Reading Webliography

1. These Are the Letters of the Alphabet - Each letter is presented with an animated graphic that begins with the letter.
   ©1997-2002  Rolando Merino
   http://www.pacificnet.net/~cmoore/alphabet/
   
   
2. AlphaBites - Many activities that can be used to teach the letters of the alphabet.
   ©1997-2003 Alphabet Soup
   http://www.alphabet-soup.net/alphabite.html
   
   
3. Jan Brett Alphabet - Use the letters as a set or cut apart to use as flashcards.
   ©1996-2003  Jan Brett
   http://www.janbrett.com/alphabet/alphabet_main.htm
   
   
4. ABC Order - Students listen to the letters in sequence. Two letters are presented. Students must select the letter that comes next in the alphabet.
   ©2003 Planet Interactive, Inc.
   http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp
   
   
5. Letter Center - The site has many activities to practice learning the letters of the alphabet.
   ©1999-2003 FamiliarTales® Inc.
   http://www.literacycenter.net/parents_teacher/letter_center.htm
   
   
6. Alphabet and Letter Activities - Many types of activities that provide practice in recognizing the names and sounds of letters.
   ©2000-2003 Enchanted Learning
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/abc.shtml
   
   
7. Bembo’s Zoo - Each letter features an animal’s name that transforms into the animal.
   ©Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
   http://www.bemboszoo.com/
   
   
8. ABC Flashcards - Sets of ABC Flashcards.
   ©2002 tjgames
   http://home.netcom.com/~hexchex/flashcards.html
   
   

1. Lil' Fingers Storybooks - Lil' Fingers is a site for very young children with games, storybooks and coloring pages. The stories, activities and holiday sections are designed with bright colors and big buttons for little fingers to click on.
   ©Lil' Fingers, Inc.
   http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.html
   
   
2. Children's Reading Room - This site contains a selection of stories to print out and read to children.
   ©2001 Lee Krystek
   http://www.unmuseum.mus.pa.us/crr/
   
   
3. The Gingerbread Man - The classic story of the Gingerbread Man with activities to teach, practice and apply concepts in language arts through reading, writing, phonics, and children's literature.
   ©2000 Carol S. Gossett
   http://www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html
   
   
4. Aesop's Fables: Traditional and Modern - Illustrated versions of the traditional Aesop's fables and retellings of the fables in a modern setting.
   ©2000 Copper Giloth
   http://www.umass.edu/aesop/index.php
   
   
5. The Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
   ©1994-2001 David K. Brown, University of Calgary
   http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
   
   
6. Reading Between the Lions - The website contains stories, language arts games, songs and more. The Word Helper has 200 illustrated words with sentences and the pronunciation. Great literacy videos and tips for parents.
   ©2003 WGBH/Sirius Thinking
   http://www.pbskids.org/wgbh/lions
   
   
7. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - The Kennedy Center sponsors an online adaptation of Alexander, read by Judith Viorst with original illustrations.
   ©Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
   http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/intro.html
   
   
8. First Grade Sentences - Mixed-up sentence exercises.
   ©North Canton Schools
   http://www.viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~greentown/quiz/1st1020a.htm
   
   
9. Book Adventure - Book Adventure is a free, reading incentive program for students in grades K-8. The program encourages students to read at home and at school. After completing a quiz, the students can earn points to "buy" prizes.
   ©1999-2003 Book Adventure
   http://www.bookadventure.com
   
   
10. Literacy Programs from BBC - All areas of literacy are addressed. These are excellent resources but there is an English accent.
    ©2001 British Broadcasting Corporation
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/subjectsi_l.shtml#literacy
    
    
11. Clifford, the Big Red Dog - Reading and writing games, contests, cards and books with Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
    ©2003 Scholastic Entertainment, Inc.
    http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/flash.htm
    
    
12. Activity Books You Can Make - A large collection of books to print and color.
    ©2000-2003 Enchanted Learning
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books/
    
    
13. Reading A - Z - 30 free books to download. The leveled readers are perfect for use in small-group guided reading instruction or for use as take-home books to be read with parents and other family members.
    ©Reading A-Z
    http://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/preview.html
    
