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Reading and Literacy Websites

Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-8
Website Address: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow
Description: This site is great for teachers, parents, and students. The site offers a list of books for children to read, in addition to a “book of the week,” and also has games for children to play. There are videos to watch and respond to and contests for students to enter. Additionally, there are resources for teachers and parents in the form of games and printables. Overall, this site is a wonderful resource for encouraging students to read. (Linda Kwun)

Discipline: Reading, Writing, Language Arts: ... (worksheets can also be generated in foreign languages)
Grade Level: K-12
Website Address: http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Description: This website is a great, free tool for teachers. The site offers a variety of customizable printables for reading, writing, and language arts activities ranging from word searches, dice makers, crossword puzzles, and a variety of worksheets that can also be generated in foreign languages! It is a versatile and easy site for teachers to use, a great resource for teachers who want to be creative. (Linda Kwun)

Discipline: Reading, Writing, Language Arts: .... (manipulatives, e-games, printables)
Grade Level: K-12
Website Address: http://www.kubbu.com/
Description: This website is another great, free resource for teachers. This site offers online manipulatives as well as printables related to language arts. They provide fun subject related e-games that allow students to explore concepts such as synonyms, etc. This site also allows the teacher to record and track the progress of students, create online tests, and also create online groups for your students as well as share with other teachers. (Linda Kwun)

Discipline: Reading, Writing, Language Arts: Phonics, Phonemic Awareness
Grade Level: PreK-2
Website Address: http://www.starfall.com/
Description: This site is great for teachers, parents, and students. The site focuses on phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension for children preK-2, at a variety of reading levels. The activities are easy enough for young children to even navigate on their own. (Linda Kwun)

"'Starfall (Where children have fun learning to read) (K-2) (Literacy)
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This site is designed to help very young children learn how to read. It can be used from pre-kindergarten to second grade. It has activities for young learners and is very colorful which will attract younger children. If you click on the icons at right, there is a basic reading (3 word instructions) level activity such as pick a pumpkin from the patch, decorate it and after you finish the activity you can rate how you enjoyed the lesson, (happy face = liked the book, sad face = not really), etc. (Silvee Islam)

Starfall
Disciplines: Writing, Art
Grade Levels: 2-7
Web Site Address: http://www.starfall.com
Description: Starfall is a free website that is used to help young students learn how to read. It can be used to introduce the alphabet and the sounds the letters make or it can be used to listen to stories or read along with stories. It is a hands-on way for children to have fun while learning letters and learning how to read. It is a useful website to let children’s parents know about as well so children can practice reading at home in way that is more interactive and fun than merely sitting with a book.(Mallory Marks)

Star Fall
Discipline: Reading
Grade Levels: Pre-K-2
Web Site Address: http://www.starfall.com
Description: Star Fall includes activities at different stages of reading development. Students can learn the alphabet and its accompanying sounds, learn to read through an emphasis on phonics, or read fun stories if they already know how to read. In some books, students can view famous paintings, read poetry, or listen to classical music. Short books for each holiday are also featured. More advanced students can introduce themselves to different genres of literature, such as fables and mythology. As a whole, the website offers lots of colorful, interactive choices for students at varying degrees of reading acquisition. (Kim Milanovich)

Star Fall
Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-2
Website address: http://www.starfall.com/
Description: This site was started by a man who had trouble reading in school and wanted to help children with the struggles that he had. He wanted to provide resources and tools online to all children to help them in what seems to be a problem area for many children— reading. They have phonics puzzles, printable books, writing journals as well as many other various printouts. If you have access to sound on your computer, children can listen to sounds of the alphabet as well as listen to what words are suppose to sound like. Most importantly the site makes reading look fun and easy. I think kids will enjoy using this site as well as teachers and parents. (Christina Sermak)

Fun Brain
Discipline: English
Grade Level: K-6
Web Site Address: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html?Password=null/
Description: Fun Brain, has different option for children to choose from in ordeProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0

