Welcome TWRCrs! Click on the triangles to expand.
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This link will take you to my About page on my bloghttp://twrctank.com/about/
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"TWRC" rhymes with "work" & stands for "think, wonder, reflect, & connect."http://twrctank.com
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http://facebook.com/twrctank
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http://twitter.com/TWRCtankcom
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http://youtube.com/user/twrctankcom
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This is a People Make a Difference Video from CSU, Dominguez Hills TV. Krashen discusses his plan to close the achievement gap.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcootlU9lc&feature=player_embedded#at=40
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This is the key to the achievement gap in my opinion. I consider it a must read.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/hart.cfm
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This 5 pg pdf discusses 7 surprising discoveries from the very important study, "Meaningful Differences." It is a great read!http://srdad.com/SrDad/Early_Childhood_files/Todd%20Risley.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos organized in a playlist. (Look on the right-hand side.).http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/E3CCCF7442FBB0C9
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This is an excerpt from Trelease's wonderful "The Read-Aloud Handbook." Excellent advice for parents!http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-ch2-pg2.html
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This site is devoted to learning the alphabet. It has great information for parents and teachers as well as great reproducibles.http://www.alphabetavenue.net/
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http://pbskids.org/games/alphabet.html
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http://pbskids.org/games/letters.html
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A collection of YouTube videos organized in a playlist. (Look on the right-hand side.).http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/D36952935C0E558E
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/95F52D2F4CEF670D
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This is a GREAT 28 page pdf about assessing fluency. It's from PREL (Pacific Resources for Education & Learning).http://www.prel.org/media/137837/10_assessing-fluency.pdf
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You can use this chart to determine the reading rate percentile (10th to 90th) of students in 1st-8th grades.http://www.readnaturally.com/pdf/oralreadingfluency.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos organized in a playlist. (Look on the right-hand side.).http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/7AD976943B19A45E
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/F9FD592C394CA6B9
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More than 100 exclusive video interviews with authors & illustrators!! From Reading Rockets.http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/
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From AdLit.org. Use the scroll bar to see all the videos.http://www.adlit.org/media/authors/
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This site is great for building knowledge & fluency practice with older readers. It has a database of full-text, audio and videohttp://americanrhetoric.com/
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Willingham discusses how teachers teach reading comprehension using comprehension strategies & why that's not enough.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/americanradioworks/podcast/arw_4_30_reading.mp3?_kip_ipx=1017638692-1297712350
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/index.cfm
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This is a GREAT 10 min. video that demonstrates the importance of background knowledge in comprehension.http://www.newamerica.net/blog/early-ed-watch/2009/must-see-youtube-teaching-content-teaching-reading-9403
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading. It has some of my favorite charts, too.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/springsummer1998/index.cfm
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Daily children's book recommendations & events from Anita Silvey.http://childrensbookalmanac.com/
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You will find many book lists at this link from Reading Rockets.http://www.readingrockets.org/books/awardwinners/
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This website has short 60 second recap videos of books for teens and young adults. Very impressive!http://www.60secondrecap.com/
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Book trailers (like movie trailers) from Scholastic. They are broken up into different grade levels. (K-12)http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751638
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Categories: early elementary, late elementary & adolescent. Quite impressive! (They are .wmv files.)http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/mgeary/booktrailers/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/C6EFE6E0C9987F1A
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This is a GREAT 52 page pdf about comprehension by PREL (Pacific Resources for Education & Learning).http://www.prel.org/media/139871/74_re_focuscomp.pdf
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This article was a HUGE aha for me and definitely influenced my work with students struggling with fluency and comprehension.http://www.ttms.org/say_about_a_book/phrase_craze.htm
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Although it's impossible to cover everything about reading comprehension in a 5 min. video, I think Chris hit on some key pointshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2JscwKkHA
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Willingham discusses how teachers teach reading comprehension using comprehension strategies & why that's not enough.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/americanradioworks/podcast/arw_4_30_reading.mp3?_kip_ipx=1017638692-1297712350
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This is a landmark paper & is often cited. It is a great read!http://www.archive.org/details/readingasreasoni00thor
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/index.cfm
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This is a GREAT 10 min. video that demonstrates the importance of background knowledge in comprehension.http://www.newamerica.net/blog/early-ed-watch/2009/must-see-youtube-teaching-content-teaching-reading-9403
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/0831563DB4FBD125
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this lesson! It teaches students that the meaning changes when we emphasize different words.http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/OtherLanguageMaterials/VoiceInflection.html
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading. It has some of my favorite charts, too.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/springsummer1998/index.cfm
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Pick a word & read its definition in different dictionaries. Not all dictionaries are student friendly! Is yours?
