Literacy

Literacy Resources:

Amplify Resources for Remote Learning (K-8) - Guidance for using CKLA materials remotely. Click CKLA 2nd Edition and the password is: cklasupport.

Read Live - Students can continue to use their Read Live license at home.

Scholastic Learn At Home (K-12) - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

NEWSELA ELA (K-12) - Bring context and relevance using this resource. Engage students with topics they care about, while building the background knowledge and vocabulary they need to become active, engaged readers.

Epic! (K-7) - Digital library for kids 12 and under.

Raz-Kids - Comprehensive Leveled reading texts and resources. Free access for the rest of the school year

Good2Learn (6-12) - Short, engaging lessons for middle school and high school students; follows the National Curriculum framework.

StoryBoardThat (3-12) - Visual story telling/communication tool.

BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. (K-3) - over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music. Free access for students from closed schools

PBS Learning Media (K-12) - Standards-aligned ELA resources for students in all grades.

Moby Max (K-8): The software curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond.

Libby App (K-12): For digital books and audio books. Anyone with a library card (at least in whatever cities/states use Overdrive) can access it.

IXL (K-12) - From phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more, IXL helps learners develop the communication skills needed for success in school, college, and career.

Listenwise (2-12) - This site offers ELA lessons, listening comprehension quizzes, podcasts, and online discussion prompts

John Spencer's Writing Prompts (6-8) - 100 writing prompts for middle-schoolers.

Mackin Books (6-12) - Free access to over 1,500 Mackin Classics from now until the end of the year

Khan Academy To support school closures, Khan Academy has daily (weekdays) 9 am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures. Daily schedules for students ages 4-18 to keep learning using Khan Academy during school closures.

Teaching YA Lit Through Differentiated Instruction - An introduction to teaching young adult literature through differentiated instruction.

The Five Demands to Make of Your ELA Content - The 5 things you should be demanding from your ELA content in order to give teachers and students the best chance for sustained literacy success.

Coronavirus Teaching Resource from Kelly Gallagher - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures and the challenge of teaching students remotely, Kelly Gallagher, along with several of his colleagues, have created an extended lesson plan designed to encourage students to capture this moment in history. The goal of this unit is to support authentic learning through reading and writing about what's happening to our world as a result of this pandemic. The unit plan is subject to change as news unfolds.

Google's Applied Digital Skills - (MS-HS) an impressive resource with projects that are engaging, relevant and connected to the real world. Content includes math, research, publishing, communication etc