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read a story or create one incorporating words they choose.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid is among the books, which tends to be a favorite of most students I have encountered.  Though some of the books are catered to gender interests like Camp Confidential: Natalies Secret and Amelia Writes Again.(Sherwin Kim)

Leading To Reading
Discipline: English
Grade Level: K-3
Web Site Address: http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/read.htm /
Description: Leading to Reading, I found as a great interactive site that engages the reader. Not only does it have illustrations that captivate your attention, but also the voices of those reading to you are well done. I chose The Telephone Game, which I believe is fantastic, using more than one stimulus. Readers are actively participating visually, with pictures and words, and audibly through the recording. The real kicker is that as each word is read, the program highlights the word so that you can follow along. (Sherwin Kim)

Primary Games
Discipline: English
Grade Level: 3-6
Web Site Address: http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm /
Description: Primary Games, have different applications for reading that catered to high-level thinkers. I played Word Lab, in which the player is given a period of time to fill in the blank to create a word. The game plays into those who are at least 3rd grade and above, because you are given the same set of letters in the same spaces which would require you to have an extensive vocabulary to do that thinking.(Sherwin Kim)

Florida Center for Instructional Technology (K-12) (Reading, Literacy) http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/ The website has many helpful features for teachers such as lesson plans, classroom management, thousands of free clip arts and many other useful information and how to teach them. It contains a LIT2GO section, where there are books on audio (iTunes) that a teacher can download. These literature range from Baa Baa Black Sheep all the way to Beowulf. An user can pick stories by title or by author and some of the passages come with a PDF text and other resources a teacher can use to supplement their instruction. (Silvee Islam)

Story Line Online (Elementary Grades) (Reading) http://storylineonline.net This site is funded by the Screen Actors Guild and there are various actors reading children’s books on the site. Students can choose a book and see a video of a famous person reading that book out loud. There are actual illustrations shown from the book and in the bottom there is caption to help children see the text as they hear the story. The books also have links to related activities and also let the viewer know the length of a video. This site would be useful in the last few minutes of the day when you can have students all packed up to go home and use the last 15 minutes to hear a book being read online. (Silvee Islam)

Children’s Story Books Online (Elementary to Middle School) (Reading) http://www.magickeys.com/books\ This website has books for young and older children as well as a few for young adults. The site allows the child to select a book and start reading from the first page. It doesn’t have audio automatically so the child can read it themselves. Also, it allows the child to turn pages with an arrow at the bottom so the child can read at their own pace. A few are accompanied with coloring pages and mazes for the very young children. (Silvee Islam)

Name: Tiffany Khauo
Subject: reading, language arts
Grade: k-5
Website: www.tiffanykhauo.com
Description: This website is full of helpful printouts regarding the Open Court Reading (OCR) books so many schools are using. It has ideas for literacy posters, fluency activities already created,focus questions, and many other useful resources. This site also has photos with their vocabulary definitions which is very helpful for English Language Learners. (Stacy Holland)

Name: Sheppard Software
Subject: Language arts, Math, Science
Grades: k-8
Website: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Description: This website has fun, colorful icons to link you directly to games of your choice. They offer games with vocabulary, geography, chemistry, animals and math. It also allows you to test your knowledge in their quiz sections. (Stacy Holland)

Name: Fun School
Subject: Language Arts, Math, History, Geography, Nutrition, Health
Grades: k-12
Website: http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/
Description: This website is awesome! In addition to having traditional educational games (math, science, reading, history) it also has games and activities that aren’t normally seen on an education website. They have games like “Earth Day” to make students aware of things that cause pollution and encourage them to help clean up the planet. They also have “Fall Fever” which teaches students about nutrition. (Stacy Holland)

Name: Play Kids Games
Subject: Language Arts, Math, History, Geography
Grades: k-6
Website: http://www.playkidsgames.com/
Description: This website offers games and interactive materials for subjects like math, alphabet, vocabulary, memory, and geography. This site incorporates games kids are interested in like hangman and pinball into an educational setting. (Stacy Holland)