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Collins CoBuild dictionaries are a favorite of mine. You can search English or bilingual dictionaries on this site.http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/
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Not the most student friendly definitions, but I love that it includes word etymologies.http://dictionary.com
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This online dictionary has over 40,000 entries using clear & simple definitions. Check out the "Advanced Search Options" tab.http://nhd.heinle.com/home.aspx
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Words & phrases are defined using only the 2,000 most common English words. I'm a HUGE fan of Longman dictionaries.http://www.ldoceonline.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/454FF4A4D2E24AC9http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/454FF4A4D2E24AC9
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This is a 60 min webcast about important info all parents should know. A PowerPoint summary is below the video screen.http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts/1002
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This 5 pg pdf discusses 7 surprising discoveries from the very important study, "Meaningful Differences." It is a great read!http://srdad.com/SrDad/Early_Childhood_files/Todd%20Risley.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/CBCE7FDEA1BF283E
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This is an excerpt from Trelease's wonderful "The Read-Aloud Handbook." Excellent advice for parents!http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-ch2-pg2.html
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This is PBS' website for this wonderful TV show that promotes reading. It has stories, games & video clips.http://pbskids.org/lions/
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Improve your vocabulary while you donate food to those in need.http://freerice.com/
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A collection of videos for K-6 students.http://www.gameclassroom.com/videos
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Search by grade levels (K-6).http://www.gameclassroom.com/language-arts-games
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Keith Schoch says it's presented "in a fun way that's reminiscent of comic books & video games...Self-checking & lots of fun!"http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html
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This site has grammar games, songs, books, & videos. I haven't played around much on this site, but I liked what I saw.http://www.grammaropolis.com/
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I haven't played many of the games yet, but it's from PBS Kids, so they are probably good!http://pbskids.org/games/literacy.html
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See the category, Online Reading Material, for more places that are especially for students.
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http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html
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http://pbskids.org/games/rhyming.html
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Although I haven't spent much time here, I know many teachers who love this website & say their students do, too.http://www.starfall.com/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/BFB8191EDDF67DE0
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This has tons of vocab games for K-12 students (e.g. analogy, syllable, contraction, prefix/suffix, idioms, foreign language,..http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
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This is the website for the award-winning PBS show that helps kids improve their vocabulary. I'm a fan!http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/
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https://www.facebook.com/ColorinColorado.org
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Reading-Association/81491751082
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https://www.facebook.com/LDOnline
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https://www.facebook.com/ncte.org
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https://www.facebook.com/writingproject
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https://www.facebook.com/OCReading
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https://www.facebook.com/reachoutandread
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https://www.facebook.com/ReadingRockets.org
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https://www.facebook.com/ReadWriteThink.org
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http://facebook.com/twrctank
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Voice-of-Literacy/123497410024
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This is a chart of the 5 (+1) pillars of reading instruction. I created it in GoogleDocs.https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8MXQ2im3WuoZjg5NTgzYzktYmNhNi00MGU3LWJlODEtYzA4MzMwNzQ5ZTk4&hl=en_US
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Great site for older readers to build knowledge & practice fluency. It's a database of famous speeches (full-text, audio & videohttp://americanrhetoric.com/
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This is a GREAT 28 page pdf about assessing fluency. I learned so much from this clearly written series by PREL (Pacific Resourchttp://www.prel.org/media/137837/10_assessing-fluency.pdf
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This is a GREAT 36 pg pdf about fluency. I learned so much from this clearly written series by PREL (Pacific Resources for Educahttp://www.prel.org/media/139885/75_fluency-1.pdf
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This GREAT chart should give you perspective on reading rates for students in grades 1-8.http://www.readnaturally.com/pdf/oralreadingfluency.pdf
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This article was a HUGE aha for me and definitely influenced my work with students struggling with fluency and comprehension.http://www.ttms.org/say_about_a_book/phrase_craze.htm
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/index.cfm
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I learned so much from this article on fluency.http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/courses/rdla150/docs/c1s3_10speeddoesmatter.pdf
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This is a must read for fluency.http://www.li.suu.edu/Library/Circulation/Angell/educ6390vaMethodofRepeatedReadings.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/952488C3342C13E0
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This video explains how to use this free tool to record voices. I think it would be great for fluency practice.http://screencast.com/t/NTEwYzUyM
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this lesson! It teaches students that we change the meaning of things by what words we emphasize.http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/OtherLanguageMaterials/VoiceInflection.html