    
14. Four Blocks: Guided Reading - How to use a variety of formats with guided reading: whole group, small groups, and partners
    ©Four Blocks®
    http://www.wfu.edu/~cunningh/fourblocks/block1.html
    
    
15. Shared Reading - Information on the Shared Reading instructional model.
    ©1997 Houghton Mifflin Company
    http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/em_lit4.html
    
    
16. Guided Reading: A Case Study of Teaching Ideas and Strategies - This site includes an introduction and overview to Guided Reading.
    ©2002 Office for Curriculum, Leadership and Learning, Government of Tasmania
     http://www.discover.tased.edu.au/english/guide.htm
    
    

1. 5 Surefire Strategies for Developing Reading Fluency - Five strategies to help first through fifth graders make important gains in reading fluency.
   ©2003 Lisa Blau, Scholastic, Inc.
   http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/readingfluencystrategies.htm
   
   
2. Reading Genie - Links are provided on the following topics: An overview of how children learn to read words; How to help children tune into the sounds in words; How to teach phoneme awareness; How to teach blending; How to teach a letterbox lesson; How to assess decoding and phoneme awareness; How to teach spelling; How to help with oral reading; How to develop reading fluency; and Using decodable text.
   ©Dr. Bruce Murray
   http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/
   
   
3. Wired for Books Kids' Corner - Beatrix Potters' books with text and pictures in English and Japanese. Many of the books are narrated in English, French, German, and Japanese. The Tale of Peter Rabbit is available in a multimedia slide show. 
   ©Ohio University
   http://www.wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
   
   
4. Reader's Theatre Editions - Reader’s Theater Editions are free scripts for reader’s theater with scripts aimed mostly at ages 8–15. 
   ©Aaron Shepard
   http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
   
   
5. Readers' Theatre Collection K - 3 - Poems, stories and chants that are divided into reading parts for students in grades K-3
   ©Carol Vaage
   http://www.readerstheatre.ecsd.net/collection.htm
   
   
6. The Grasshopper and the Ants Choral Reading - Choral speaking version of The Grasshopper and the Ants.
   ©Scripts for Schools
   www.loiswalker.com/choralgh.html
   
   

1. America Reads: Educator Resources - This site has information and resources, including the Reading Excellence Program to help prepare young children to read. There is a link for parent resources.
   ©U.S. Department of Education
   http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/educators.html
   
   
2. National Educational Technology Standards for Students - This website provides teachers, technology planners, teacher preparation institutions, and educational decision makers with frameworks, standards, and performance indicators for integrating technology into the learning environment.
   ©2000-2002 International Society for Technology in Education
   http://www.cnets.iste.org/students/
   
   
3. Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom - Methods and strategies for the integration of technology in the P-3 classroom are presented.
   ©2002 Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
   http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/
   
   
4. Find a Video from the InTime - See live videos clips of master teachers using technology to teach reading in P-3 classrooms.
   ©1999-2002 INTIME
   http://www.intime.uni.edu/video.html
   
   
5. Fry's Readability Graph - Fry's Readability Graph for Educators.
   ©1995-2004 Kathleen Schrock
   http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
   
   
6. Accelerated Reader - Overview of the Accelerated Reader Program with sample quizzes and tests and sample reports.
   ©2003 Renaissance Learning, Inc.
   http://www.renlearn.com/ar/default.htm
   
   
7. TrackStar - Create a website for building comprehension strategies.
   ©2002 ALTec, University of Kansas
   http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
   
   
8. Language Development In Children - This page presents information on the development of language in children. The chart presents typical language development.
   ©1998-2004 Child Development Institute
   http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml
   
   
9. Spotlight on Georgia Performance Standards - Georgia Performance Standards incorporate the content standard and also include suggested tasks, sample student work and commentary on that work.  Standards are arranged by subject.
   ©1999-2005 Georgia Department Of Education
   http://www.georgiastandards.org/
   
   
10. Tips for Parent About Reading - This site has suggestions for what parents can do at home to help with reading and a list of favorite books that can be found in most libraries. The thirteen Core Understandings About Reading are summarized for parents.
    ©1997 Northwest Regional Educational  Laboratory's Comprehensive Center
    http://www.nwrac.org/pub/tipsforparents.pdf
    
