the books?
Does this apply to librarians as well?
shell143@gmail.com
Hi, I was wondering where I could find this original letter? I would like to send the scholastic link with this information to my administrators. Thank you.
Thanks so much!
Hello,
I am a music teacher and I already got the video book Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin on Scholastic Bookflix. I was able to use the temporary username and password to bring the link to a Google Doc. Now when I try to copy that link to Seesaw it won't work. I'd really like to do this.
Hello & thank you for providing us with the opportunity to read your stories aloud doing this pandemic. I am a first grade teacher at Metompkin Elementary School, located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
The title of the FB Page is "Chat with Miss G: Resources & Support."
Thank you, again!
Hello,
St. Lucie Public Schools is wanting to record stories for our district local TV show (as another means for student without internet or limited devices in a home with multiple children to access educational material). Can we utilize Scholastic stories for this purpose as long as they are no long running beyond the close of the school year? Thanks so much.
I am a CTE instructor for mid level grades - I'll be sifting through the many publications for what may be usable. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.
My name is Tish Douglas. I am a 2nd grade teacher at Prairie View Elementary in Lee's Summit, Mo. I am currently reading Toby's Story, A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale by W. Bruce Cameron; Illustrations by Richard Crowdrey. My school uses Schoology as our online platform.
Hi,
I am a public librarian. I consider myself an educator, but I wanted to be sure that the above permission regarding read-alouds would extend to myself. My colleagues and I have plans to stream live storytimes on Zoom, and we would love to use some of your books. Thank you!
I would like to read Restart to my 5th grade students at Little Axe Elementary. The Facebook page is Fantastic in Fifth.
I am a Children's Ministry Director and would like to read Scholastic books during our church's Facebook story hour. CrossRoads Christian Church Danville, IL 61832. The children's Facebook page is closed and nothing can be shared that is posted. I understand teachers can post readings and remove them by a specific date. Is this allowed for churches?
I would like to read, video and post me reading Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman. The reading will be posted on our school website for our families.
Thank you, Scholastic! I will be reading Mister and Me by Kimberly Willis Holt. I will be using Zoom and will comply with your guidelines.
I am a 3rd grade teacher reading Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone to my class. They access the audio file through a closed Google Classroom.
Hi I am a kinder teacher and will be reading hush little polar bear thru google classrooms. Thank you
Thank you sooooooo much!!! This will be one more way I can really stay connected with my students! I hope to read “The Lemonade War” and perhaps “Restart”.
I will be using Google classroom or flip grid.
I will be using Google classroom or flip grid.
I will be using Google classroom or flip grid.
I will be reading Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone in blackboard.
I am a library media specialist reading, "The Flea's Sneeze", by Lynn Downey to my classes. I co-teach with the classroom teachers and the students access the video read aloud through a closed Google Classroom.
I am a library media specialist reading, "The Flea's Sneeze", by Lynn Downey to my classes. I co-teach with the classroom teachers and the students access the read aloud through a closed Google Classroom.
I appreciate the Scholastic's assistance with this. I am so grateful to be able to connect with our students through storytime.
Thank you Scholastic. I will be reading Potato Pants by Laurie Keller. I am a first grade teacher at Clark Wood Elementary. I will be posting it on our Google Classroom.
I am a youth services provider for the Pasco County Library System in Florida. I would love to read Peanut, by Linas Alsenas for an online storytime. It would be posted to our Facebook page, and I will follow all the guidelines.
Thank you for your temporary change in policy for our school educators. Does this also apply for public libraries who are trying very hard to keep in touch with our toddlers and preschoolers and there parents for that early literacy development that happens in storytime. Please consider us as well. Thank you!
I realize that this is primarily meant for teachers/librarians, but I'm wondering if it could possibly be extended to "people who just really like reading aloud and want to share during a difficult time"? I would love to post a read-aloud for access by friends and family on my personal Facebook page of Patricia Lee Gauch and Satomi Ichikawa's 'Dance, Tanya'. Thank you!