Name: Primary Games
Subject: Language Arts
Grades: k-5
Website: http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm
Description: This site is for teachers, parents and students. It has a supply of coloring pages, games, holiday activities, crafts, puzzles and even widgets. Their games are fun, interactive, colorful and very modern. It even has a “Candy Land Dora” game from Dora the Explorer.” (Stacy Holland)

Name: Apples for the Teacher
Subject: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Grades: k-8
Website: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
Description: Apples for the teacher offers many literacy activities for preschool and elementary grades. It works on developing reading and writing skills as well as math, science and social studies. This site has many print out activities that can be distributed in a classroom setting like word searches and focus activities around letter recognition and sentence building. (Stacy Holland)

Name: Scholastic
Subject: Language Arts
Grade: preK-6
Website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
Description: This website is for anyone remotely involved in education: teachers, parents, kids, administrators, and librarians. Its saying on the website is “Prepare children today for reading success for tomorrow.” That is exactly what this site does. It has interactive games and ideas for children at the preschool age through sixth grade. (Stacy Holland)

Tiffany Khauo
Disciplines: Reading, Language Arts
Grade Levels: K-5
Web Site Address: www.tiffanykhauo.com
Description: This website is full of helpful printouts regarding the Open Court Reading (OCR) books so many schools are using. It has ideas for literacy posters, fluency activities already created,focus questions, and many other useful resources. This site also has photos with their vocabulary definitions which is very helpful for English Language Learners.(Stacy Holland)

Enchanted Reading
Read Write Think
Disciplines: Reading, Language Arts
Grade Levels: K-12
Web Site Address: http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Description: Read Write Think offers interactive tools to students to help assist with language arts activities. Students can do ABC match and learn how write an acrostic poem or they can learn how to map out essays and create a timeline. It has many great resources to use for the writing process and activities to get students thoughts organized. (Mallory Marks)

Primary Games
Disciplines: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science
Grade Levels: K-2
Web Site Address: http://www.primarygames.com/
Description: Primary Games is a free website that prides itself on being a fun place to learn. It can be used to teach students the basics of recognizing letters and filling in the letters to complete a word to word searches and actually reading books online. The math section focuses on visual counting aids and jigsaw puzzles to arithmetic games and matching games. It highlights a featured game in each category which might help choosing a game easier. It also has a Top 100 section, where you can see the 100 most played and useful games available on this website. (Mallory Marks)

Time for Kids
Disciplines: Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Levels: K-6
Web Site Address: http://www.timeforkids.com
Description: Time for Kids is a website that is made by Time Magazine. It can be used by teacher or students. It would be a good resource for students who are interested in current events. There are printable quizzes, worksheets, and videos that are available for students to watch. The website is categorized by grade level, so it is easy to find out where you should be. Other than current events, it gives you different themes that can be clicked on and learned about. (Mallory Marks)

Disciplines: Reading, Writing
Grade Levels: K-1
Web Site Address: http://www.enchantedlearning.com /dictionary
Description: Enchanted Reading is a free website with many links. I found the dictionary very useful. It has 2.497 illustrated dictionary entries and each comes with meaningful sample sentences. This website will help children relate pictures and words. It would also be beneficial to ESL students who can learn from pictures. (Mallory Marks) br>

Scholastic Student Activities
Disciplines: Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Levels: 2-7
Web Site Address: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Description: This free website gives children the opportunity to play games, take quizzes, make your own games, or play writing games. The writing games seem very useful and help children imagine new characters, learn how to write for change, speak their mind, and build a story. It is a hands-on website that is very interactive and will keep children entertained and interested. (Mallory Marks)

