ReadWriteThink http://www.readwritethink.org/
Best practices and resources for reading and language arts instruction; many interactive activities; reviewed web resources
Alabama Virtual Library http://www.avl.lib.al.us
Group of online databases containing magazine, journal, encyclopedia, and newspaper articles for research; maps; interactive activities in certain databases
This Goodly Land http://www.alabamaliterarymap.org/
Explore Alabama's diverse literary works. Find Alabama authors, student resources, teacher resources, and more
Get Ready to Read http://getreadytoread.org/
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 http://gaillovely.com/
Links to reading resources for struggling readers, reading in the content area, etc.
TEAMS Educational Resources http://teams.lacoe.edu/teachers/index.asp
Links to quality sites for reading, language arts, and other subjects
Patti’s Electronic Classroom
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/patti.html
Six Essential Reading Strategies
Wisconsin Literacy Education and Reading Network Source provides six specific strategies with clear explanations of each and learning activities to reinforce student understanding of the six concepts.
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp?cid=24
Can Teach-English/Language Arts http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
Writing prompts and journal topics
Children’s Storybooks Online http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
Although the site has advertisements, there are stories to both read and hear; riddles; mazes; coloring book
Online Children’s Stories http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html
Links to reading sites
Children's Authors and Illustrators on the Web
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Links to author sites
Dolch Kit http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html
Learn how one teacher organizes a Dolch kit; games; links to other Dolch sites
Reading Quest-Strategies for Reading Comprehension (Social Studies)
Lots of strategies to increase reading comprehension including graphic organizers, history frames, story maps, etc.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
Frameworks for Choosing Comprehension Strategies
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/frame.html
Flashlight Reader
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/flashT_landingPage.asp
Online club; interactive; beginning through advanced-level readers; games, activities, author chats, and slideshows; teacher and parent support
Reading Lady http://www.readinglady.com/index.php
Find books, Readers Theatre’s scripts; information on author studies, guided reading, poetry
Reading A-Z http://www.readinga-z.com/
Printable books and lesson plans to teach guided reading, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and reading comprehension; subscribe (fee) to have access to all materials
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By
http://hazel.forest.net/whootie/default.html
Elementary & middle school; stories from around world plus activities
Scholastic.com http://scholastic.com
Lessons, activities, tools for teachers; games, tools for kids
Fry's Readability Graph and Directions for Use from Kathy Schrock
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
The Fry Graph along with directions for using the graph
American Folklore http://www.americanfolklore.net/
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.
PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/
Stories and games; featuring characters such as Arthur, Barney, Clifford, Maya & Miguel
International Children’s Digital Library http://www.icdlbooks.org/
The 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
SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/
Fairy tales; discussion board; annotations of fairy tales
Wendy's World of Stories for Children http://www.wendy.com/children/
A collection of links to fables, folktales, fairy tales, campfire stories
Better Book Report Ideas from Education World
25 book report ideas for students and teachers
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson109.shtml
Reading Comprehension Worksheets http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
Includes original stories, poems, essays, and articles; most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years
Wacky Web Tales http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html
Geared for grades 3 and above; students complete a wacky story by filling in the parts of speech blanks
Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/
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.
Weekly Reader Press
www.iuniverse.com/weeklyreader/
Student publishing; requires payment
Your Big Backyard
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2
Activity and craft suggestions; coloring pages; make and do articles