    
11. Georgia Learning Connections - Georgia Learning Connections is a web-based repository of instructional resources, strategies, and tools which are connected directly to the QCC standards.
    ©1999-2003 Georgia Department Of Education
    http://www.georgiastandards.org/
    
    
12. Bookmark Factory - Use the features of the Bookmark Factory to create reading bookmarks. Add borders, text, and graphics to print a customized bookmark.
    ©National Geographic
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/bookmarkfactory/
    
    
13. Peach Star Video Streaming - Video resources searchable by keywords, grade levels, and content areas.
    ©2003 United Learning
    http://peachstar.unitedstreaming.com/logins/login_peachstar.cfm?unique=F68984AA-BCD3-F4DA-3016ABB19BA98C3D
    
    
14. A Framework for Teaching - The framework for teaching described in this book identifies those aspects of a teacher's responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student learning.
    ©1996 Charlotte Danielson, ASCD
    http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/1996danielson/chapter1.html
    
    
15. Helping Your Child Learn To Read - A resource for parents. This program offers a wealth of information and activities.
    ©PapaJan
    http://www.abc-read.com/index.html
    
    
16. Make A Town - Create a 3-dimensional town model.
    ©1998 Owl and Mouse Educational Software
    http://www.yourchildlearns.com/town.htm
    
    
17. Songs and Poems for Teachers and Students - Songs and poems with school themes.
    ©Can Teach
    http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems.html
    
    
18. Compact for Learning: School-Home Links - The Compact for Reading Guide offers tips on creating community and family-school partnerships with the purpose of improving children's reading. The School-Home Links Reading Kits are a collection of research-based activities designed to help families reinforce the reading and language arts skills that their children are learning at school.
    ©A Joint Project of the U.S. Department of Education, the Corporation for National Service
    http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/
    
    
19. Georgia Library Learning Online - A resource for teachers that will provide research on reading topics through the available databases.
    ©2002 Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
    http://www.galileo.usg.edu
    
    
20. Build A Monster - Your students can make their own strange monster creations at this Web site. Players select a head, torso, and feet for their creations and mix and match them for hilarious results.
    ©2003 Goobo Works
    http://www.goobo.com/monster/
    
    

1. Printable Concept Maps - Need a Concept Map blank form to use with your students? Select one of the fifteen blank form styles and customize for use with your class.
   ©2003 2learn@ca Education Society of Alberta
   http://www.2learn.ca/construct/graphicorg/concept/conceptmapindex.html
   
   
2. Graphic Organizers for Reading - Many kinds of graphic organizers to use for reading instruction.
   ©2002 Houghton Mifflin Company
   http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
   
   
3. 4-Blocks Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizers are used to enhance pre- and post-reading experiences during Guided Reading. Listed are links to examples and directions for common graphic organizers.
   ©Joe Fuhrmann
   http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic_organizers.htm
   
   
4. Guidelines for Use of Graphic Organizers - Guidelines for designing and assisting students with use of graphic organizers for organizing information.
   Reprinted with permission, The Collaborator, a publication of the Resource/Collaborative Teaching Masters in Education Program at the College of William and Mary, Vol. 5 (2), Spring 1997
   http://www.ttac.odu.edu/Articles/Graphic.html
   
   
5. Graphic Organizer Maker - Free access to online tools to build customized KWL Charts, Timelines, SQ3R Charts and Concept Maps!
   ©2003 Teach-nology, Inc.
   http://www.teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org
   
   
6. Region 15 Graphic Organizers - The Pomperaug Regional School District of Connecticut hosts this wonderful web site which has a wide variety of graphic organizers that can be downloaded in WORD or PDF formats. An added bonus: most of them are available in Spanish.
   Pomperaug Regional School District 15 Curriculum Resources
   http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
   
   
7. ReadingQuest's Graphic Organizers: Strategies for Reading Comprehension - What are graphic organizers? How do they work? Free examples of graphic organizers for use in the content areas.
   © 1998,1999 Raymond C. Jones
   http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
   
