Literacy Resources
Adolescent Literacy Grades 4-12 – resources for struggling adolescent readers and writers
Interactive Sites – English/Language Arts – links to interactive sites for English/Language Arts skills
NewsELA – high interest nonfiction text; each article written at five different levels
Reading Instruction Resources – k-12 reading instruction resources
Reading is Fundamental – program and resources to inspire students to read
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers! – “literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help”
Read Works – reading passages, lessons and units
Read Write Think – Student Interactives – online interactive literacy tools
Teen Reads – adolescent/young adult book reviews and author features
Warsaw Community Schools – Guided Reading Lesson Plans – a-z guided reading lessons
Audio Only Books
Bluford Series Audio – audio for the urban teen book series Bluford High
Books with Audio
Just Books Read Aloud – 730 children’s books read aloud
Lit 2 Go – downloadable literature and audio
Storyline Online – celebrities reading children’s literature
Storynory – free audio stories with text
Unite for Literacy – non-fiction picture books with audio
Vocabulary
Inside Story Flashcards – vocabulary resource
Multiple Subjects Resources
ABC ya! – educational games for literacy and math
Foundation Center for Urban Education – Resources created by Barbara Radner Ph.D to develop core competence, raise rigor, and expand learning.
Fun Brain – educational games
Hubbard’s Cupboard – educational resources for children kindergarten and younger
TV411 – video with corresponding lessons in literacy, math, science and finance
Blogs I Follow
Big Time Literacy – by Michelle Brezek
The Brown-Bag Teacher – by Catherine Reed
Literacy Lines – by Keys to Literacy
