Reading

Language
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/language.html
Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8.
Early Reading Strategy: The Report of the Expert Panel on Early Reading in Ontario, 2003
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/reading/help.html
Literacy for Learning: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/literacy/panel/index.html
- Literacy for Learning: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/literacy/panel/literacy.pdf
  147 pdf file
Helping your child learn to read
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/earlyreading/index.html
The Ontario Early Reading Strategy is intended to help children from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 3 improve their reading skills.
- Also available as a 17 page pdf brochure
Me Read? No Way!
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/meread/meread.pdf
A practical guide to improving boys' litearcy skills. - 61 page pdf file.
Think Literacy
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/thinkliteracy/
- Think Literacy Library: Subject Specific Resources

Online Resources | Language Activities and Lessons

Professional Teacher Resources

IRA
http://www.reading.org/
- Focus on Topics of Reading
  Use the right hand margin to access printable lists and lesson plans
- Parent Resources - printable Brochures
- Using Informational Books for Read-Alouds
- Family Literacy and the School Community: A Partnership for Lifelong Learning
Mosaic Listserve Database
http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/
Books listed by reading strategy: schema, sensory imagery, questioning, inferring, determining importance, synthesizing, fix-it up.
- Mosaic Listserve Teaching Tools: assessment, lesson plans, worksheets/reporting forms, staff development, posters and more...
Yes, teaching Reading IS Rocket Science
http://www.aft.org/topics/reading/rocket.htm
- The 40 page report
  Research and strategies to teach reading. (40 pages)
English Learning Area from Tansmania
http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/default.htm
A comprehensive resource for balanced literacyteaching.
- For Teachers
Scholastic Reading Resource Network
http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/
Use the left menu to access lesson support and printable pages
- Comprehension
Educational CyberPlayGround ReadabilityTools
http://www.cyberpg.com/Literacy/readability.asp
Links to readability tools
Fry's Readability Graph
Reading Strategies
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/teach5.html
Before, during and after reading strategies.
Leveled Book Database
http://registration.beavton.k12.or.us/lbdb/default.htm
Search by title, author, reading level.
Leveled Book Lists
http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/readingcomparisoncharts.asp
A collection of levelled book sites.
The Lexile Framework
http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=6&tabid=18#18
Explanation of the lexile scale.
- Lexile Book Search
- Lexile Calculator
Reading Posters
http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/posters/index.htm
Phonics posters ready to print.
Wisconsin Literacy Education and Reading Network Source
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/
Use the menu on the left to navigate the site. Drop down menus link to reading strategies, lesson, and family reading information.
- Development Continuum
- Six Essential Reading Strategies: Making conections, questions, visualizing, inferring, determining importance, synthesizing
- Teaching/Learning Activities to Develop Strategic Readers
- Levelled Book Database
- Comprehension Teaching earning Articles
- Comprehending Fiction and Nonfiction
Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/archive/index.html
Bookbags for Leveled Books
http://teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/bbuchel/TeacherIdeas/bookbags.htm
A sample letter and reading cues to share with parents.
Portland Public Schools Leveled Books Lists
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/
Books sorted by author, title, Reading Recovery, and Grade level available on-line and in pdf files.
6 Traits of an Effective Reader
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.php
Lessons and rubrics for the teaching of reading skills: decoding conventions, establishing comprehension, developing interpretations, integrating for synthesis, and critiquing for evaluation. Use the menu at the left of the screen to access lesson plans and printable rubrics.
- 98Toolkit - Printable training guide
- Archived Pages - Lessons

Resources

The Five Finger Rule
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/p4_use/FiveFingerTest.html
The five finger text will show you whether a book is a good one for your project.
Fry's Readability Graph
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
- The Graphs
- The SMOG Readability Formula
Readability Q&A
http://www.hip-books.com/why_hip_books_work.php?p=128
Answers have been supplied by Paul Kropp, Canada's leading authority on materials for reluctant readers.
Readplease
http://www.readplease.com/
The world's most popular text-to-speech software - and it is still free.
The Handbook of Rhetorical Devises and The Glossary of Literary Terms
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
Self test on devices included.
Reading Themes
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/readtheme-sel.html
Collection of sites for students, parents and teachers. Lots of sites to sift through-- takes some time.
How to Read Essays You Must Analyze
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/essays.html
A guide that takes you thought how to analyze an essay.

Language Activities & Lessons

Graphic Organizers
read write think
http://www.readwritethink.org/
Reading and writing lesson plans listed by topic and grade. Lessons include blackline masters and weblinks,
- Lessons
- Web Resources
- Research Reading Blocks: Hints About Print - with online tutorial
Reading Strategies
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/reading%20strategies%20index.htm
Scaffolding students' interactions with text - before, during and after reading.
A Compact for Reading & School Home Links
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html#links
A collection of school-home printable reading activities for kindergarten, grades 1-3.
Personalized Take-Homes
http://www.teachersfirst.com/handouts.html?CFID=971567&CFTOKEN=71383217
Printable sheets to support at-home reading.
Reading Quest
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
Strategies for reading comprehension. Graphic organizers and descriptions for their use.
Check the Phone Book
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/schoolimprovement/effective/resources/languagearts/phonebook.pdf
8 printable activities where students access information in the phone book.
21st Century Literacies
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/
Explanation of literacies with lessons provided -
- Visual Literacy
- Historical Literacy
- Cultural Literacy
- Infomration Literacy
- Political Literacy and News Media Literacy
- Scientific Literacy
- Mathematical Literacy
Reading for Information: The Trash-N-Treasure Method of Teaching Note-Taking
http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=45
A lesson from The Big6 Information Literacy research inquiry model.
LINKS Learning
http://www.linkslearning.org/Home/_index.html
Reading lesson plans with online resources, some for printing.
- Teacher Links
  You will have to have pop-ups accessible to access the resources.
- Glossary of Writing Terminology
Current Events
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/
Read an article on-line or print it for shared reading and class discussion. Then have the students complete the on-line quiz. Teacher's guides and more activities are listed. There is a new news article posted every month. (American topics)
Reading Rainbow
http://www.canlearn.com/
Click on 'Reading Rainbow' for lesson plans in pdf files of some of the books.
Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Book lists and quizzes for each title Gr. K-8
You have to register first to access the resources and activities. Teachers need to set up their classes at the site first. Well worth the effort!
Story Place: The Children's Digital Library
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
On-line stories using Macromedia Flash. Activities included. Themes- animals, colours, crocodiles, monkeys, teddy bears. More to come...
GameGoo
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/intro11.html
Games to help develop early literacy skills for kindergarten, Gr. 1 & Gr.2. Uses Flash Player 4.
All America Reads!
http://www.allamericareads.org/
Use the left hand menu to access lesson plans.
CyberGuides Grades K-3
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html
Book and novel studies with lessons and on-line activities.
Four Blocks Literacy Framework
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/guided_reading_block.htm
Guided reading and self-selected reading lesson formats and mini-lessons.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonetic Activities with Kid Pix
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/archive/KidPix_phon_aware.htm
Activates to add to your Kid Pix files. There are links to more activities.
Learning to Read
http://toread.com/
Many valuable links to resources for language arts and reading research.
Reading Strategies that Assist Content Area Reading
http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/sarasota/interdiscrdg.htm#Other%20Activities%20for%20the%20Readin3021
Teaching strategies with links to worksheets.
Flat Stanley Project
http://www.flatstanley.com/
- How does it work?
- Registration for new participants
- Flat Stanley Template
- From Jeff Brown