Teacher Links

 

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Assessment:

Assessing Reading Growth With Running Records  

 

DIBELS

Launching K-3 Readers

Must See Site for K-1 teachers!

Literacy Collaborative

Maximus by TIEnet

a web-based instructional management solution

Click here to read success stories in NJ

NWEA 's MAP

A non-profit organization with the largest norm reference group in the nation. Click on the Assessment link to learn about MAP...a computerized assessment program that adapts to the level of each student.

NW Regional Education Laboratory

includes info on Reading and 6+1 Trait Writing

PLATO EduTest.com

Web-based system designed to bridge the gap between standards-based education reform and high-stakes testing by providing online student assessments correlated to state standards.

Quiz Hub

free on-line interactive quizzes  

Quiz Station

create your own free interactive quiz

Rubrics

from Kathy Shrock's website

Rubrics 4 Teachers

ready made or do it yourself from Educator's Network

Running Record Tutorial

Scantron

A web-based computer-adaptive diagnostic test that's standards-based. Use it to pinpoint proficiency levels instantly, place students in the appropriate programs, report progress, and predict performance on high-stakes tests.

Study Island

Web-based state assessment prep & standards based learning programs.  Be sure to check it out!

Test Gear

Internet-based test-prep tutorial programs

Vantage Learning by IntelliMetric

award-winning, web-delivered instructional, assessment

Classroom Management and Organization:

Monopoly  

 Print out Monopoly money

NEA Archive of Classroom Management Tips

Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources    

  Teacher Talk  

Answer 12 questions to find out about your classroom management profile.

Teaching Students with ADHD  

strategies to help students stay focused

  Mrs. Bainbridge's Morning Meeting Greetings  

SchoolCenter Picture
  Mrs. Gold's Morning Meeting Info Making the Most of Morning Meeting 
Morning Meeting Overview   Oh What a Beautiful Morning Meeting  

Educational Research:

EdResearch.info

Helping At-Risk Students Meet Standards

A synthesis of evidence based classroom practices

High Scope Foundation

Literacy Education Resources:

The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication...info encompasses Early Childhood to High School

National Research and Development Centers


Partnership for Reading

bringing scientific evidence to learning.  Topics include instruction for phonemic awareness, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary and more!

Questia

The World's Largest On-line Library

Reading Online

A journal of K-12 practice and research articles published by International Reading Association

ESL Links:

Boggle's World

1-language.com

English Banana 

English and drama resources for teachers and students.  Includes free downloadable books and worksheets.

ESL City

Literacy Connections

ESL, bilingual, & Spanish Resources

MES English

 

Teaching Children To Read

Summary Report from National Reading Panel

  TESOL

 Fluency:

Busy Teacher's Cafe

Great explanation of what fluency is and how to teach it.  Terrific links too!

DIBELS Fluency in Beginning Reading

click on the links going down the left hand side of the page.  Be sure to check out the "How to teach it" link.

First Year Teacher Links:


Electric Teacher

Not just for new teachers!  Includes lesson plans, booklists, and websites for specific grade levels!


First Years
Nat'l Association for Beginning Teachers New Teacher

From Scholastic.com

Survival Kit
Teacher's Closet Teaching Heart.net

Includes resume help, Back to School ideas, samples of bulletin boards, and more!

The Teacher's Spot

Four Block Information:

Before and After Reading Activities for Guided Reading

checklist from teachers.net

Blocks 4 Reading

Joe Fuhrmann's website, 1st grade teacher, author & 4 Block presenter

Book Club Groups for Guided Reading

Books On A Budget

Cheryl Sigmon

A must see site!

Computer Use

Four Blocks

Four Block Graphic Organizers

Four Blocks Literacy Framework E-Resources

great links page from Kenton Schools

Four Block Literacy Model at Gigglepotz.com

Four Blocks Training

from Letcher Country Public Schools...tons of documents to download

Guided Reading Links

great links from Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School

Guided Reading

explanation of how to make this block multilevel

Guided Reading- The Comprehension Block

 Great slide show presentation

 

Interactive Word Wall

great explanation, pics, and links

Literacy Chat Board

 

Making Words

Tons of templates for pocket charts

Morning Message

great explanation from Mrs. Levin's Pre-K Pages

Nancy Barnes

A must see!

Road To Reading

Information for lower and upper grades


Deb Smith

Mrs. Z's Place

Supercharge Reading


Teacher's Guided Reading Planning Template

The Teacher's Desk

What is 4 Blocks?

Word Game Boards

 

Word Wall Cheers

Word Way

 

Writing

From ReadingLady.com for 1st & 2nd grade classrooms

Graphic Organizers: 

Education Oasis

over 58 to choose from!

