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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Web Resources to Enhance Literacy

Having 3 little ones at the Lower School, I had the privilege to participate in Literacy Night this past Tuesday.   It was very informative and I thank our LS Faculty for their time and effort.  They provided great information and resources.  As I was digesting all the great material on my way home I thought what a perfect time to piggy back on that night with a post about literacy web resources...for a variety of grade levels  (I have mentioned a few of these before, but thought it wouldn't hurt to restate them):  
  • Storyline Online (Read Aloud)
    • Popular children's books read by famous people
    • Teacher activity guies available
    • Provides a new read-aloud experience for students
  • Wonderopolis (Shared Reading)
    • Exploration and discovery of real-world content
    • Question based reading prompts for informative reading/writing
    • Great for daily or weekly whole class activities
    • Built in teacher resources and vocabulary instruction
    • Also great for independent reading
  • Lingro (Word Study)
    • Make any web site a click-able form to define unknown words
    • Build students vocabulary and enhance comprehension
    • Create word lists for review
    • Great for ELL students and foreign language classes
  • Into the Book (Guided Reading)
    • Interactive practice activities
    • Models 8 main reading strategies with guided activities and various examples
    • Great teacher tools to expand lessons
    • Easy to read standard alignment
  • ReadWorks.org (Independent Reading)
    • Lesson Plans and materials based on various strategies for reading and comprehension
    • Leveled reading passages with built-in question sets
    • Close reading samples
    • Novel study units
  • Newsela (Independent Reading)
    • Differentiated articles based on student lexile level
    • Easy search by grad level or CCSS
    • Articles from various publications with real-world application

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