I will be reading “Pete the Cat, scuba-cat”
I'm a 5th grade teacher reading Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart through a closed Facebook Group, as well as our Google Meet space.
I would like to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to my class. They will access my Youtube recording through Google Classroom.
Read and Learn Bible
pgs. 415-419; 427-458
For Sunday School
I am teacher and I am reading Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes.
Thank you so much for this temporary permission. I am looking for a way to connect with my program’s special needs adults and will be planning life lessons around book themes. This will be done on a closed format and deleted at end of quarantine or when Scholastic Books lifts permissions.
Thank you so much for the permission to do red aloud online during the current Corona Virus situation.
Hello, does this privilege extend to librarians? I am a Children's Librarian interested in using the Nursery Rhymes Flip Chart. Our patrons would be accessing through a Youtube channel.Thank you!
I am reading aloud to my students through Class Dojo. The students and their parents love it. This a closed group and is only viewed by my class.
In my class we were reading the book "The Report Card" before school was closed. I plan to finish reading the last few chapters to my students on our class SeeSaw page.
Below are the books I would like permission to read
Clothesline clues to jobs people do by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
A season of sight words collection by Shannon Penney and illustrated by Lynne Avril
Miss Fox’s Class goes green by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Anne Kennedy
Why should I protect nature? By Jen Green
April Foolishness by Teresa Batemn and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Betty Bunny loves chocolate cake by Micahel B Kaplan and illustrated by Stephane Jorisch
Mt. Angel, Oregon. We are reading Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan.
Llama, llama
Mad at Mama
For my second graders
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
I am reading My first Riddles to my Grade One students. Lethbridge, Canada
I will be reading Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes for my students
Reading Fly Guy stories to my First grade class on Zoom
Reading National Geographic Kids to my First graders on Zoom. This is a closed group and it will not be posted on the Internet.
Is there any way I can access the online resources for Scope Magazine. I would be willing to pay for one subscription.
I am a PreK teacher. I will be reading Franklin's Bad Day on our Class Dojo account.
Stand Back Said the Elephant I'm Going to Sneeze by Patricia Thomas
I am a Kindergarten teacher and would like permission to read to my students on Dojo:
April Foolishness by Teresa Batemn and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems,
Butterfly House by Eve Bunting, and Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.
Clifford's Happy Easter, I Knew You Could for my kindergarten class
Shawnee Elementary
Xenia, Ohio
I hope to post to my schools Facebook page for parents and students to watch while home.
Bear Feels Sick
by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
mpatterson@papillion.org
I am a School Resource Officer/Police Officer and looking to read several books to stay in touch with the kids on our community. I will be reading live on our Facebook page and will follow all the guidelines listed above. How do I get permission?
Looking for permission to read “If you give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff for my grade 1/2’s.
Thank you for all the support you are giving teachers and school districts during this difficult time!
Thank you for supporting the work we do with our students at this time without infringing on the rights of authors and publishing companies.
I would like to read Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
Hi,
My name is Kim Weeks at Old Kings Elementary School in Flagler Beach, Florida. I will be reading Duck on a Bike by David Shannon. It will only be posted in a closed forum, Schoology, for the students at our school and I gave credit to Scholastic at beginning of video.
South Fortuna Elem/Walker Elem
Fortuna, Ca
I will be reading 10 minutes till bedtime by Peggy Rathman and Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook by Michael Garland to my K kids on my class dojo. Thanks!
Will be reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen to a private group in Google Classroom.
I will be reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen to a private group in Google Classroom
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach I hope to reach my students in my district. We are a low-income district and wanted to reach out to students that are in 3rd grade and higher
Using Google Meets, but just in case it is recorded, I am reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins to my Grade 5 students in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
I will be continuing my read aloud of The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen to my grade 5 students from Wilder Elementary School in Green Bay, WI.