   
8. Printables: Graphic Organizers - These graphic organizers will help you and your students organize ideas and concepts. All the concepts you need in one location!
   ©2000-2003 Family Education Network, Inc.
   http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6293.html?s2
   
   

1. The Gingerbread Man - The classic story of the Gingerbread Man with activities to teach, practice and apply concepts in language arts through reading, writing, phonics, and children's literature.
   ©2000 Carol S. Gossett
   http://www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html
   
   
2. Phonics Glossary Online - An online glossary of phonics terms.
   ©Phonics Online
   http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/phonics/glossary/a_c.html
   
   
3. Phonics and Word Study - A collection of online games and activities to reinforce phonics concepts.
   ©2002 William H. Sadlier, Inc.
   http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/index.cfm
   
   
4. Spelling Ticklers - Spelling strategies for all grade levels.
   http://www.schoolmission.net/21st/resources/speltic.htm
   
   
5. Compact for Learning: School-Home Links - The Compact for Reading Guide offers tips on creating community and family-school partnerships with the purpose of improving children's reading. The School-Home Links Reading Kits are a collection of research-based activities designed to help families reinforce the reading and language arts skills that their children are learning at school.
   A Joint Project of the U.S. Department of Education, the Corporation for National Service
   http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/
   
   
6. Long Vowel Puzzles - Long Vowel-Silent E Crossword Puzzle, Phonics Game Show, Long Vowel-Silent Vowel Word Search, Long and Short Vowel Mix & Match.
   ©2003 Barbara J. Feldman, Surf the Net with Kids
   http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/phonics-cw.htm
   
   
7. R-controlled Vowel Cards - Cards containing words with r-controlled vowel sounds.
   ©2000 Teacher2Teacher
   http://www.createdbyteachers.com/vowelcardsrcont.html
   
   
8. Vowel Helpers - This free section has various materials available to help students with vowels. The materials can be used in the classroom and at home. Click on a link for the item you would like to print out. Examples include word cards with vowel patterns.
   ©Created By Teachers
   http://www.createdbyteachers.com/vowelhelpersmain.html
   
   
9. Internet Coach Puzzle Center - Create different formats of educational puzzles for students.
   ©2003 APTE Inc.
   http://www.puzzles.apte.com/
   
   
10. Language Arts Activities - Online activities and games for Language Arts.
    ©2001 Jefferson County Schools
    http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/index.html
    
    
11. Starfall - The Starfall website has interactive books with sound. Teachers may request free writing journals for classroom use. The books can be used to teach phonemic awareness (sounds in words), phonics, decoding skills, and comprehension.
    ©2003 Starfall
    http://www.starfall.com
    
    
12. Reading Genie - Links are provided on the following topics: An overview of how children learn to read words; How to help children tune into the sounds in words; How to teach phoneme awareness; How to teach blending; How to teach a letterbox lesson; How to assess decoding and phoneme awareness; How to teach spelling; How to help with oral reading; How to develop reading fluency; and Using decodable text.
    ©Dr. Bruce Murray
    http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/
    
    
13. Rebus Rhymes - Rebus Rhymes features a collection of nursery rhymes. This is a great resource for beginning readers.
    ©1996-2003 Enchanted Learning
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html
    
    
14. Vowel Sound Essentials - The site provides an excellent way to practice and memorize the essential vowel sounds.
    ©TampaReads
    http://www.readingkey.com/phonics/sounds/vowels/voweltest.htm
    
    
15. iKnowthat.com ABC Reading - This site has Word Searches, Word Builders and Word Match.
    ©2000-2003 iKnowthat.com
    http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_LanguageArts
    
    
16. Activities for the Long Vowel Sounds - These activities focus on long vowel sounds: Poem Packs, Print and Do, Snap It, and Drag "n' Spell.
    ©British Broadcasting Corporation
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/index.shtml
    
    
17. Early Reading - EARLY READING helps children learn-to-read, using an explicit Phonics approach as the starting point of instruction. The Program is downloaded from the Internet, or purchased on CD-ROM. The stories are printed from your computer and can be stapled to form a booklet.
    ©Early Reading/Fantastic Phonics
    http://www.early-reading.com/
    