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VoiceThread is a tool you can use for fluency practice. Students could read their own writing or text you upload (e.g. poems).http://voicethread.com
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading. It has some of my favorite charts, too.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/springsummer1998/index.cfm
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I highly recommend this book. I believe you can read it in its entirety at this link on Google Books.http://books.google.com/books?id=Oc-X4Vf8c3IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=what+research+has+to+say+about+fluency+instruction&source=bl&ots=E063r0VyM2&sig=ZnCcmexsclhoIPt0AgcsZ_CGtJY&hl=en&ei=gaXhS8PeJo_WNaitpawD&sa=X&oi=book
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This is a wonderful glogster about a must read book. Created by @literacydocenthttp://literacydocent.edu.glogster.com/out-of-my-mind/
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Keith Schoch says it's presented "in a fun way that's reminiscent of comic books & video games...Self-checking & lots of fun!"http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html
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This website for kids has grammar games, songs, books, & videos. I haven't played around on it much, but I liked what I saw.http://www.grammaropolis.com/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/57C7AA72C1798EA7
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Search by age group, subject, type of book, author/illustrator or date featured.http://childrensbookalmanac.com/archive/
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Search by authors, topics, titles, interest levels, ATOS levels, fiction/nonfiction, English, Spanish & suggested lists.http://www.arbookfind.com
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Book trailers are similar to movie trailers, but for books! :) See the category, Book Trailer, for some resources.
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GoodReads is a social network for readers. Using it will help you find good reads.http://www.goodreads.com/about/us
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This site was created by the very funny Jon Scieszka and is aimed at getting boys to read. It is a great site.http://guysread.com/
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Here, you'll find links of recommended book lists from children, young adults, teachers, & librarians. The lists are annotated.http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists/ChildrensChoices.aspx
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GREAT site to find out about favorite books, series & authors. Book reviews, author interviews, trivia games, contests & more.http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp
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A recommended reading list will be created when you enter your interests plus a lexile or answers to other questions.http://lexile.com/fab/
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Search different databases & book lists to help match books with kids, teens & adults.http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/
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Find books by age range (babies to grade 3) or theme. Select by read aloud, read to self, or both.http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/
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Shelfari by amazon is a social network for readers.http://www.shelfari.com/Shelfari/AboutUs.aspx
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Read book reviews from a parent's perspective. You can search by genre, character gender, suggested reading & content type.http://storysnoops.com/
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Search by grade level equivalents, lexiles, guided reading levels, DRA levels, similar books & more.http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do
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Type in the title & author of the last book you read (& liked) and it will return a list of recommended titles.http://www.bookseer.com
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Here, you can find "a comprehensive listing of series books for children ranging from toddlers to tweens."http://seriesbinder.lishost.org/index.php/Main_Page
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/A706A9DD08273B2C
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Click on “Books, Books, Books” to find a book search tool called NoveList. Use that to search by subject, level, # of pgs & morehttp://www.websterlibrary.org/Frames/frame_parents.html
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Enter title, author, genre etc in search box to get book recs. Browse lists (e.g. best sellers, awards.) Children's tab is nice.http://www.yournextread.com/us/
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GREAT site about the challenge of learning to read. Loaded w/ articles, videos & interviews from leading researchers.http://www.childrenofthecode.org/
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Here are many videos from leading literacy researchers at LRA's conferences (2005 to the present).http://www.nrconline.org/conference.html
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Once a month, an expert is interviewed on a topic related to reading education. You can access all broadcasts at this link.http://www.reading.org/Resources/Radio.aspx
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Lots of great free podcasts here.http://www.voiceofliteracy.org/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/B7ED55EDEFFCC8B8
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/86601FEFAF5E79C3
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Great site for older readers to build knowledge & practice fluency. It's a database of famous speeches (full-text, audio & videohttp://americanrhetoric.com/
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This site has 41 videos of popular songs & books. Words are highlighted & scroll across the screen as text is read/sung.http://vimeo.com/user764061/videos/sort:alphabetic
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Aunt Pearlie Sue reads folktales in English & Gullah at this site.http://www.knowitall.org/gullahtales/
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The books here are available to read online in many different languages.http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
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Kathy Kinney (aka "Mimi" from "The Drew Carey Show") reads books aloud in her magic library. She has a writing contest for kids.http://www.mrsp.com
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A virtual museum of writing from a diverse group of people. (Yes, kids, too!) Why not start your own gallery?http://www.galleryofwriting.org/
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See the category, Poetry/Nursery Rhymes, for resources.
