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Online Tools That Support Literacy: A HotlistSandra Hornig |
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Alabama's Own Resources
Locate videos, images, writing prompts aligned to standards
Group of online databases containing magazine, journal, encyclopedia, and newspaper articles for research; maps; interactive activities in certain databases
Web portal providing AL courses of study; lesson plans; links to websites; a personal web space; and opportunities for professional development
Dr. Bruce Murray, Auburn University, provides links to lessons, research, materials
Lesson Plans, Reference Materials, and Online Tools
Best practices and resources for reading and language arts instruction; many interactive activities; reviewed web resources
Locate interactive materials; use Student Materials Index to find tools related to your subject
A program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities; online games; activity cards; literacy checklists for home, the classroom, child care
Reading Resources from Gail Lovely Links to reading resources for struggling readers, reading in the content area, etc.
Links for teachers and students, including free online texts, articles and advice
Interactive online environment for children between kindergarten and 8th grade; many activities use the cartoon Garfield by Jim Davis to support reading
A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers; interactive materials;10-minute professional development videos; lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads
Many literacy resources sorted by topic
Links to quality sites for reading, language arts, and other subjects
Online club; interactive; beginning through advanced-level readers; games, activities, author chats, and slideshows; teacher and parent support
Find books, Readers Theatre’s scripts; information on author studies, guided reading, poetry
Printable books and lesson plans to teach guided reading, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and reading comprehension; subscribe (fee) to have access to all materials
Lessons, activities, tools for teachers; games, tools for kids
Stories and games; featuring characters such as Arthur, Barney, Clifford, Maya & Miguel
Reading Comprehension Worksheets Includes original stories, poems, essays, and articles; most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years
Reading
Resources K-5
Design your own game boards with PowerPoint and Word
Graphic Organizers
A variety of graphic organizers to copy and print for the classroom
Writing
Intel Education: Technology Literacy
A tool to assist students in writing biographies; leads the student from first idea to final product
Can Teach-English/Language Arts Writing prompts and journal topics
Geared for grades 3 and above; students complete a wacky story by filling in the parts of speech blanks
Better Book Report Ideas from Education World 25 book report ideas for students and teachers
PowerPoint Presentations on Grammar PPT presentations to assist with teaching grammar; offered by Capital Community College Foundation as part of their Guide to Grammar and Writing
Don't Use Said
Make Beliefs Comix
Word Development
Learn how one teacher organizes a Dolch kit; games; links to other Dolch sites
Merriam Webster's Word Central Build your own dictionary; daily buzzword; games; teacher resources
RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus Type a word and find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions
Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, American Heritage Book of English Usage, Columbia World of Quotations, Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray's Anatomy, Strunk's Elements of Style, World Factbook, Columbia Gazetteer.
Literature & Authors
Explore Alabama's diverse literary works. Find Alabama authors, student resources, teacher resources, and more
Although the site has advertisements, there are stories to both read and hear; riddles; mazes; coloring book
Links to reading sites
Children's Authors and Illustrators on the Web Links to author sites
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By Elementary & middle school; stories from around world plus activities
Retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each of the 50 states. Read about famous characters such as Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Jesse James, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and many more.
Fairy tales; discussion board; annotations of fairy tales
Wendy's World of Stories for Children A collection of links to fables, folktales, fairy tales, campfire stories
International Children’s Digital LibraryThe mission of the ICDL is to select, collect, digitize, and organize children's materials in their original languages and to create appropriate technologies for access and use by children 3-13 years old
Strategies for Teaching Reading
Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids Reading strategies, lessons, and activities; many Reading Rockets' programs available for download as either a video or audio podcast, such as Meet the Author, Meet the Expert
Reading Quest-Strategies for Reading Comprehension (Social Studies) Lots of strategies to increase reading comprehension including graphic organizers, history frames, story maps, etc. Frameworks for Choosing Comprehension Strategies
Readability Levels
Fry's Readability Graph and Directions for Use from Kathy Schrock The Fry Graph along with directions for using the graph
The Lexile Framework for Reading Find a scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty; parents may use the site to find books for their children.
Booklists
Favorite recently published books selected by thousands of children, young adults, teachers, and librarians around the United States for the “Choices” booklists
Professional Development
International Reading Association: Podcasts Podcasts on research-based, classroom-tested teaching ideas
A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers; interactive materials;10-minute professional development videos; lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads
Student Publishing
A list of sites maintained by Patti Greenleaf of the Amphitheater Public School District
Scholastic.com: Teachers: Write It: Publish Your work Scholastic's showcase of student work; explore Critics' Picks for the best of the best, or read all the published work in a particular genre
Student may create stories and self-publish; cost involved in publishing
Student may create stories and self-publish; cost involved in publishing |
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