I wish to read Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower by Peggy Parish illustrated by Barbara S. Thomas and Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman and make a recording of my reading.
Driswood Elem, Shenandoah Junction, WV grade 2
I am a yoga teacher at my local Mother's Day Out program. I read books out loud to my students, ages 4-6, and then we act out the characters in the books with yoga poses. I'd like to start a weekly read along, and act out the poses through the Zoom Video conferencing or Facebook Live. I regularly shop at the local Scholastic book fairs to get my books to read to the kids. Z is for Moose, by Kelly Bingham is one of the kiddos favorites!
My name is Gayle Ciechanowski. I work for the Storm Lake Community School District in Storm Lake, Iowa. I will be reading Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey.
I will be reading Soft Rain in a closed Facebook page for Myers Elementary in Yukon, OK. I will be reading 2 -3 chapters at a time.
I hope to be reading the following books:
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker, My New Friend Is ss Much Fun by Mo Willems, The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach, and The Easter Bunny Is Missing by Steve Meztger and Barbara Spurll. I hope to read these next week on my facebook page Parrishs prek classroom. Please let me know if you like it
Rebecca Sterphone, Bunnell Elementary, Bunnell, Florida, Stone Fox, john Reynolds Gardiner, Marcia Sewall
I will be reading the children’s book written by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow called Where’s my Truck to the children in the Head Start Program.
I am a retired pastor. My wife and I love to read to our grandchildren. I made a video of my dog reading Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. How do I get permission to put it in Facebook?
I am reading "The Good Egg" by Jory John and Pete Oswald. I will post it as an assignment via my google classroom for kindergarten.
Hi! I would like to read "Over in the Meadow" by Ezra Jack Keats. It was printed by Four Winds Press, which I understand is a division of Scholastic. Thank you!
I am a 5th grade special education teacher at School 50 Helen Barrett Montgomery in the Rochester City School District in New York. I will be reading Moose's Loose Tooth and posting it to my classes Dojo account. Thanks!
I will be reading Moose's Loose Tooth to my 5th grade SPED class via class dojo. We are located at Helen Barrett Montgomery School 50 in the Rochester City School District in New York. Thanks!
I wanted to read “ The great eggscape” By Jory John. I’m from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and would be posting to Google classroom.
"There Was An Old Pirate Who Swallowed A Map!" by Lucille Colandro
I will be reading this story to go along with my sequence of events lesson for my second graders.
Will be reading The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown. Oak Pointe Elementary School, Irmo S.C.
I am reading The Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler to K-5 Students in Connelly Springs, NC. Thank you!
Thank you for this! Does this apply internationally or just for the USA? I am in Australia.
I will be reading aloud some passages from Storyworks and Flipped by Wendelin van Draanen.
Thanks for all you do. I love using your magazine in my classroom and am thrilled that I am still able to use it in my classroom. Your articles are engaging and informative. We love playing the games, watching the videos, and finding out about cool kids all over the world. Thanks
I am recording myself reading "Round Robin" by Jack Kent for my Elementary students in Dallas, Texas
Thank you for making it possible to share your books with our students.
Permission to read to my 3rd grade students on Dojo:
G. Washington El. School
I Survived The American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Thank you very much for the use of your publications. One of my favorite things to do with my classroom is read to them. I know they will love watching my videos.
I need permission to read the book Roar by Robert Munsch to my kindergarten classroom in a video in D2Learn.
Looking forward to start reading to my 3,4, and 5 year olds, from my home to theirs.
Thank you for this unprecedented opportunity from Scholastic as I teach 6th grade ELA, wondering which platform to use for reading. You addressed my needs and those of my students until this school year or pandemic subsides. Sincerely, Dr. Thomas Mallory Hill
Thank you😁😁
Reading many wonderful books on youtube and zoom
Thank you for this very important information. I will be pasing along to all my teachers!
Roseli Walker
Library Media Specialist
Ashburton Elementary School
Bethesda, MD
Thank you for providing my 2nd grade class with more joy of reading ...from afar!