Wacky Web Tales
Disciplines: Reading
Grade Levels: 3-6
Web Site Address: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Description: Wacky Web Tales is a website that lets you help create a story. You Click on a story and fill in the information it asks for. Throughout this process students are learning about parts of speech in a fun way. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs are explained and are asked to be used when filling out the blanks to make up your own story. There is alink that can be clicked if the students need help in knowing what exactly the parts of speech are. (Mallory Marks)

MLA Style Citations (Modern Language Association)
Discipline: Citing References
Grade Levels: 9-12 and Above!
Web Site Address:http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/mlastyle.pdf
Description: This is a great resource for students who are learning how to do “Work Cited” pages for their English classes. This great PDF file offers loads of information in a very concise way; so that students can follow the examples and simply insert their information. There are many different examples including but not limited to: Print Resources, Chapter in a book or Anthology, Journal Article, News Article, Magazine Article, Media, Reviews, Interviews, Government Publications, and Electronic Publications. (Michelle Estrada)

Random House: Kids
Discipline: Reading Comprehension
Grade Levels: PK-4
Web Site Address:http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/index.pperl
Description: Random house has put together “mini sites” designed after their most popular books. Here students and educators have a wide range of characters to choose from, all of which offer classroom activity printouts, and online interactive games. There is also link designed for teachers that offers assistance in planning calendar ideas, author bios, and classroom clubs. (Michelle Estrada)

Discipline: Language Atrs
Grade Level:  K-12
Web Address: www.cyberkids.com
Description: The site publishes original writing, mostly stories and poems, written by 7-16 year olds. The multimodal stories are especially interesting. (Eliza Sargsyan)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade level:  K-2
Web Address: www.starfall.com
Description: This website is designed to help students in reading. The vocabulary-controlled stories introduce children to words they will frequently encounter in reading. Selections read in their entirety model the qualities of fluent reading: intonation, expression, inflection and rate(Eliza Sargsyan) 

ProTeacher'
Disciplines: Humanities, Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Math
Grade Levels: K-8
Web Site Address: http://www.proteacher.com
Description: ProTeacher is a site that supports teachers of students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. The site is full of resources from teacher blogs to lesson plans in Humanities, Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Technology, and Math. The site abounds in teaching tips on a vast array of topics, including behavior management, themes, and seasonal ideas. Teachers can find information on everything from pocket charts to the 100th Day of School. (Kim Milanovich)

KidsWWwrite
Disciplines: Reading, Writing
Grade Levels: K-11
Web Site Address: http://www.kalwriters.com/kidswrite
Description: KidsWWwrite is dedicated to publishing poems and stories written by kids age 16 and under. The works are divided into three age divisions: 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16. Additionally, students may read book reviews authored by kids. This non-profit e-zine is published during the first week of each month and does not pay for submissions.(Kim Milanovich)

Cyber Kids
Disciplines: Writing, Art

Grade Levels: 2-7
Web Site Address: http://www.cyberkids.com
Description: Cyber Kids publishes works by kids between 7 and 16 years old. The site features art, writing, jokes, games/puzzles, and multimedia creations. In addition to submitting their original work, kids can access homework help and scholarship information, shop for products, and find links to other kid-friendly websites. Parents can access book, movie, and product reviews. Cyber Kids does not pay for submissions. (Kim Milanovich)

I Know That
Discipline: Art, Language Art, Math, Science, Social Science
Grade Levels: PK-6
Web Site Address: http://www.iknowthat.com/com
Description: This website has a little bit of everything! Students can go on this website outside of the classroom and find activities that are designed for their grade level and then choose from any of the subjects listed above. There are interactive games that are design to help the students conceptualize the information while also making learning fun. Teachers can also use this website in the classroom, and can even assign these activities for homework by being able to tract the students’ activities and accomplishments through the “progress report” tool. (Michelle Estrada)

Playhouse Disney: Stories
Discipline: Reading, writing
Grade Levels: PK-1
Web Site Address: http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/stories/index.html
Description: Playhouse Disney is a great resource for kids who have grown up loving these characters. This is an interactive website where the computer reads a story to you, you pick the character, and it asks questions along the way to check for comprehension. While the computer is reading the story, the words light up on the screen so that kids can visualize reading in the making. (Michelle Estrada)