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At this website, students can read subtitles or watch people use sign language to tell the story.http://www.signedstories.com/index.cfm
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This site features screen actors guild members reading books aloud.http://www.storylineonline.net/
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This site has PDF versions of their informational magazine. There are teacher activity guides for each issue.http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Kids/kids.htm
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/4C5EBF99330BEA3D
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This 10 pg pdf discusses 4 types of decoding: (1) Sequential, (2) Decoding by Analogy, (3) Using Context to Decode, & (4) Instanhttp://www.eduplace.com/marketing/nc/pdf/fw_p11-20.pdf
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Clicking on the "Advanced Search Options" & selecting "ends with" should prove useful in teaching decoding by analogy.http://nhd.heinle.com/home.aspx
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I can't link to the original Wylie & Durrell (1970) article, so I linked to this.,http://www.education.com/reference/article/phonograms/
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A 9 pg. pdf about stages of reading development & teaching decoding by Louisa C. Moats.http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/springsummer1998/moats.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/0370A8045E8478FA
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Willingham discusses how teachers teach reading comprehension using comprehension strategies & why that's not enough.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/americanradioworks/podcast/arw_4_30_reading.mp3?_kip_ipx=1017638692-1297712350
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http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/department94.cfm
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Podcasts of all their videos can be downloaded in iTunes.http://www.readingrockets.org/podcasts/
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You will find many great podcasts from the International Reading Association here.http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Podcasts.aspx
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A different topic of early education is focused on each month. Links to all broadcast archives can be found here.http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/NAEYCradio
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Lots of free podcasts here. Most of them have a pdf of the full text, too. Great for parents & teachers.http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/Podcasts.182.0.html
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Lots of great free podcasts here.http://www.voiceofliteracy.org/
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This is poet, Bruce Lansky's website. It is filled with so much for kids to read & do. Kids love it, too!http://gigglepoetry.com/
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This is poet, Jack Prelutsky's, website.http://www.jackprelutsky.com/
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This is such a fun place to play! :)http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kids-area/
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Knowing nursery rhymes is great for literacy. This site has many with video &/or audio. It also has songs, printables & more.http://www.mothergooseclub.com/index.php
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This is poet, Kenn Nesbitt's, website.http://www.poetry4kids.com/
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Here, you'll find links to poet websites and links to poetry podcasts & videos of Pottle's poems.http://robertpottle.com/poems/links.php
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http://pbskids.org/games/rhyming.html
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There are areas for kids, parents, teachers & librarians. Several poems are animated & some are performed by Silverstein.http://www.shelsilverstein.com/play.asp
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This is a link to a great article & comment on the Vocabulogic blog. Great for teachers & parents.http://vocablog-plc.blogspot.com/2011/06/developing-language-knowledge-and.html
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See the category, Online Reading Material for Kids, to find links to websites where people read aloud.
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/D456575243D37026
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This is an excerpt from Trelease's wonderful "The Read-Aloud Handbook." Excellent advice for parents!http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-ch2-pg2.html
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You will find links to local, state, & provincial IRA councils here, too.http://reading.org
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Formerly known as the National Reading Conference (NRC). They aim to advance literacy theory, research & practice.http://www.nrconline.org/conference.html
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Here, you can find sections for teachers of elementary, middle, secondary & college.http://www.ncte.org/
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My local reading council. I'm actively involved in my council. If you aren't I hope you consider it. :)http://ocreading.org
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http://pbskids.org/games/spelling.html
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This is an outstanding site devoted to spelling that kids really seem to love. I bet it would be useful to many adults, too.http://www.spellingcity.com/
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They're easy to make! Maybe you'll decide to make one, too.
