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- ERIC: Reading, English, and Communication
- Reading and Writing in the Library
- Reading and Writing Lessons (Awesome Library)
Reading and Writing lessons are provided under Language Arts in "Lessons and Curricula" in the Awesome Library.
- Reading and Writing - Grade 6 - 9 (MiddleWeb)
Provides resources to assist adolescents with reading and writing.
- Reading and Writing
Includes listening skills, study skills and related resources.
- Reading Skills
- Reading Skills (University of Texas)
Provides suggestions to improve reading and writing skills. 3-01
- Speed Reading Suggestions (The Study Hall)
Provides suggestions to improve reading speed.
- Reading, Writing and Speaking (KidsClick)
Provides resources compiled by librarians.
- -Reading Skills - What Causes Improvements (NAEP)
NAEP provides the Nation's Report Card on Reading. 6-05
- Book Reviews by Reading Level (Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County - BookHive)
Provides reviews of books for children, including younger children. 5-00
- Reading and Writing Lesson Plans (Teachers.Net)
Provides almost 300 individual lessons. Specifies a general grade level for each, such as elementary. The quality of lessons varies widely and some only announce the availability of lessons on a topic. 5-00
- Accelerated Reading Program (Advantage Learning Systems)
Provides forms for ordering free information about their learning information systems, such as research studies related to the effectiveness of the program. The program is designed to help the reader enjoy reading more and also improve reading achievement. 9-00
- Reading Skills (University of Bradford)
Suggests strategies to improve the effectiveness of reading. 4-01
- Reading Skills Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets organized by theme. Especially designed to provide worksheets for types of book reports. 8-01
- Reading Comprehension Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets, by grade level, to help children improve their comprehension of material that has been read to them or they have read. 8-01
- Democracy - Basic Readings (US State Department)
Provides some of the basic documents that record the evolution of democracy in the USA. 12-01
- Reading Projects (ILoveThatTeachingIdea.com)
Provides over a dozen creative lessons and projects for K-6 grade. 2-02
- Reading Skills - What Families Can Do (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides sources of information. 8-02
- Reading Skills - Action Steps for Families (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides over a dozen suggestions for helping children become better at reading. 8-02
- Reading Skills - Building Reading Skills for Young Children (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides over a dozen suggestions for helping children become better at reading, starting at a very young age. 8-02
- Speed Reading Software (ReadingSoft.com)
Provides software, including a free demonstration program, to help improve reading speed and comprehension. Awesome Library does not endorse this software, but provides it as an example.
- Phonics Help With Reading (Washington Times)
"A study has confirmed the premise of the Bush administration's 'Reading First' initiative that systematic phonics instruction is essential in teaching young children of all backgrounds to read successfully." 6-03
- Speed Reading Test Online (AceReader.com)
Provides an online test of your reading speed. AceReader also provides software to improve reading speed and comprehension. Awesome Library does not endorse this software, but provides it as an example.
- Reading and Math National Assessment Results Released (NCES)
"NCES' National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the results of its 2003 reading and mathematics assessments today." 11-03
- Reading a Newspaper - Scavenger Hunt (StarTribune.com)
Provides a scavenger hunt to help students explore a newspaper. 12-03
- Reading a Newspaper - 10 Activities (Education World)
Provides10 activities for teaching by using a newspaper. 12-03
- Completing the Circle Reading Curriculum (Wambdi.BIA.edu)
Does not provide lessons in Native languages, but does incorporate Native culture in the reading program. Designed by Dr. Sandra Fox. 12-03
- Five Standards for Reading Instruction (CREDE.USC.edu)
"Tharp, Estrada, Dalton, and Yamauchi (2000) propose the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy as critical for improving learning outcomes for all students, and especially those of diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or economic backgrounds. The Five Standards are:"
"• Standard I — Teachers and Students Producing Together
Facilitate learning through joint productive activity among teacher and students.
• Standard II — Developing Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum
Develop competence in the language and literacy of instruction across the curriculum.
• Standard III — Making Meaning — Connecting School to Students’ Lives
Contextualize teaching and curriculum in the experiences and skills of students’ homes and communities.
• Standard IV — Teaching Complex Thinking
Challenge students toward cognitive complexity.
• Standard V — Teaching Through Conversation
Engage students through dialogue, especially the Instructional Conversation." 12-03
- English Lessons in Vocabulary, Grammar, and Reading (ESLGo.com)
Provides 30 lessons for ESL students. 1-04
- Reading and Writing Articles (National Council of Teachers of English)
- Reading, Writing, and Thinking Lessons (National Council of Teachers of English) 2-04
- Reading and Writing Interactives (National Council of Teachers of English) 2-04
- Reading and Writing Resources for Teachers (National Council of Teachers of English)
Provides over a dozen key resources for teachers. 2-04
- Speed Reading Materials (RocketReader.com)
"RocketReader significantly increases reading speed by breaking what is termed the "sub-vocalization barrier". This barrier limits most readers to around 200 words per minute as the reader reads each word or each syllable with a single eye movement."
Awesome Library does not endorse this product but provides it as an example. 3-05
- Books by Interest Level, Grade Level, and More (California Reading List)
"Based on your child's score on the (CAT/6) California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey Reading Test, a specific list has been designated as appropriate for him or her in terms of reading difficulty and interest level." 8-05
- Reading My Hero Stories (MyHero.com)
Includes pre-reading and post-reading activities. 7-05
- -01-19-06 Study: College Students Unable to Complete Reading Tasks (MSNBC News)
"Nearing a diploma, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food."
"Those are the sobering findings of a study of literacy on college campuses, the first to target the skills of students as they approach the start of their careers." 01-06
- -03-24-06 Instilling a Love for Reading (MSN)
"A great way to help your child become a lifelong reader is to start early. If a young child doesn't like reading, he may have a hard time comprehending what he reads later in life." 03-06
- -09-22-06 Bush Administration Reading First Program Trashed (MSNBC News)
"A scorching internal review of the Bush administration’s reading program says the Education Department ignored the law and ethical standards to steer money how it wanted."
"The government audit is unsparing in its review of how Reading First, a billion-dollar program each year, that it says has been beset by conflicts of interest and willful mismanagement." 09-06
- Poetry Readings (PBS.org)
Provides videos of poetry reading.
- History of Reading Codes for the Blind
Provides a history. 10-09
- Reading Lessons (TeachNet)
Provides 3 lessons and includes grade levels.
- Reading - Cinderella (Cinderella Project)
Examines a dozen versions of this classic tale.
- Reading and Writing - Focus on Words (SSP and Robertson)
Provides activites that can be graded online by students. Involves Greek and Roman roots of words.
- Radio Reading Service Program Guide (TST On-Demand)
Provides news and quality reading programs for persons who are blind or visually impaired. "...it delivers spoken-word versions of some of the most popular newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the National Enquirer. And all of these are on a regular schedule, so inquiring minds know just when to tune in." - Yahoo
- Reading and Writing - Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs (RHL School)
Provides worksheets for use by teachers.
- Reading and Writing - Reading Comprehension (RHL School)
Provides worksheets for use by teachers.
- Reading and Writing - Using a Dictionary (RHL School)
Provides worksheets for use by teachers.
- Acceleration in School for the Profoundly Gifted - Readings (Davidson Institute for Talent Development)
Provides over three dozen articles. 10-02
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