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Grappling with Text Complexity: Learning how to help students do close reading is one of the harder challenges of implementing Common Core. Watch this great video. 50 iPad Apps for struggling readers and writers: Well organized list with clear explanations of apps. Some do cost money but are cheap. |
- Read Write Think
This is the essential one-stop shop for reading, writing and literacy. It contains complete lesson plans for creating a reading and writing classroom. Developed by the International Reading Association (IRA) and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). - Starfall
Excellent online lessons for "emergent readers." The lessons and short animations are highly engaging. This is an excellent site to recommend to parents for use at home. - CLRN/ English-Language
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The California Learning Resources Network (CLRN) is your must-see site for software. Check to evaluate software that you are thinking about buying. If you need primary or secondary sources for research, check out Open Educational Resources in ELA. - Library of Congress
Here is a world of primary resources - whether you need something from American Memory, Photographs, Film or Manuscripts. Click here for Teachers. - Citation Machine.
This site helps both students and teachers learn how to cite research. - American Association of School Librarians
AASL provides a world of information. Check out their Toolkits. - SNAP
The Solano, Napa and Partners Library Consortium serves these northern California counties. They provide extensive resources for kids, parents and teachers. What about your local Library? - Between the Lions
is an award winning PBS series. Find games, video clips and more. - Skillswise:
The BBC hosts this site for English and Maths (yes, that is how the Brits say it) for Adults - One Stop English: Designed for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Geared to teaching teens and adults. Anyone can benefit from these lessons.
Cross-Curricular Resources
- FREE
Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Ed. It is encyclopedic in scope; very well organized; easy to search. - McREL
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), once a Federally sponsored regional education lab. provides excellent resources from lesson plans to research journals. - WestEd
Once a regional educational lab under the Federal government, it provides excellent resources for research about teaching and learning. - Schrockguide
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything maintains a list of excellent Internet resources organized by Subject Access. It is extremely easy to navigate. You will also find Teacher's Helpers and Kathy's own new picks of the month. This site is a "must bookmark" for all.