Introduction

The Internet Resources

Research

• Southwest Educational Laboratory Reading Resources - - The Regional Educational Laboratory reading resources assist teachers in understanding the cognitive requirements of beginning and struggling readers. Using these tools and assistance, teachers first learn to assess students.

• ED.Gov Five Essential Components of Reading - Reading with children and helping them practice specific reading components can dramatically improve their ability to read. Scientific research shows that there are five essential components of reading that children must be taught in order to learn to read. Adults can help children learn to be good readers by systematically practicing these five components.

• North Central Educational Laboratory Literacy Resources - This website provides professional development resource to help teachers build their knowledge base to help children meet challenges in reading.

• Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read - An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction.

• National Public Radio Literacy Links - Literacy groups can be found at the national, state and local level. Many have Web sites with information on services offered, studies and surveys undertaken and links to other organizations.

WebQuests & Resource

• To Read or Nor to Read, that is the Question! - Your consulting team has been hired by the English Department at Sachem High School to create a campaign to promote reading Shakespeare.

• Bernie Dodge WebQuest Sites for Reading - All sorts of webquests for reading from kindergarten through high school.

• Geometry Meets Poetry - Your poems will be part of a poetry collection that will surely be used by other teachers to revolutionize the teaching of geometry.

• Reading Worshop (winner of 2002/2003 Golden Web Award) - Free online tutorials for 11 reading strategies grades 3-5, K-2 strategies in separate index, Free reading comprehension & activity worksheets, Integrated units, Arctic Unit reading comprehension & activity sheets.

• The Reading Lady - Laura Kump is a staff developer for her district. She is also available to do training for your district. She is a Reading Specialist and will tailor her workshops for your needs.

• Succeed to Read - Dedicated to the thousands of children who need to improve their reading skills, and to their parents who want to help them succeed.

• Kids Book Shelf - Our goal is to encourage parents and caregivers to help children discover the enjoyment of reading. To encourage creativity and imagination in children through reading, writing, and drawing. I started this site to do what I enjoy most; read and talk about childrens literature.

• Reading A-Z Zone - Downloadable materials to teach guided reading, phonics, the alphabet, and much more.

• Learning Page - EWE BOOKS™, Mini Books, and Vocabulary Books are for registered Learning Page members only. Becoming a member is easy, and it's free! Simply click on the button below to go on to our registration page, or if you are already a member click on the EWE BOOKS™, MINI BOOKS, or VOCABULARY BOOKS button to start downloading your books!

• Ed Helper - edHelper.com's Reading Comprehension Stories Combine Reading, Math, Spelling, Writing, and Vocabulary!

• Reading Rockets - Information about teaching kids to read and helping those that struggle.

Book Listings

• American Library Association - ALA Newbery Award website.

• North Bay Collaborative Library System - Planning a trip is half the fun. Here are some great books that take place in different states or even different countries that you and your family can read before you travel, while flying or driving there, or once you arrive... Enjoy!

• Children's Literature Web Site - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

Online Stories

• Children’s Literature Web Guide - The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.

• Awesome stories - http://www.awesomestories.com This Internet site is a new interactive, electronic learning tool. We produce stories behind some of the world's most interesting people, places and events. Asking the questions we think our visitors might ask, we find the answers. But we do much more.

• Read-A-Long Stories - Snuggling up with a book to read with your mom or dad is the best way to read books. But sometimes it is fun to read-along with stories on the computer. Make sure that you look at the words as they are read to you.

• Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales - Welcome to the Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project. We've compiled contributions from many authors to create this rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres.

• United Streaming - Streaming videos in the classroom can be integrated into core subject areas such as math, reading/foreign language, social studies and science.

• Bartleby Great Books Online - All the great ones are here for free from Christie to Dickinson!

For Fun

• WordSmith - The home of word-a-day, word server and anagram server.

• A Spelling Test - Compiled list from many sources and edited it to 50 commonly misspelled words, making my choices based on my 11 years of experience as a copy editor. You can take the test (below) and see how you did right away.

• A Game A Day - The name of this site tells everything about its contents - you'll find a great collection of cool word puzzles and games for every day. The site offers great online activities for both educators and students that can be used to exercise learning skills and enrich curriculum.

• Speed Reading - Are you an efficient reader? What kind of reader are you? You will know in a few minutes after you have completed this free online speed reading test.

• Rymezone.com - Type in a word below to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.

• Word Plays - Interactive word games.

• Making Books - Welcome to the wonderful world of making books! Books are versatile (they can be about anything), compact (they fold up), and simple (if you want), yet they offer possibilities for endless adaptation and experimentation.

• Puzzles in Education - There are several observations I can make about my students and their interactions with puzzles from math to reading.

• Puzzlemaker - Make word searches and other puzzles for vocabulary.