    
18. Learning Phonics Strategies - Strategies for teaching alphabetics, phonemic awareness, phonics, and onset-rime analogies. From Teaching Phonics Today: A Primer for Educators, by Dorothy S. Strickland.
    ©1998 International Reading Association
    http://www.reading.org/publications/bbv/books/bk184/
    
    

1. Using Dolch Words To Estimate Primary Reading Levels - This web site provides a guide for estimating the reading level of a student. Lists of the 220 Dolch Sight Words, the 95 most common nouns, Dolch Sight Word phrases, compound words, contractions, synonyms, and antonyms are provided.
   ©2000 Seminole County Public Schools
   http://www.myroberts.com/school/english/dolch/dolch.htm
   
   
2. Accelerated Reader Books -- Lists Are Sorted by Title, Reading Level, and Author - Accelerated Reader List -- The lists of books are sorted by Title, Reading Level, and Author's Last Name.
   ©2003 E.E. Miller Elementary School
   http://www.eemes.ccs.k12.nc.us/AR/arhome.htm
   
   

1. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read - This guide summarizes what researchers have discovered about how to successfully teach children to read. It describes the findings of the National Reading Panel.
   ©2001 The Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Literacy, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
   http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/PFRbooklet.pdf
   
   
2. Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children - The full-text book is available online and searchable by chapter and key words.
   ©2003 National Academy of Sciences
   http://www.nap.edu/books/030906418X/html/index.html
   
   
3. Instructional Approaches - These guidelines are provided to help teachers choose instructional approaches appropriate for the students in their classroom.
   ©2002 Saskatchewan Learning
   http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/instapp.html
   
   
4. Using Multiple Methods of Beginning Reading Instruction: A Position Statement of the IRA - The International Reading Association states a clear policy on best practices for teaching reading.
   ©1999 International Reading Association
   http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/positions_multiple_methods.html
   
   
5. Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children - The International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children agree on developmentally appropriate practices in reading instruction.
   ©1996-2003 International Reading Association
   http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/positions_appropriate.html
   
   
6. Learner-Centered Professional Development - Principles of Learner-Centered Professional Development.
   ©2000 Phi Delta Kappa International
   http://www.pdkintl.org/edres/resbul27.htm
   
   
7. Reading Online - A journal of K-12 practice and research published by the International Reading Association.
   ©2003 International Reading Association
   http://www.readingonline.org
   
   
8. Learning to Read - Resources for Language Arts and Reading.
   ©John Nemes
   http://www.toread.com/
   
   
9. Building a Powerful Reading Program: From Research to Practice - This document lays out the current research base along with proven practices for effective literacy instruction, particularly in the early grades.
   ©Institute for Education Reform
   http://www.csus.edu/ier/reading.html
   
   
10. Reading Strategies - Teaching-learning strategies for the reading process are outlined and categorized in detail at this resource site.
    ©2002 Saskatchewan Learning
    http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/teach5.html
    
    
11. National Reading Panel Reports Combination of Teaching Phonics, Word Sounds, Giving Feedback on Oral Reading Most Effective Way to Teach Reading - Results of the most comprehensive evidence-based review ever conducted on how children learn to read.
    ©2000 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/nrp.cfm
    
    
12. National Reading Panel Releases Report - Review of the scientific-based reading research. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of various reading strategies on student achievement.
    ©2000 The National Reading Panel
    http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Press/press_rel_4_13_00.htm
    
    
13. Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success - A select committee has carefully reviewed the relevant, scientific literature about how children become successful readers. Their findings are reflected in this book.
    ©2003 National Academy of Sciences
    http://www.nap.edu/books/0309064104/html/index.html
    
    
14. Wisconsin LEARNS - A very complete resource for language development, phonemic awareness, decoding print, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing.
    ©Wisconsin Literacy Education and Reading Network
    http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp
    
    
15. Partnership for Reading - A database of evidence-based research on reading instruction.
    ©National Institute for Literacy, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the US Department of Education
    http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/pfr/search.cgi
    
    
16. Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science - The American Federation of Teachers describes the knowledge base and essential skills that teacher candidates and practicing teachers must master if they are to be successful in teaching all children to read well.
    ©1999 American Federation of Teachers
    http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/downloads/teachers/rocketsci.pdf
    