Eduplace

Houghton Mifflin's site with tons of organizers.

Graphic.org

includes descriptions and uses of graphic organizers

Graphic Organizers

Interactive Tools from Read-Write-Think

Region 15

Organizers in English and Spanish.

Teachnology.com

some freebies

Worksheet Library

some nice freebies for K-6 teachers includes Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing & more

Why Use Graphic Organizers?

Guided Reading:

Fountas and Pinnell

The official source!

Guided Reading

From Newton School District.  Includes explanation of what Guided Reading is and how to administer and drive instruction from a Running Record

Guided Reading in Kindergarten

Hubbards Cupboard

One first grade teacher's explanation of how she implements Fountas and Pinnell's Guided Reading method.

Leveled Books

WikEd

Background info and research.


Literacy Lessons

from Laura Candler's Teaching Resources website.  It includes an explanation of her Balanced Literacy framework including centers, models for Lit Circles, black line masters and more!


Integrating Technology In The Classroom:

Barebones 101: A Basic Tutorial On Searching The Web

The Boolean Machine

Having trouble searching for information?  Check this out.

Burlington County Academy's Technology Resources

Hotlist of sites.  Includes general topics, portfolio assessment, digital cameras & more.

Clickable Worksheet

easy to use template from ETTC

Clickable Worksheet Tutorial 1

from Port Macquarie TTC

Clickable Worksheet Sites

Arlys Peterson's compilation of links to worksheets for each subject area

 

The Coo

direct link to webquests, scavenger hunts, and clickable worksheet pg.


Educational Cyber Playground

Directory of educational resources and links related to curriculum, technology, teachers, and more..

E -folios

Includes tutorial & templates

Front Page Resource Centr e

includes tutorials

How To Create A Hotlist

from Gail Lovely's website

i4c

site devoted to helping teachers use the web effectively.

The Icing On The Cake

Kathy Shrock's On-line Tools for classroom use

ISTE.org

The International Society for Technology in Education provides information, networking opportunities, and guidance.

Scavenger Hunt Template

Easy to use form from techtrekers.com

Scavenger Hunt for Lanuage Arts Teachers

From The Coo...an example of a scavenger hunt for teachers to try.

 


The Teacher's Parking Lot

fonts for teachers


TeAch-nology

lesson plans, printable worksheets, reviewed web sites, rubrics, educational games, teaching tips, and more!

Technology Tutorials

Techtrekers.com

Technology Integration Resources for Reading Strategies That Work

Vicki Blackwell

Internet guide for educators.  Be sure to check out Blackwell's Best.

Virtual Field Trips

Links from Vicki Blackwell's site.

Web Design

from Oswego.org Site includes Tutorials, info. on Scavenger Hunts, Virtual Field Trips, Webquests, Web Lessons, and more.

Lesson Plans and Worksheets:

All America Reads EIRC Fun Lesson Plans.com

free worksheets, e-books, and games.  Step by step lesson plans for Literature Circles in Grades 4-8.

GetWorksheets.com

from Teachnology...for freebies, click on the link entitled "See Samples"

I Love That Teaching Idea

Lesson plans, worksheets, bulletin board ideas, to name a few

Learning Page

Lesson plans, books, worksheets

Lesson Plans Page.Com Lesson Plan Search.Com NJ Lang. Arts Core Curriculum Content Standards
 

Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School

Includes lesson plans, author studies, and more! 

Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School

Includes lesson plans, author studies, and more! 

 
OOPS   Read Write Think

One of my favorite sites!

Teacher Files
Teacher Tid Bytes Teacher Vision Verbs for LArts Objectives
  Super Teacher Worksheets Worksheet Generator

Yes I Teach

Literature Circles:

Eduscapes.com Instructional Strategies Online Literary Lessons
Lit Circles Resource Center Literature Circles.com Mr. Coley.com

Miscellaneous:

AlphabetPatterns.com

Create your own alphabet templates for bulletin boards with downloadable and printable alphabet patterns. Available in dozens of fonts and 4 different sizes.

 


Grants

loads of links!

Microsoft Template Gallery

templates for certificates, seating charts, test, and more

Teaching Catalogs.com

"Must See" Links Including Reading and More:

Burlington County Academy

An absolute MUST SEE!  Chock full of information including research, lesson plans, Electronic Mini Workshops and so much more!


ETTC

Go to the Greatest Hits section.

Into The Book

One of my favorites for teaching reading comprehension

 

Owl.org

NEA site with practical tips, strategies, community tools, and education materials.

Reading A-Z

Downloadable materials to teach guided reading, phonics, the alphabet, and much more

Read~Write~Think

Practices and resources for educators in reading & lang. arts instruction

 

Reading Lady.com

One of my favorites!  The place where teachers can turn to find ready to go units, as well as information about reading and learning with other teachers.

