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· Scholastic Reading Counts Program and the Reading Counts List for all grades Reading Olympics - elementary list (grades 5 and 6) and the journal responses and middle school (grades 7 and 8) and the journal responses Reading: Reading Series - check out the publishers' sites to assist you with your selection · Harcourt Brace - site for K-12 educators and librarians, site for parents and families · Houghton Mifflin - vocabulary development - info and activities · Glencoe Literature Series (Course 2 and Course 3) · McGraw-Hill School Division - Reading 2001 Program - Reading and Language Arts activities · Spelling and Vocabulary games to play · Education World - Vocabulary activities and daily word building Four Blocks Framework for Reading and Writing Instruction · The Reading Lady - Four Blocks · Four Blocks Reading Sites and Vocabulary · Take a stroll through the Reading Village to find lesson plans, resources, discussion groups, and Cyberguides to frequently studied books. The English Companion - created by an English teacher to help English teachers find materials and ideas they can use to better meet their students' needs. Writing and Grammar: · Daily Grammar provides simple and clear lessons on the basics of English grammar. Set up in modules of five examples and a follow-up quiz, the simplicity of the approach and the explanations make this a great site for students to use themselves when they feel they need self-paced remediation or enrichment. · English Online - teaching units and resources (New Zealand site) · English Resource Site - lessons plans, resources, web projects, references - created especially for teachers (UK-based, but still useful) · How the Language Really Works: The Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing · Interactive Guide for teaching grammar and writing (includes online and off line quizzes; and PowerPoint presentations to download · Process Writing on line - ideas to make the process of preparing the first draft, revising, editing, and publishing student writing more successful. · ReadWriteThink - cool lessons for all grades · Teaching Guides for Writing Skills · Tracking Creativity - Fun Language Arts Activities created by sixth graders - idioms, odes, etc. · The Web English Teacher - well worth the visit · WRITING - The Writers' Workshop - Resources for writing teachers, tips and techniques, grammar handbook Writing Prompts - excellent way to spark creative writing Poetry: · Poetry Class - (all grade level) Lessons from the UK Poetry lessons - designed for 3rd grade but can be customized to suit your needs Literature - Visit Children's Lit.com · Visit Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site and subscribe to her newsletter. · Incredible amount of resources for Integrated Language Arts. Spend some time here (don't get discouraged by some broken links) Cyber Guides for Literature (SCORE grades K-12) - activities based on literature Authors and Poets
Library · Bookhive - all genres and some activities/quizzes · Booklist - American Library Association's Booklist magazine of reviews and includes Reviews of Books for Adults, Reviews of Books for Youth, Reviews of Audiovisual Media, Reviews of Reference Materials, Booklist Editors' Choice '95, Best Books Lists, and more. Authors' site · Bucks County Free Library Network - have your library card handy · Children's Literature Web Guide · ErgoLib For Safer Library Computing - Developed for librarians, this site is filled with good information for anyone working with computer technology. "Cheap Tips" is a good place for everyone to start. Articles on the web offer further research possibilities. · Handbook for Storytellers - This handbook is filled with practical advice for storytellers on choosing, learning, and telling a story. The site also includes background information, a list of references, and more. · Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators-- The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. · The Librarians' Index to the Internet - a "searchable, annotated subject directory of around 5,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries." · Librarians Information Online Network - This resource includes unique links such as Automation for Schools, CD-ROMs for School Libraries, Cataloging Resources for School Libraries, and Lesson Plans & Teaching Activities for School Librarians. · Library Land - Index resources for librarians - linked categories range from Young Adult Services to References to Automation. · The Library Spot - "brings the best library and reference sites together with insightful editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot." The site includes a reference desk (links to general reference tools), a reading room (links to journals, magazines, and newspapers), and libraries (links to library catalogs). Special resource guides are provided for parents, students, and teachers. · Literary Fan Club - Research authors and create a fan club for them · The Researching Librarian - search a variety of carefully chosen databases for information, access valuable statistics, and find new funding sources. · RIF - The Reading Planet · School Resources for Pennsylvania schools: e-mail = apgrace; password = olg · Search the Award Winning Children's Literature Database · WebJunction - online community if libraries - lots of resources - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