Thank you for allowing the use of youe books. I am a Title Reading Specialist and my students would love this. I am reading King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood 1985. The pictures are beautiful and the story is fun!
Permission to read: How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Belly Breathing
12 days of Kindergarten
A Tree for All
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
Wocket in My Pocket
All by myself
Do this apply to librarians?
With permission I would like to read aloud “The Tale of Despereaux” by Kate DiCamillo. I teach 3rd Grade at Roanoke Ave Elementary In Riverhead NY. Many Thanks!
Thank you, Scholastic. Madison Crossing Elementary will be reading aloud Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day using the school's Facebook page to do a LIVE read aloud.
I am an elementary ELA teacher and I am reading from the scholastic books Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, and Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. I will be using the Showme platform and/or zoom to use these stories with my class.
Permission to read "Thelma the Unicorn" in Kaufman Tx...thanks!
Hello! I just wanted approval to read aloud Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton.
Thank you in advance.
Heather
I need permission please to read to my year 2 class: -
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrated by Brigette Barrager
Publisher - Little Golden Books 2017
Permission to read the following to students at School District of Ashland, WI THANK YOU!
Wonky the Donkey
Dinky the Donkey
Willbee the Bumblebee
As the PreK Outreach Coordinator I would like permission to video tape me reading the following books and place it on the Altoona Area Public Library's face book page:
A Unicorn Named Sparkle, Rain, The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog!, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Papa please get the moon for me, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System. Thank you, MaryKay
I am a group leader for a preschool music/playgroup for 0-5 yr olds called Mainly Music in Dandenong North and I have been looking for ways to continue our story time. The book I would like to read online is “I udderly love you” by Kate Tom and look forward to permission for this.
Thank you very much.
Can I have permission to read to a 3rd grade student in Vt
Attack of the Shadow Smashers: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #3)
Pop of the Bumpy Mummy: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #6)
Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #11)
Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #4)
I would like to read the following to my k1/k2
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
Stick and Stone
Goatilocks and the three bears
Grumycorn
Thank you
Sandra
Hi does this apply worldwide? I am teaching in the Republic of Ireland.
Hi Steph. Did you get an answer to your question? I am a teacher in the Republic of Ireland and really hoping this applies worldwide
Is Orchard Books and Scholastic the same? Can I read it if it was published by Orchard books in 1996??
Wow now need to buy book
Wow no need to buy book read online instead
Do you have any opportunities for libarians to read one of your books on a video and , say, post a youtube unlisted link, just on our libary facebook page, so we can provide them with storytimes in June?
Considering that almost all schools are remaining online, I sincerely hope Scholastic intends to extend this policy and does so ASAP. Scholastic books are among my favorite and I want to be able to share them with my students. So disappointed to see so many publishers not being proactive regarding these policies and helping educators during this already extremely difficult time. I expect more from Scholastic particularly.
I would like permission to read David Goes to School on a closed platform for Frisco ISD's Early Childhood School students. The platform will remain open until December 31, 2020.
With the current virtual learning situation nationwide, is there any permission for teachers to record read alouds for their students on a closed, private platform?
Hello,
I work for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning and we were wondering if you have extended your read aloud online policy as other publishing companies have? If you could please let me know, that would be great. Thank you so much.
Hello,
My school district is starting the first 9 weeks (at least) online. Will Scholastic be extending its read-aloud permissions for teachers beyond the previous June 30,2020?
Sincerely,
Charlotte
Permission to read 'Is Your Mama a Llama?'
Written by Deborah Guarino
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
name, school, city and state, and the title and author/illustrator of the book you intend to read online. Allyson Concha-Posey, Jackson Elementary, Camden, South Carolina Reading Flat Stanley and the Very Big Cookie created by Jeff Brown by Lori Haskins Houran and pictures by Macky Pamintuan
Restart by Gordon Korman
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