Scholastic

Starfall

One of my favorite sites for kids. 

Teaching Resources From Laura Candler  

Includes explanations, activities, black line masters, and more. A must see for all reading teachers.

Thinkfinity

A fantastic site for teachers, parents, and kids! 


  Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales:

All About Fairy Tales, Rhymes, Fables & Myths

Andersen Fairy Tales

Fully animated books

A Rhyme A Week

love this site!

Cinderella Around the World

Activities for Rough Face Girl, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter and More!

Fairy Tale On-line Unit

Kindergarten Rhyme Time

Great Idea for a Family Night from Hubbard's Cupboard

 

Mother Goose

Links to many sites with Nursery Rhymes, units, webquests & much more!

 

Poetry:

Barking Spiders

A Pocketful of Rhymes

Guess what I am poems for inference and point of view.

 

Giggle Poetry

Poems & Songs That Teach

Shel Silverstein

Teacher Resource File- includes biography, bibliography, and lesson plans

Professional Organizations and Publications:

ASCD

Center for the Improvement of Early Learning Achievement

International Reading Association

National Council of Teachers of English

 

 

National Education Association

New Jersey Reading Association

New Jersey Education Association

Reader's Theater: 

Aaron Shepard's RT Page Gander Academy Literacy Connections.com

A must see!  Good place to begin if you aren't familiar with Reader's Theater.

The Power Of Reader's Theater

An article from Scholastic's Instructor magazine

ProTeacher.comReading A-Z

I love this site!  Well worth the subscription fee.  The scripts are leveled.


Reader's Theater
Reading Lady.com Teaching Heart.net Web English Teacher.com

links page to other RT sites

Reading Comprehension:

103 Things To Do Before/During/After Reading

Best Practices In Comprehension Instruction

excerpt from Cathy Collin Block's book

Building Reading Comprehension

resources from literacyconnections.com

 

Center for Advancement and Learning

Character Analysis

Great Graphic Organizers!

Comprehension Tools

Free Reading Resources

Comprehensive list of links from FCAT.  Includes games, tests, worksheets and tutorials.  Some topics:  main idea, comprehension for grades K-12, fact and opinion, grammar, and more!   

edHelper.com

Reading comprehension stories combining reading, math, spelling, writing, and vocabulary!  

Mosaic of Thought

Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserve


Reading A-Z

Downloadable materials to teach guided reading, phonics, the alphabet, and much more



Reading Comprehension Connection

Reading Comprehension Strategies

Reading Comprehension Worksheets

from Teach-nology

Reading Rockets

Reading Quest

Strategies for reading, writing, organizing & vocab. in Social Studies (and other subjects)

RHL School  

Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for upper elementary through middle school years.

Reading Recovery and Literacy Groups

Forms and Materials

Useful Reading Recovery Forms


Reading Recovery

Basic Facts from the Reading Recovery Council

 

Reading and Language Arts sites:

Aboutschool.com

Resources in all subject areas including Art, Music and Foreign Languages.

abcteach

Over 5,000 free printable pages, flashcards, forms, and more! 

All America Reads

A nationwide project meant to encourage reading and discussion for middle school and high school students.  Includes lesson plans & activities

 

Blue Web'N

A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites

Book Adventure

The Children's Literature Web Guide

Massive and well-organized, with links to nearly every worthwhile children's reading site.

Choice Literacy

Resources for K-12 literacy coaches, classroom teachers, and school leaders including reading comprehension strategies tools and writing workshop advice


The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

Cornerstone Literacy.org

Education Atlas


Education World

Educational Coffeehouse.com

E.L. Easton - English Online

Online materials for reading, writing, speaking, listening...check out quizzes and tests in the English section

English Banana 

English and drama resources for teachers and students.  Includes free downloadable books and worksheets.  

  English Zone

Gail Lovely.com

Be sure to check out the Resource page!

The Gateway

Gigglepotz

Chock full of information.  Includes lesson plans, templates, & report card comments.  

Global School Bus

Just 4 Teachers

Kidz Club

Games, activities, and stories for early learners.

Kids Hub

free online interactive learning center
for elementary school students. It features
fun educational games, puzzles, and quizzes.
 

LDOnline

a resource for assisting struggling readers

Learn A Lot  

Learner.org

Professional Development Opportunities on-line

Learning Abilities Books

Lesson plans, children's books, and other resources

Learning to Read

A "must see" for every teacher!  Topics include: 4 Blocks, Reading Recovery, Effective Reading Strategies, and much more!

