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Useful, 
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= Somewhat Useful, 
= Frameworks ConnectionEnglish Language Arts Resources
= Extremely
Useful,
= Very Useful,
= Somewhat Useful,
= Frameworks Connection
CyberGuides
(www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html) CyberGuides are
supplemental units on various works of literature. They are standards-based
and include teacher guides and student activities.
The
Digital Classroom (www.nara.gov/education/) This is a wonderful site for
primary sources with activities for educators and students. There are reproducible
documents from the archives. The activities are keyed to standards for
history, civics, and government with many cross curricular connections to
language arts. The site contains the rough draft of Franklin Roosevelt's
"Date of Infamy" speech.
The
Children's Literature Web Guide (www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html)
This site includes many internet resources related to books and authors.
English
Teaching Strategies (www.discover.tased.edu.au/english/)
A collection of wonderful language arts teaching strategies can be found
here. Elsewhere on
this site are other useful language arts resources as well. Try the "Especially
for Teachers" . These resources are also accessible from
the Department of Education, Tasmania Discover
web site and many other valuable resources are included.
Book
Talks: Quick and Simple (nancykeane.com/booktalks/) This
site holds a database of "book talks" which can be used to
introduce students to literature. Included is an interest level, reading
level listing of books with bibliographic information for each.
Mrs.
Mitchell's Virtual School (www.kathimitchell.com/index.html) This site
contains lots of great links and resources that teachers will be able to
connect to the classroom curriculum.
Bookhive
(www.bookhive.org/) This site contains recommended book reviews in a variety
of interest areas and reading levels. The site is searchable by author,
title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite
illustrator.
EDSITEment's
Literature and Language Arts (edsitement.neh.fed.us/l)
This searchable site includes an annotated listing of many useful websites of language arts resources.
Aesop's
Fables Online Collection (www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/) This
site contains a huge collection of the fables along with Real Audio for some
of them. The morals are listed and the site is indexed.
Coal
Creek Rebellion (www.fno.org/coalcreek/cover.html) This is an
online hypertext novel. Individuals can download the book and print one
copy. Interesting.
Learn
to Read at Starfall many excellent free reading resources
Project
Gutenberg (www.promo.net/pg/history.html) Electronic publications of
documents in the public domain -- kind of a "Napster" for the
printed word without the copyright glitches. The site contains light
literature, heavy literature, and references.
Educational
Technology San Diego City Schools (edtech.sandi.net/) Great resource for
technology curriculum connections. Check out the Language
Arts Standards and Technology Connection for some good ideas.
The
Children's Picture Book Database (www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/) This site
is a bibliography for designing literature-based units for instruction. It
contains abstracts of over 4,000 pictures books and is an excellent multidisciplinary
resource.
Learning
to Read (www.toread.com) This site contains a collection of literacy
resources designed to improve the quality of reading instruction. Resources
explore the reading process, teaching techniques, reading research,
professional materials, and critical issues.
The
Reading Village (teams.lacoe.edu/village/) This site for K-12 educators
is a community for those interested in the teaching of reading. It contains
resources for the latest research, standards, lesson plans, assessments,
children's books in addition to a discussion forum.
Web
English Teacher (www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html) This site
contains a nice collection of online resources, activities, WebQuests, and
lesson plans for English/Language Arts.
Early
Literacy: A Resource for Teachers (www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/e_literacy/index.html)
This resource supports teachers of emerging literacy learners in creating
positive literacy experiences.
Early
Literacy (www.earlyliterature.ecsd.net/) Many early literacy resources
are contained on this site, along with strategies, research, and classroom
implications. Also included are many useful links to other literacy
resources.
Comic
Books for Young Adults (ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/)
Explores comic books and graphic novels as a rich and diverse literary form.
The
Lexile Framework for Reading (http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=1&tabid=49)
nice tools and resources for matching reader ability and text difficulty.
BookPals
Storyline (http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/welcome.html) recordings of
actors and other public figures reading popular children's books.
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