Literacy Resources
Adolescent Literacy Grades 4-12 – resources for struggling adolescent readers and writers
Amazing Kids! Magazine – a magazine celebrating kids
Bookopolis – a book community for kids
DOGObooks – book reviews for kids by kids
Interactive Sites – English/Language Arts – links to interactive sites for English/Language Arts skills
Learn Zillion ELA – writing, grammar, and reading comprehension videos
NewsELA – high interest nonfiction text; each article written at five different levels
Nonfiction Kindergarten Books – nonfiction books about community members, animals, and the president
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
Smithsonian Español – resource with articles written in Spanish
Smithsonian Junior – resource with leveled articles grades K-12
Teen Reads – adolescent/young adult book reviews and author features
Warsaw Community Schools – Guided Reading Lesson Plans – a-z guided reading lessons
Word Hippo – resource that includes definitions, antonyms, synonyms, rhyming words, and more
Audio Only Books
Bluford Series Audio – audio for the urban teen book series Bluford High
Sol Good Audio Books – limited selected of classic text audio
Books with Audio
Animated Fables & Beginning Readers – fables from ABCMouse
CBS 4 Reads – local community members reading children’s books including yours truly! Click here to view my video!
Grammy’s Book Nook – stories and songs
Just Books Read Aloud – 730 children’s books read aloud
Lit 2 Go – downloadable literature and audio
Read-Along with PBS KIDS! – read alouds with celebrity guests
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
Literacy Blogs for Teachers
Big Time Literacy – by Michelle Brezek
The Brown-Bag Teacher – by Catherine Reed
Literacy Lines – by Keys to Literacy