2009
Word List Generator
(via)The Word List Generator Project has created a database of 2084 words that elementary school teachers can use to help students practice and build sounding out and word-form recognition skills. Learn more about the project and how you can help.
To generate a word list matching your students' instructional level, select parameters below--eg, to generate a list of CVC words beginning with continuous sounds, check the CVC checkbox and select "are continuous only" from the Initial sounds drop-down menu.
2008
Thinkfinity
High quality resources from recognized providers such as ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Science NetLinks, etc.
Spelltube - interactive world of spelling
(via)3000 videos for spelling words in the National Spelling Bank. Memorable characters reinforce spelling rules. British accents abound!
Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.
Ghotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.
2007
Teachers: Content Literacy
Reading Is FAME is a four-course reading intervention for regular and special education 7 th -12 th graders reading as low as the 2 nd grade level. FAME is an acronym for the four courses contained within the program: Foundations of Reading; Adventures in Reading; Mastery of Meaning; Explorations.
2006
BookAdventure.org: Kids Zone
Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.
2005
The Endurance
by 1 otherThis Web site lets you take an inside look at Ernest Shackleton's amazing 1914 Antarctic expedition.
ReadWriteThink: Student Materials
(via)Standards based literacy lessons for K-12 students. This page links to the student tools. Teachers can search by grade-level, standard, or literacy engagament.
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