Literacy Centers

Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse

a wealth of resources for literacy
coaches

Pokemon, Tommy & Me

This creative teacher used her student's interests to help him become an avid reader

Pro Teacher

Printable Stories 

from PBS Read Between the Lions

Read~Write~Think

Practices and resources for educators in reading & lang. arts instruction


Reading A-Z

Downloadable materials to teach guided reading, phonics, the alphabet, and much more

The Reading Genie

links and lessons about learning to read

Reading Tutors.com

The Reading Village

School-Home Links Kindergarten


School Express

worksheets, lesson plans, and lots of links!

Tapped In

Teachers.net

Chatboards, lessons, downloaded forms, poems, and more!

Teacher's Pet

Free software to create flashcards, activities, and more!

Teaching That Makes Sense

Great resource for Writing and Reading


USA Today Reading/Literacy Resources

 

Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts

Click on "Materials" link for lots of great downloads

Search Engines:

AJKIDS

Type in a question and it will help you find an answer.

Alta Vista

Very comprehensive.

.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Help

created by a student and his father.  Reading level of 3rd grade and up

Clusty

metasearch that clusters search results

Dog Pile

All the best search engines piled into one.

Enchanted Learning

First Gov for Kids

includes state sites, history, maps, geography, and more!

Go.com

Google

My favorite!

Hot Bot

Offers a search powered by a choice of Google or AskJeeves. There are options to block offensive language and customize search results

Ithaki

Meta search engine for kids

Kids Click

web search for kids by librarians

Kid Info

I like this one!

Kids Konnect.com

Lifelines

resources for students, parents, and librarians

Lycos Zone

Mad Scientist Network

Scientists from Washington University Medical School in  will answer questions in 25 areas of science.

Mamma

Metacrawler

the search engine of search engines

MSN.com

Microsoft's newly renamed portal entry

National Geographic

(history, geography, and maps)

Web Crawler

Yahoo

This web guide is thematically organized by category.

 

Spelling:

All About Spelling

Free resources including lesson plans, free printable spelling lists, teaching tips, and more.


Rebecca Sitton's Spelling Program  

Awesome Teacher Websites:

Mrs. Cowan's Web Page

1st grade teacher's site.

First Grade Backpack  

Mrs. Wilson's 3rd Grade Homepage

Patti's Electronic Classroom

Resource for K-3 teachers

Teaching Is A Work Of Heart

Free printables, lesson plans, teaching tips, and more for grades K-3.

The School Bell

1st grade teacher's website

Writing Links:

BCATL Writing Resources

Cartoonist Index

Cornerstone Tool Kit

Be sure to click on "Entire Book Collection" to see list of books and strategies for reading & writing

Expository Writing Prompts

from Manatee

Great Source.com

A collection of writing resources and support for educators, students in grades 5-12, and parents.

Narrative Writing Prompts

From Manatee

Paragraphpunch

An interactive on-line paragraph writing tutorial

Post-It® Notes for Revision & Response to Writing

from writingfix.com...templates to download.

Ralph Fletcher

Check out the tips for young writers.

Six Traits

Madison Metropolitan School District's site

6 + 1 Trait Writing Lesson Plans

NWREL has compiled an array of lesson plans that any teacher for any grade level will find useful. Organized around the traits and grade level, a teacher can search and find a lesson specific to their students' needs.

Snoopy Comic Strip Archive


Tools for Reading, Writing, and Thinking

From the GREECE Central School District...great graphic organizers for narrative and expository writing plus so much more.

Units of Study for Primary Students

by Lucy Caulkins...check out the sample sessions

Web English Teacher's 6 + 1 Trait Links

Write On

P roject that emphasizes the use of technology to deliver curriculum and improve composition skills in grades 3, 4, and 5.

Writing Fix

Includes interactive writing prompts for kids.


Writing Instruction Resources

Links to writing activities to use in your classroom

Writing Prompts

great picture prompts and lesson plans to improve student writing for standardized test.  Take a look!

Writing Workshop Links

from Anchorage School District

Information for Teachers In New Jersey:

New Jersey CCCS for Reading

Includes Scope & Sequence with related activities

NJ CCCS Framework Activities

(Kindergarten - High School)

NJ CCCC for Writing

Includes Scope & Sequence with related activities

Burlington County Academy


Camden County Academy

An absolute MUST SEE!  Chock full of information including research, lesson plans, and more.  Check out the Electronic Mini Workshops.

Department of Education

Link to info on NJ ASK, GEPA, HESPA

National Education Association

NJEA

New Jersey Reading Association

NJPEP

NJ Professional Education Portal



Picture Prompts

ETTCs link to sites with picture prompts and sample test questions

Read~Write~Think

Practices and resources for educators in reading & lang. arts instruction

Study Island

Web-based state assessment prep & standards based learning programs.  Be sure to check it out!

Testing Schedule for NJ