    
17. Big Ideas In Beginning Reading - This website provides resources in beginning reading to teachers, administrators, and parents.
    ©2002-2003 Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement
    http://reading.uoregon.edu/index.php
    
    
18. Early Literacy: A Resource for Teachers - Very comprehensive selection of resources on early literacy development of children.
    ©2002 Saskatchewan Learning
    http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/e_literacy/index.html
    
    
19. Balanced Early Literacy: Assessment: Reading - Topics on Running Records.
    ©1999 Balanced Early Literacy Framework
    http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/teachers/frameworks/bel/content2/bel_d1b0.htm
    
    
20. Reading Assessment - A summary of the different types of assessment that can be used for measuring development in reading skills.
    ©2000 Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
    http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/assessment.html
    
    

1. Stage Models of Reading Development - Provides an overview on the stages of reading development.
   ©Dr Kerry Hempenstall
   http://www.educationnews.org/how_might_stage_models_of_readin.htm
   
   
2. Mystery Words - The teacher can enter a mystery word in the text box. The website scrambles the letters in the word. The student must unscramble the word and type the word in the Mystery Word box to solve the puzzle.
   http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4/wwwords1.html
   
   
3. Working With Words - The teacher selects a word list level. The website scrambles a word from the list. The student must unscramble the word to solve the puzzle.
   http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4/wwwords2.html
   
   
4. Word Central - This site is a place where students can experiment with words. In addition to a complete searchable dictionary for kids, the site has decoders that allow students to remove vowels from text and encode a secret message. The Teachers' Lounge highlights all the pages specially designed for classroom use.
   ©2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
   http://www.wordcentral.com/
   
   
5. Using Dolch Words To Estimate Primary Reading Levels - This web site provides a guide for estimating the reading level of a student. Lists of the 220 Dolch Sight Words, the 95 most common nouns, Dolch Sight Word phrases, compound words, contractions, synonyms, and antonyms are provided.
   ©2000 Seminole County Public Schools 
   http://www.myroberts.com/school/english/dolch/dolch.htm
   
   
6. Wacky Tales - This site has stories that Dictionary Jenkins has started. Click on a story for your students to finish.
   ©2000-2003 Family Education Network, Inc.
   http://www.funbrain.com/wacky
   
   
7. Sight Words - This site has various free materials for Dolch sight words. All the Dolch materials have a key made of dots to distinguish between each reading level. There are Sight Word lists, Phrases lists, Noun lists, 3 X 5 cards, Checklists, Sight Boards, Take Home Cards, and Word Searches.
   ©Created By Teachers
   http://www.createdbyteachers.com/sightfreemain.html
   
   
8. Sight Words Flash Cards - Dolch Sight Words are presented in flash card format online.
   ©Mrs. Kasternakis, Sherman Elementary School
   http://www.iscweb.com/personal/kweb/sightwords.html
   
   
9. Dolch Word Search Puzzles - Word Search Puzzles sorted by grade levels.
   ©2000 Betsy B. Lee
   http://www.gate.net/~labooks/xLPDolch.html#search
   
   
10. Animal Eyes - Primer and Grade One level sight words are presented in a list. The student can have the word read to them by placing the mouse on the word.
    ©2000 John Rickey
    http://www.netrover.com/%7Ejjrose/dolch/intro.html
    
    
11. Sight Words - Dolch Sight Words are listed by grade levels. Words are presented in interactive flash cards. Contains teacher and parent resources.
    ©1999-2003 Ms. Ross
    http://www.msrossbec.com/sightwords.shtml
    
    
12. Star Words - Games and activities that help students learn 'high frequency' words (him, her, us, then).
    ©British Broadcasting Corporation
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/index.shtml
    
    
13. Language Development In Children - This page presents information on the development of language in children. The chart presents typical language development.
    ©2001 Child Development Institute
    http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml
    
    
14. Reading Between the Lions - The website contains stories, language arts games, songs and more. The Word Helper has 200 illustrated words with sentences and the pronunciation. Great literacy videos and tips for parents.
    ©2003 WGBH/Sirius Thinking
    http://www.pbskids.org/wgbh/lions
    
