LITERACY

CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html 
These guides are standards-based web units centered on core works of literature that can be a wonderful alternative to traditional novel studies.

Reading Lesson Plans
 http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts/Reading 
Lesson plans from the Educator's Reference Desk, formerly AskEric.

Reading for Purpose
http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/%7Eelc/readingacross3.html 
A checklist of ideas to do before, during, and after reading for different purposes.

The Reading Workshop Journal
http://www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/Juliindex.html 
This site is the result of a year-long discussion among teachers about how to help struggling middle-grade readers.

Resources for Language Arts and Reading Research
http://www.toread.com/ 
A comprehensive clearinghouse of teaching tools and information about developments in literacy, research, and critical issues.

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html 
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

Kids Who Read
http://kwr.co-nect.net/resources.html 
Multitude of resources to support reading in the classroom.

English Language and Literature Resources
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/engl.html 
A well-compiled list of English/Language Arts links to sites to support high school teachers and students.

Literature Lesson Plan Library
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html 
Curriculum tie-ins with lesson plans, vocabulary, and great activities to support these popular novels in the classroom.

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