Learning Planet
Discipline: Reading, writing
Grade Levels: K-3
Web Site Address: www.learningplanet.com
Description: This site has great interactive games for young children who are just learning to read. These games allows students to click on a letter of the alphabet to see it in capital and lowercase form, to see a word that begins with that letter, and to see a picture representation of the selected word. By playing these interactive games, students will gain familiarity with the alphabet, the sounds each letter makes, and each letter’s written form. (Katherine Warner)

Raz-Kids:Books
Discipline: Reading
Grade Levels: K-6
Web Site Address: www.razkids.com
Description: Raz-Kids is a great website for students and teachers looking to improve interest in reading and reading comprehension. The site hosts a variety of books for teachers and students to read. Each book includes the options of listening to the book on tape, downloading it as an “e-book” and reading it on the computer, or completing worksheets and quizzes. These options enable students to fully comprehend each book presented on the site. This site is ideal for computer lab based reading activities. (Katherine Warner)

Reading Rainbow
Discipline: Reading
Grade Levels: K-8
Web Site Address: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/
Description: The Reading Rainbow website has a lot to offer to children, parents, and teachers. Children can discover the “book of the week”, and can even listen to previews of past books of the week. The website also gives descriptions of books that include the title, author, and publisher of each work. This is helpful as it prepares students for acknowledging this information in book reports and other scholarly work. Children can also play reading games on this website. This site is very beneficial for teachers and parents who are searching for reading activities for children. Lists of activities are given that relate to certain books and certain episodes of “Reading Rainbow.” Teachers can choose a book from the extensive list to read in class, and then have the class complete one or all of the presented activities that correlate with the story. Some of the activities include cooking recipes, arts and crafts, and outdoor activities in nature. (Katherine Warner)

Roy, Tale of a Singing Zebra
Discipline: Reading, Spelling, Rhyming
Grade Levels: K-2
Web Site Address: www.roythezebra.com
Description: This is a great website for young children who are learning to read. It has several interactive reading games on themes including rhyming, alphabetical order, double consonants, and more. In the rhyming game, students must click on bees to see which word they are hiding. If that word rhymes with the given word, they must drag the bee to the hive. This game encourages students to read and makes reading and rhyming lots of fun.(Katherine Warner)

Brain Pop
Discipline: English, Science, Social Studies, Health, Technology, Arts, Music
GradeLevel: K-12
Web Address: http://www.brainpop.com Description: BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students. There is BrainPOP Jr, which is for K-3 students, as well as BrainPOP educators which provides free lesson plans, video tutorials, professional development tools, graphic organizers, and best practices for our teacher community. Ideal for both group and one-on-one settings, BrainPOP is used in numerous ways, from introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrating complex subject matter to reviewing before a test. All products are fully compatible with interactive whiteboards, learner response systems, projectors, Macs, and PCs. No downloading, installation, or special hardware is required. (Jennifer Molfetta)

Read Kiddo Read
Discipline:Language Arts
GradeLevel: Pre K-12
Web Address: http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
Description: This site from author James Patterson helps parents and educators connect their children with the books and encourage them to be readers for life. There is a list provided with some of the books recommended and reviewed on for the site. The books arranged according to age: picture books for 0-8, transitional books for age 6 and older, great page turners for ages 8 and above, and great advanced books for ages 10 and above. There are over 170 reviews on only the books that are sure to be some favorites. There is a link at the top of the page to find lesson plans for a host of books that are used in the classroom -- such as James and the Giant Peach, Harry Potter, Charlotte’s Web, Clementine, and more. This is an amazing site that teachers could visit before they make up their summer reading lists for students. (Jennifer Molfetta)