    

1. The Writing Process Homepage - A delightful and succinct reference for students and teachers who are teaching or learning the Writing Process.
   ©1999 West Iron County Middle School
   http://freedom.up.net/~msbones/ww01005.htm
   
   
2. Top 100 Authors - This site contains the biographical sketches of the top 100 authors in two categories: Grades 1 - 4 and Grades 5 - 8.
   ©H. W. Wilson
   http://www.edupaperback.org/top100.cfm
   
   
3. Elementary Writing Strategies - An excellent site for writing strategies.
   ©2002 Saskatchewan Learning
   http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/writing01.html
   
   
4. Teaching Writing Strategies - Teaching-learning strategies for the writing process are outlined and categorized in detail at this resource site. Look for a full development of each stage of the writing process, as well as a peer conferencing guide, mini-lessons, suggestions for writers' workshops, and portfolio and assessment checklists. Quite a thorough resource on the writing process.
   ©2002 Saskatchewan Learning
   http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela20/teach4.html
   
   
5. Readability - This article outlines the subject of readability, and its relevance to school books. Scroll down to view six of the most widely recognized readability tests in detail.
   ©Chris & Keith Johnson
   http://www.timetabler.com/reading.html
   
   
6. Writing and the Young Child - Children progress through various stages on the route to becoming independent communicators. Examine the stages and learn to identify characteristics of each stage.
   ©London District Catholic School Board
   http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/community/EarlyLiteracyWeb/ writing_and_the_young_child.htm
   
   
7. ABCs of the Writing Process - The purpose of this site is to provide a user friendly online resource, for students or teachers, no matter what they are being challenged to write.
   ©1999 A.E. Lipkewich and R. Mazurenko
   http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
   
   
8. Writing with Writers - Students work with authors, editors, and illustrators in workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills.
   ©1996-2003 Scholastic, Inc.
   http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
   
   
9. Poetry Writing - The Poetry Writing project features three authors whose works serve as models for students. Students are encouraged to write their own poems.
   ©1996-2003 Scholastic, Inc.
   http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
   
   
10. Poetry Power - Lots of ideas and resources from teachers to use to teach poetry.
    ©2003  Kristine O'Connell George
    http://kristinegeorge.com/
    
    
11. Memaw's Creative Writing Corner for Elementary Teachers - This site contains activities for creative writing. Check out the Warm Up activities.
    ©2002
    http://web.tampabay.rr.com/memawscorne/Memaw's%20Creative%20Writing%20Corner.htm
    
    
12. The Tools You Need to Assess Writing - The site contains a developmental writing scale and a rubric for assessing writing that could be useful for grades 2 and 3.
    ©1996-2003 Scholastic, Inc.
    http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/tools.htm
    
    
13. WritingDEN - This site is designed for students in grades 4 through 12, but it can be used with grades 2 and 3. Students may choose from three different levels of difficulty, labeled Words, Sentences, and Paragraphs. The Words section assists with vocabulary and pronunciation, the Sentences section addresses comprehension and listening skills, and the Paragraphs section shows students how to organize and edit their writing.
    ©1997 TestDEN ACT360 Media Ltd.
    http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm
    
    
14. The Monster Exchange - Monster Exchange is designed to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum.
    ©2000 Monster Exchange
    http://www.monsterexchange.org
    
    
15. What We Know About Writing, Early Literacy - This site offers research about how children learn to write.
    ©1998-2003 National Council of Teachers of English
    http://www.ncte.org/elem/content/113328.htm
    
    
16. Clifford, the Big Red Dog - Reading and writing games, contests, cards and books with Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
    ©1996-2003 Scholastic, Inc.
    http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/flash.htm
    
    
17. The Gingerbread Man - The classic story of the Gingerbread Man with activities to teach, practice and apply concepts in language arts through reading, writing, phonics, and children's literature.
    ©2000 Carol S. Gossett
    http://www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html
    
    
18. Kids and Communities: Crazy City Stories - Students may create and publish an original story about a community.
    ©American Planning Association
    http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/