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IRA
http://www.reading.org/
Mosaic
Listserve Database
http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/
Books listed by reading strategy: schema, sensory imagery, questioning,
inferring, determining importance, synthesizing, fix-it up.
Yes, teaching Reading IS Rocket Science
http://www.aft.org/topics/reading/rocket.htm
English
Learning Area from Tansmania
http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/default.htm
A comprehensive resource for balanced literacyteaching.
Scholastic
Reading Resource Network
http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/
Use the left menu to access lesson support and printable pages
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.
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.
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.
Resources
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,
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.
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://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/index.htm
Join your class in a Flat Stanley project. You can sign-up
directly with the project or start an activity with your colleagues.
Although, the on-line connection is very exciting for students and their
parents. This is a Canadian run program but all countries are welcome
to join in. View the curriculum
links , and then read the how
to section for classroom activity ideas and templates.
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2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Thursday February 7, 2008 7:53 PM