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PowerPoint Presentation: Using Technology to Support Literacy
Using Technology to Enhance a Balanced Literacy Program from Montgomery County Public Schools, MD
Montgomery County Balanced Literacy Program Home Page
Pics4Learning includes lesson plans
The Amazing Picture Machine includes lesson plans
Picturing the Century One hundred years of photography from the National Archives
Technology Integration Projects
The Electronic Classroom Ideas and information about applying technology in literacy education
The Online Edge - Article from Curriculum Administrator magazine
The Children's Literature Web Guide
4 Literature Read any one of thousands of classic books free at this site. The 4Literature archives include such things as the works of Shakespeare, religious and historical documents, children's fairy tales, Greek and Roman classics, and books by famous American authors of the 19th century.
Fluency Through Fables -reading comprehension
Improving the Reading Achievement of America's Children 10 Research-Based Principals
Reading Comprehension Connection These interactive online lessons help to improve students' reading comprehension and build their vocabulary skills. Students receive feedback throughout the exercises, and get a detailed end-of-round summary report after several passages have been completed. The report gives teachers and students a quick assessment of core reading skills. The exercises can be used with elementary and secondary level students, ESL classes, and GED preparation programs.
A Compact for Reading and School-Home Links A Compact for Reading is a written agreement among families, teachers, principals, and students to work together to help improve the reading skills of kindergarten through third grade children.
Reading Matters Instructional strategies for grades 2 - 10
Wacky Tales - Fill in the requested parts of speech to make a wacky story
Poetry Tiles - Arrange the tiles to make your own poetry
Businessletterpunch.com Users go through the process of constructing a letter they would write in a business environment. Steps to a finished letter include pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
Essaypunch.com Users develop an idea and write their own short essay, consisting of an introduction, a two- to three-paragraph body, and a conclusion. The web site provides questions that help to guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
Paragraphpunch.com Users develop an idea and write their own topic sentence, body, and a conclusion. The web site provides questions that help to guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
Indispensible Writing Resources You'll find everything on and off the Net that you could possibly need in writing or researching a paper, including links to all sorts of reference material, links to writing labs, links to Web search engines, and links to writing-related Web sites.
All About Writing Over 300 pages of articles on all aspects of writing are just waiting for you.
The American Heritage Book of English Usage With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style.
Young Writers Workshop Links to sites on the web on all aspects of the writing process for kids, including places to publish their writing.
ABC's of the Writing Process The purpose of the site is to provide a user friendly online resource for students or teachers to learn all phases of the writing process: Pre-writing, writing, revising, editing and publishing. Each phase is clearly outlined with links to additional sources on the web.
Guide to Writing and Grammar To write a clear and comprehensive essay or story, you need to be able to write a clear, comprehensive sentence. Site provides a grammar resource guide that will walk you through the basics of good sentence structure and paragraph development.
English Grammer Connection These interactive online lessons help improve students' English grammar skills.
Internet Public Library Reading Zone
Sites with Activities for Students
Mrs. Belanger's Web Page for First Graders
ThinkQuest Jr. Site, "Fun With Words"
Story Scramble Simple illustrated stories to unscramble and put in the right order.
Stuart Little Learning Activities
National Film Board of Canada Phonics and Reading Activities
Funbrain.com Word Games and Activities
Spellmaster.com Users can create their own Flash based vocabluary games on-line, then download them for use off-line or for use on their web site.
Words and Pictures - Learning Phonics (British site, so the pronunciation is British)
