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Literacy & Language Arts
Aaron's RT Page -- Reader's Theater, Readers' Theatre, Readers
- Strategies, ideas and scripts for readers theater, organized by age range. http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/
- Assessment Tools
- http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~owen/MOO_3/BONNIE/assess.html
- CIERA Home Page
- Excellent resource for research on and standards for literacy instruction http://www.ciera.org/ciera/
- Christa McAuliffe HomePage
- http://www.mcps.org/ces/ca/index.htm
- Closing the Gap Library - Literacy
- Closing the Gap's archive of articles on literacy, communication, and more. Click by topic to browse.
- Concepts About Print Marie Clay's excellent assessment of print concepts for all children
- http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/teacher/assessm ent/print/concepts.html
- Early Literacy Advisor - Early Literacy Development
- http://198.17.205.11/resources/literacy/ela/questions.asp
- Home Page of John Nemes
- http://npin.org/pnews/1998/pnew498/pnew498b.html
- International Reading Association
- http://www.reading.org/
- K-3 Literacy Resources
- http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/k3.html
- Kids Web - Digital Library
- http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/fastindex.html
- Language Arts Resources
- http://wwwcoh.modlang.arizona.edu/inst/edp512s97/la.html
- The Lesson Plans Page
- This site claims "Over 1,000 FREE Lesson Plans!" http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
- Literacy and Disability Links
- David Koppenhaver's list of disability links. http://www.gac.edu/~dkoppenh/links.html
- Literacy Connection - International Reading Association
- Literacy Links from the IRA. http://www.reading.org/links/
- Literacy Instruction For Struggling Learners
- In depth site with resources and presentations on the 4-block model, modified for struggling students. http://www.setbc.org/projects/literacy/default.html
- mary t.'s page
- http://www.crcs.k12.ny.us/es/facpages/tischlerm/
- NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
- http://www.ncte.org/standards/
- NEA Today: What's Dot's Secret? -- Jan. 1998
- Practical ideas for implementing literacy standards in the classroom. http://www.nea.org/neatoday/9801/cover.html
- School-Home Links | Home Page
- Downloadable PDF of k-3 school & home activities organized by specific reading skills. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/
- Reading Activities
- http://www.eduplace.com/search/frames/
- The Reading Village
- http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/
- S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts Online language arts resources by California teachers.
- http://www.sdcoe.K12.ca.us/score/cla.html
- UNL Computer Supported Literacy Home Page
- http://aac.unl.edu/csl/literacy.html
- Understanding Literacy Development in Young Children A useful article.
- http://npin.org/pnews/1998/pnew498/pnew498b.html
Alphabet Activities
- ABC Collaboration Something under each letter of the alphabet!
- http://members.nbci.com/southlebanon/alphabet.htm
- Mrs. Alphabet
- Offers techniques for learning alphabet, phonics, math, and reading, including All You Ever Wanted To Know About The Alphabet http://www.mrsalphabet.com/home.html
- LITTLE EXPLORERS by Enchanted Learning Software
- Another website organized by ABC's with many objects and links for each letter. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Children's Literature
- Aesop's Fables
- An online collection of over 655 fables. http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
- ALSC: The Randolph Caldecott Medal
- Comprehensive list of Caldecott winning picture books. http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
- Awards for Children's Books
- http://ils.unc.edu/award/home1.html
- Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations, 9th ed.
- Search for famous quotes by keywords. http://www.bartleby.com/99/
- Billy Bear's Playground - Billy Bear 4 Kids.com
- Online stories and activities for young children. http://www.billybear4kids.com/
- Candlelight Stories
- Children's Stories and Educational Entertainment Media. http://www.CandlelightStories.com/
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Excellent site with reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books. http://www.carolhurst.com/
- Children's Literature
- http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/childlit.html
- Children's Literature -- Fairrosa Cyber Library
- http://www.dalton.org/libraries/fairrosa/
- Children's Storybooks Online
- http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
- CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
- http://members.nbci.com/southlebanon/alphabet.htm
- Dr. Seuss's Seussville!
- http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
- IPL Story Hour
- Excellent site by the Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/youth/StoryHour/
- Lil' Fingers Storybooks:
- Animated stories and games for toddlers. http://www.lil-fingers.com/
- Literature and Language&emdash;Sites for Children
- The American Libary Association's web recommendations. http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/litw.html
- NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project
- http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/K-12_homepage.html
- Online Children's Stories
- http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html
- Parents and Children Together Online
- Strategies for parents and children to read and learn together. http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/fl/pcto/menu.html
- Welcome to DreamBox
- Online stories and activities for young children. http://www.dreambox.com/index2.html
AAC Links
- AAC RERC Home Page
- Web page for Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement. http://www.aac-rerc.com/
- ASHA Home Page
- Homepage of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers
- An excellent starting point for information and resources on AAC. Articles, tutorials, product info, AAC links. http://aac.unl.edu/
- Augmentative Communication, Inc.
- Publisher of Augmentative Communication News and Alternatively Speaking; includes online articles & presentations on AAC. http://www.augcominc.com/
- augcomm.com
- Many AAC resources, including "Needs First" search tool and helpful AAC links. http://www.augcomm.com/
- Creative Communicating
- Pati King-DeBaun's excellent site for emerging literacy, AAC and storytime activities and materials. http://www.creative-comm.com/
- ISAAC Home Page
- International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Publications, events, online forum, resources, more. http://www.isaac-online.org/
- Linda J Burkhardt
- Ideas and products for augmentative communication and assistive technology. http://www.lburkhart.com/
- PECS - Picture Exchange Communication System
- Describes PECS, an "augmentative alternative training package that allows children and adults with autism and other communication deficits to initiate communication." http://www.pecs.com/index.html
- Tips For Creating Picture Symbol Boards For Reading Interactions
- Examples and steps for creating 4 levels of communication boards to go with early literature. http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/tour/r-ps-createpic.html
- Visual Schedule Systems - Introduction
- An intensive tutorial on picture schedules. http://www.setbc.org/projects/vss/default.html
- YAACK: Augmentative Communication Resource Guide for Young Kids
- Excellent site with overview of entire AAC process for young kids http://www.mrtc.org/~duffy/yaack/