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created by TWRCtankhttp://sqworl.com/u10mz8
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created by simvikehttp://sqworl.com/8kaekc
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Each ning has many different groups. You must join to participate. Joining is FREE!
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Created by Jim Burke. It seems geared towards middle & high school.http://englishcompanion.ning.com/groups/
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IRA launched this social network in May 2011. Lots of content. Some is restricted to IRA members only.http://engage.reading.org
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There is a search box on the left that lets you search the site. The Quick Links menu is also helpful.http://teachers.net/mentors/reading/posts.html
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Created by Thomas Whitby. It seems geared towards elementary school.http://edupln.ning.com/groups
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Created by teachmama--amy. Although this ning is relatively new, I expect great things!http://www.weteachgroup.com/groups
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Russell Stannard makes wonderful screencast videos about great sites teachers can use. GREAT stuff!http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/BE6D1991591BD7D9
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A Google Docs presentationhttps://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8
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A Twitter list of classroom tweeeters. Only tweets from public Twitter accounts will be displayed.http://twitter.com/#!/TWRCtankcom/classroom-tweeters
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By using a hashtag (#), people all over the world can discuss a topic. There are many active Twitter chats out there!http://cybraryman.com/chats.html
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Excellent podcast!!! You can listen to it or read the text.Two Stenhouse authors are the hosts.http://www.stenhouse.com/html/twitterforteachers.htm
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Larry Ferlazzo compiled this great collection of resources.http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/05/18/the-best-resources-for-beginning-to-learn-what-twitter-is-all-about/
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Enter chat name in the box after the #. This is set up for #literacy (not a real chat yet).http://tweetchat.com/room/literacy
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Several are geared towards literacy. Click on the list name to see recent tweets of those on the list.http://twitter.com/#!/TWRCtankcom/lists
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A great collection of Twitter resources by Jerry Blumengarten.http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html
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A series of videos about how to use Twitter.http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/newTwitter/index.html
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Here are many videos from leading literacy researchers at LRA's conferences (2005 to the present).http://www.nrconline.org/conference.html
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This is my YouTube channel. Be sure to check out the different playlists on the right-hand side. Subscribing would be nice. :)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/p
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If you missed them on PBS, you can watch them online. Great for parents & teachers!http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/
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On the right, you will find two ways to search the videos: Channels & Topics A-Z. Their videos are GREAT!http://www.readingrockets.org/podcasts/
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What dictionaries students use is important. I'm a fan of Collins CoBuild dictionaries.http://www.elearnaid.com/reviewcobuild.html
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What dictionaries students use is important. I'm a BIG fan of Longman dictionaries.http://www.longmanhomeusa.com/products.php?mid=49
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See a note about nings in the category, Teaching Forums & Nings.http://englishcompanion.ning.com/group/teachingvocabulary
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This is a GREAT 44 page pdf from PREL (Pacific Resources for Education & Learning).http://www.prel.org/products/re_/ES0419bw.pdf
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Improve your vocabulary while you donate food to those in need.http://freerice.com/
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This site has free lessons for a root a week, SAT words, word lists from popular readings & much more.http://www.myvocabulary.com/
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/index.cfm
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This is a 60 min webcast about important info all parents should know. A PowerPoint summary is below the video screen.http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts/1002
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A fun site that promotes word consciousness. It allows users to adopt words that run the risk of being dropped from English.http://savethewords.org/
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This is a GREAT 10 min. video that demonstrates the importance of background knowledge in comprehension.http://www.newamerica.net/blog/early-ed-watch/2009/must-see-youtube-teaching-content-teaching-reading-9403
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This is the key to the achievement gap in my opinion. I consider it a must read.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/spring2003/hart.cfm
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This 5 pg pdf discusses 7 surprising discoveries from the very important study, "Meaningful Differences." It is a great read!http://srdad.com/SrDad/Early_Childhood_files/Todd%20Risley.pdf
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/D4F78E4B4ADCFE33
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In the study room, you can learn SAT, GRE, or ACT words by watching videos, using flash cards, & taking quizzes.http://www.vocabahead.com/StudyRoom/tabid/61/Default.aspx
