English+Language+Arts

=** Reading Depth of Knowledge **= = = =Curriculum Analysis Tool for English Language Arts K-8 can be found on the Common Core Standards page. = ** READINGWORKS ** The Solution to Reading Comprehension ReadWorks is presented by educators and the not-for-profit organization Urban Education Exchange (a 501c3). It's sole mission is to close the achievement gap in reading comprehension throughout the United States. To improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement by providing K‐6 educators with a proven online reading comprehension curriculum and methodology, together with targeted online and in‐person training. [] ** Free Government Resources **Free easy to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government.More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly []
 * Language Arts/English **

** READING RESOURCE… ** … is a trusted source for information, for explanations, for guidance and for support. It can explain why children can't read and tell you what you can do to improve their reading skills. Whatever you are seeking, be it reading strategies, teacher resources, reading activities or just a better understanding of the causes of reading problems. This site helps readers of all ages and skill levels and introduces the world of literacy to many children who may not have found it otherwise.[] ** Every Child a Reader & Writer ** Overview: Every Child a Reader and Writer was established in the fall of 2000 as a joint venture between selected Silicon Valley school districts and the Noyce Foundation. The shared goal for this initiative was the improvement of literacy instruction in all elementary classrooms. Working together, the districts and Noyce have sought to develop strengthened literacy knowledge and leadership capacity within each of the districts with the aim of gradually releasing responsibility for the program to the participating districts. Click on the link below for more information:[] ** Library of Congress **… … offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. The Library of Congress provides primary source-based, ready-to-use resources for teachers and facilitators. Click on the link for lesson plans, teaching materials.[]Turn your students into historians with primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your classroom.Click on the link below:[] ** Museum Box —** This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents. Click on the link below for more information: []

** Tweentribune… ** Engage, inform, and educate your students with TweenTribune and TeenTribune. These sites let students interact with the news, while fulfilling requirements for language arts, computer skills, and other classes. Kids love it  []

** Brightstorm ** Great English homework help with teachers explaining concepts, tips and tricks....Short, to-the-point FREE English videos covering every topic in Grammar and Writing...Tens of thousands of learners sharing free English homework help in the Questions & Answers Forum. []

** Digitalwish.. ** []

** Neok12… ** Website with educational games, video, lessons K-12 []

** Myth,Legends Greek Heroes Video Series ** Myths and Legend s --This site is for students, teachers and all those who enjoy stories and storytelling.The site provides a multitude of tools and opportunities that enable pupils to submit their stories for the enjoyment of a world -wide audience, with the prospect of receiving peer review and evaluation. The site is intended to inspire and offer opportunities to get involved, whether it is by listening, reading, writing, using Story Creator, making animations or recordings, reviewing other students' stories, Click on the link below for more information on Myths and Legends: [] []

** Wonderopolis® **It’s a place where wonder and learning are nurtured It’s a place where wonder and learning are nurtured through the power of discovery, creativity and imagination. Wonderopolis is a special place found in a curious question or an everyday adventure. Just let wonderment be your guide. You are able to search the site by specific subject. Click on the link below and let the wonderment begin:  [] ** Free Audio Books ** []

** Writing Prompts ** []

** Common Core Curriculum Maps ** []

** WORD GENERATION ...** ..focused on developing classroom materials that engage adolescents in tasks that promote academic literacy within the context of content area instruction. Word Generation provides engaging paragraphs about current topics in a journalistic style that connects to real world issues and to students' lives. []

** Wordle... ** ...is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share. []

** Tagxedo... ** Tagxedo...turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text [] =** Wordsift.. **= WordSift was created to help teachers manage the demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials. []

** Khan Academy **--has a Library of videos that covers K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer. Over 2400 videos. Click on the link below to view the site:  [] ** List of Authors who will SKYPE… ** -- list of authors who will SKYPE with your class or book club for free. [] ** Book Makers/ Story Makers Websites ** www.omgpopculture.wikispaces.com pop culture wiki--tons of resources [|www.blabberize.com] -- site where you can make any picture "talk" [|www.microsoftphotostory.com] -- free download excellent for making digital stories

[|www.voki.com] -- talking avatars

[] · ** Find "Storymaker" or "TumbleBooks" (will read out loud to you) ** [] · **C omic strip creating sites: ** www.makebeliefscomix.com http://molishus.wikispaces.com/
 * Click under Activities for Picture Book Maker **

· ** Create digital books using original artwork ** @http://www.storyjumper.com/ www.littlebirdtales.com @http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/


 * Resource site for reading ** http://readilicious.wikispaces.com/

· **[]** SAS Standards Aligned System--lesson plans, assessments, interventions · **[] Thinkfinity Thousands of free lesson plans** =** Understanding by Design (UbD) Lesson Plans **= · **UbD lessons for grade 3** [] · Ubd lessons for grade 3 or 4 Social Studies the book //__Sarah Plain and Tall__// [] · UbD various lesson plans using UbD K-5 []
 * Lesson Plans **
 * · ** **[|http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/k-2/reading/resources][|/] resources for k-2 teachers**
 * · ** **[] resources for 3-5 teachers**
 * · ** [|http**://**www.readwritethink.org/] **high quality practices & resources in reading and language arts instruction.**
 * · ** **[] Fee intervention lessons**

__The Tipping Point__ by Malcolm Gladwell []
 * High School Non-fiction Lesson Plans **

= PSSA Practice website = []
 * Reading Comprehension Model Lessons **
 * [|__http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/index.html__] "Into the book" Video lessons to use with students on comprehension strategies etc.
 * [|__http://www.thinkport.org/career/strategies/watch2.tp#1__] Video lessons on reading strategies
 * [|__http://www.learner.org/workshops/teachreading35/classrooms/index.html__] best practices in teaching lesson demonstrations
 * [|__http://www.learner.org/workshops/teachreading35/classrooms/index.html__] best practices in teaching lesson
 * [|__http://www.iu17.org/39391012910933373/site/default.asp__] Best practices in teaching lesson demonstrations
 * [|__http://reading.ecb.org/downloads/itb_GradualRelease.pdf__] Gradual release of responsibility (I do, We do, You do)

R.A.F.T. strategy for writing RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer and how to effectively communicate their ideas and mission clearly so that the reader can easily understand everything written. [] [] [] []

= Word Generator = Word Generation is a research-based vocabulary program for middle school students designed to teach words through language arts, math, science, and social studies classes. The program employs several strategies to ensure that students learn words in a variety of contexts. []

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