Education

Balanced Reading Balanced Reading- Offers the Abecedarian reading assessment and printable practice word-study lessons for building decoding skills (recognizing words in chunks) Cando's Helper Page Cando's Helper Page- Printable practice activities to teach reading skills through grammar activities, sight word worksheets, and flash-based games Mrs Perkins Dolch Words Mrs Perkins Dolch Words- Resources to help teach sight words including Dolch word lists, worksheet makers, and games. Book Adventure Book Adventure- A reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. It offers recommended reading lists by grade level along with rewards for reading accomplishments. MyRead MyRead- Strategies for teaching reading to children in the middle years. Reading Rockets Reading Rockets- Offers strategies, lessons,activities and ideas designed to help young children learn to read. Guys Read Guys Read- A site designed to get boys reading. Offers a list of books recommended by the webmaster, children's author Jon Sczieska, and others suggested by visitors to the websit… Reading First in Virginia Reading First in Virginia- A resource for teachers of primary grade children. Reading Comprehension Stories with Worksheets Reading Comprehension Stories with Worksheets- EdHelper.com's reading comprehension stories combine reading, math, spelling, writing, and vocabulary skills. Reading A-Z Reading A-Z- Offers books that you can download and print. Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension- Includes weekly worksheets for upper elementary and middle school levels. Speed Reading Self-Pacing Methods Speed Reading Self-Pacing Methods- By Dennis Doyle - Glendale Community College. Provides simple motion techniques to increase reading speed. Succeed to Read Succeed to Read- Provides tips and techniques parents and teachers can use to teach children how to read. The Textmapping Project. The Textmapping Project.- A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. Writing Achievement - The Power of a Seamless Curriculum Writing Achievement - The Power of a Seamless Curriculum- Humanities block and advanced placement curricula for outstanding student achievement in the public schools. Teacher's Pet Publications Teacher's Pet Publications- Sells class prepratory products and resource guides for teaching literature for secondary school English teachers. tesol tasks tesol tasks- Worksheets, mainly literature-based, for Grade 6-12 students. Exercises in essay writing as well as reading tasks related to Dahl, Fitzgerald, Angelou, S E Hinton, an… Forever Learning Forever Learning- This innovative company of experienced educators has a singular mission to create fun, action-packed, and engaging educational games and activities for grades 6 … ESL Handwriting Worksheet Wizard ESL Handwriting Worksheet Wizard- Use the free, online English writing worksheet maker for kids learning to write. Instantly generate practice worksheets for children. Draw Your World Draw Your World- Drawing and writing lessons to integrate into curriculum; science, history, geography, handwriting, and social studies. Improving Education Inc. Improving Education Inc.- Generates free online worksheets for language arts and math. Articles help teachers and parents understand how we learn to read and how to assist childre… Phonics for Free Phonics for Free- Program uses reading tests to identify weak skills, then provides lessons for skills that need work. Includes over 100 illustrated pages to print for phonics sou… Johns Hopkins University - Writing a Newspaper Story Johns Hopkins University - Writing a Newspaper Story- Writing course for elementary school students. Creekside Publishing - Spelling by Patterns Creekside Publishing - Spelling by Patterns- Features a commercial spelling program for easy and immediate implementation with grades 2 and 3. TeachersFirst - The Interactive Raven TeachersFirst - The Interactive Raven- Interactive presentation of Poe's classic poem lets students learn the vocabulary and literary devices in Poe's writing. French in Paris French in Paris- Offers French lessons whether you are a beginner, intermediate or higher level. Fun With Harry Fun With Harry- Harry Potter series-Downloadable and reproducible activity sheets of all types for the classroom or individual use; to use as an enhancement to the series by J.K. … Reflection of an Echo: 5 tips to help kids enjoy poetry Reflection of an Echo: 5 tips to help kids enjoy poetry- A short tutorial for parents and teachers on how to get kids interested in poetry. Teacher's Guide to Using Songs in the Classroom Teacher's Guide to Using Songs in the Classroom- A lesson plan, articles and links for foreign language teachers interested in using music in the classroom. The Riggs Institute The Riggs Institute- Non-profit agency offers language arts curriculum for teachers and parents, changing the way people think about teaching writing, spelling, and reading. Literature Based Reading Lessons Literature Based Reading Lessons- Phonics based reading lesson plans for lower elementary students based on chapter books including Boxcar Children, Stone Fox, Flat Stanley, and L… English Teaching Ideas English Teaching Ideas- Suggested classroom activities for students ages 5-11. eslflow eslflow- eslflow's guide to English as a Second Language lessons from around the Internet. Literary Resources -- American Literary Resources -- American- Clearinghouse for academic resources related to American Literature. Closely updated and developed by Rutgers University. Teachit's resources for English teachers Teachit's resources for English teachers- A free online library for English, media and drama teachers, offering quality worksheets, lesson plans, online lessons and links. ESL Lounge - Board Games For Teachers ESL Lounge - Board Games For Teachers- Printable board games for English teachers, practicing of grammar and vocabulary. Eslflow Eslflow- A guide to ESL/EFL language games and activities on the Internet. Internet Park: Online Interactive Word Games Internet Park: Online Interactive Word Games- An interesting and friendly place to play word games live on the Internet. No need to download and install software, simply enter the… Academic K12 Vocabulary and Theme Crosswords for Publications Academic K12 Vocabulary and Theme Crosswords for Publications- Crosswords and puzzles for k-12 education, recreation and edutainment will challenge your brain power! TutorPal TutorPal- Provides references to resources for HEL (history of the English language) the IPA, grammar, and homeschool materials. Private tutoring and lessons are also available. Scripps National Spelling Bee Scripps National Spelling Bee- Includes weekly literature-based word activities, a listing of local spelling bees, the history of the national (American) event, rules, and answers… English Grammar Help English Grammar Help- Nonprofit organization teaching English grammar and related English language skills through interactive animated cartoons. The Story Tent The Story Tent- A resource for literacy and oracy through story in schools in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands. Tellings use puppets, mask, mime and participation. Support mate… Promote Yourself With Better Grammar. Promote Yourself With Better Grammar.- Information and printable practice exercises on nouns and verbs, from the book series. Silly-plurals Silly-plurals- Mailing list for discussion of plural forms of words, and announcements of new discoveries. Archives and subscription information. Calls for Papers Calls for Papers- Announcement of calls for papers for conference presentations, scholarly journal articles and edited anthologies in the fields surrounding English departments. English without Accent English without Accent- A method to reduce a foreign accent over the internet by a licensed speech and language pathologist. Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By- Fairytales and folk tales courtesy of Whootie Owl. Award-winning site has ethical, fun stories from around the world. The Audrey Wood Clubhouse The Audrey Wood Clubhouse- Children's book author/illustrator Audrey Wood's clubhouse. The Clubhouse is an educational resource for teachers and librarians. Learn how children's b… U Otter Read It U Otter Read It- Designed to provide educators with information about literacy resources and workshops; specifically readers theatre.