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This site has a wealth of info on reading. This particular page has great charts of important vocabulary research.http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/voc/voc_what.php
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http://pbskids.org/games/vocabulary.html
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This has tons of vocab games for K-12 students (e.g. analogy, syllable, contraction, prefix/suffix, idioms, foreign language,..http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
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This is a phenomenal blog written & commented on by leaders in the field. See the vocabulary resources at the bottom of the pagehttp://vocablog-plc.blogspot.com/
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This article really influenced my thoughts on teaching reading. It has some of my favorite charts, too.http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/springsummer1998/index.cfm
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This is the website for the award-winning PBS show that helps kids improve their vocabulary. I'm a fan!http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/
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A Google docs presentation.https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_245f2nkv3g3
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A VoiceThread presentationhttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/06/100-ways-to-use-voicethread-in.html
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A great guide to get you started. Lots of screenshots.http://teachingwithoutwalls.com/userfiles/file/VTEducatorsGuide.pdf
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Lots of great stuff! (K-College)http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
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Several ideas for using VoiceThread in the language arts classroom (and other areas, too).http://www.slideshare.net/suziea/voicethread-examples-in-education-presentation
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A set of training videos about VoiceThread.http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/voiceThread/index.html
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A list of successful VoiceThread projects (curated by VoiceThread). You can read about the projects & see the VoiceThreads, too!http://voicethread.com/about/library/
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See the category, Reading Associations, to find more websites.
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Resources for parents & educators of students in grades 4-12. (A sister site of Reading Rockets)http://www.adlit.org/
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There is a wealth of information here. Great stuff!!!!http://www.balancedreading.com/
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This website is loaded with great student & teacher reproducibles for primary grade children.http://www.carlscorner.us.com/
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A national center for research on early reading.http://www.ciera.org/
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GREAT site about the challenge of learning to read. Loaded w/ articles, videos & interviews from leading researchers.http://www.childrenofthecode.org/
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A bilingual website for families & educators of English language learners. (A sister site of Reading Rockets)http://www.colorincolorado.org/
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Jerry, the Cybraryman, has many great pages. Here's his collection of language arts links for all grade levels.http://cybraryman.com/languageartslinks.html
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Once a month, an expert is interviewed on a topic related to reading education. You can access all broadcasts at this link.http://www.reading.org/Resources/Radio.aspx
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A great website devoted to learning disabilities and ADHD. (A sister site of Reading Rockets)http://www.ldonline.org/
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A national dissemination & professional development system. Has info on literacy research, practice & resources.http://lincs.ed.gov/
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A different topic of early education is focused on each month. Links to all broadcast archives can be found here.http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/NAEYCradio
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This assoc. is all about early childhood ed (children from birth through age 8). Resources for parents, caregivers & teachers.http://www.naeyc.org/
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A virtual museum of writing from a diverse group of people. (Yes, kids, too!) Why not start your own gallery?http://www.galleryofwriting.org/
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A nonprofit corp. that helps Pacific schools improve. This link takes you to their GREAT free publications about literacy.http://www.prel.org/free-publications/reading-literacy.aspx
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Has resources for parents, teachers, & afterschool educators. Also has resources for professional development. (K-12)http://www.readwritethink.org/
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Online magazine about reading education. Search articles by author, title & subject.http://www.readingonline.org/
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This is a FABULOUS website filled with MANY great resources. For parents & teachers.http://www.readingrockets.org/
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This is their spotlight library, or organized collection of resources. Developed & maintained by The Educ. Alliance at Brown U.http://knowledgeloom.org/index.jsp
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Jim Trelease's website. Lots of great info for parents & teachers. Trelease wrote "The Read Aloud Handbook." (Great book!)http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
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A virtual museum of writing from a diverse group of people. (Yes, kids, too!) Why not start your own gallery?http://www.galleryofwriting.org/
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A collection of YouTube videos. (Look on the right-hand side.)http://www.youtube.com/user/TWRCtankcom?feature=mhee#p/c/31022F345C80DB9B