TheColor.com
Discipline:Language Arts
GradeLevel: Pre K-5
Web Address: http://www.thecolor.com
Description: TheColor.com is a free site that allows children to color online. It includes more than 1,000 images that can be colored right on your computer without having to print. The site is user friendly for young children. Coloring pages are grouped into categories that are listed on the left side of the main page. No Java, Flash, or applet is necessary and pages load very quickly. Young children will find hours of entertainment at TheColor.com. Children are not only having fun coloring the pages and saving them in their gallery, they also are developing eye-hand coordination, picture comprehension, and color concepts. You can find over 1000 groups to choose from that include alphabet, beach, animal activities, dinosaurs, fall, fantasy, and many more. (Jennifer Molfetta)

Education Place
Disciplines: Reading/Language Arts, Spelling, Math, Science, History/Social Science
Grade Levels: Pre-K-6
Web Site Address: http://www.eduplace.com
Description: This Houghton-Mifflin sponsored site is beneficial for students, families, and educators. Any user of the site first chooses his/her state, grade, and subject. Students can reinforce their learning through many channels, including everything from practice questions and word problems in math to crossword puzzles and chapter quizzes in history. Educator, students, and their families can find textbook support materials, such as practice quizzes and spelling games. (Kim Milanovich)

Fun Brain
Disciplines: Reading, grammar, math, chemistry
Grade Levels: K-8
Web Site Address: http://www.funbrain.com
Description: Fun Brain has a wide assortment of games and activities for children. Those interested in reading can preview a selection of books or play Mad Libs Jr. In the math arcade, kids can play math games by grade level. Other options include sudoku, a chemistry game, grammar games, and other games not directly related to a discipline. (Kim Milanovich)

Spelling City
Discipline: Spelling
Grade Levels: K-6
Web Site Address: http://www.spellingcity.com
Description: This website allows students to type in a list of spelling words. Then students can choose to be taught the spellings, to play games with the words, or to be tested on the words. Games range from crossword puzzles and word searches to a version of hangman. When a student wins a game, music is played, and when a student gets a perfect score on a test, he hears cheers and clapping sounds. Teachers can post lists of spelling words on the site so that their students can access their current spelling words. (Kim Milanovich)

Story Online
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading
Grade Level: K-6
Website address: http://www.storylineonline.net/
Description: The Screen Actor's Guild Foundation features SAG members reading children's books in an online video streaming format. Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson plans. The home page includes “To Be A Drum” read by James Earl Jones and “Stellaluna” read by Pamela Reed. Other pages revealed the following selections: “My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother” read by Melissa Gilbert, “Brave Irene” read by Al Gore, “The Polar Express” read by Lou Diamond Phillips, “Me and My Cat” read by Elijah Wood, and “A Bad Case of Stripes” by Sean Astin. The site is free, but donations are requested.(Edward B. Wahl)

Reading Rainbow
Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-4
Website address: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/
Description: Reading Rainbow, PBS's award-winning children's series, offers this website which details on books featured on the television show, online games and activities, and information for adults and families. Games include sing a longs, printable worksheets, and interactive games such as “Silly Sentence Machine.” Links can take children to Levar Burton's Reading Rainbow PBS show, Recommended books, and a separate site for Parents and Teachers that includes a resource library with teacher guide materials. This can be found at http://www.pbs.org/parents/readingrainbow/index.html and www.gpnresources.com.(Edward B. Wahl)

PBS KIDS
Discipline: Reading, Language Arts
Grade Level: K-3
Website Address: www.pbskids.org
Description: Kids will love to learn with this interactive website. It has fun voices, great characters, and new things are continually being updated on the site. They have sections on coloring, music, games, and videos. The site also has all the tv show characters so kids can interact with them by practicing patterns, singing songs, or even problem solving. Kids can choose to work on things such as shape recognition, spelling, and even building their own stories with illustrations. After problems are completed successfully it gives the child praise for doing such a great job. Children love positive reinforcement and this site does a great job with that as well. Overall, this site is a fun and a productive way for kids to learn. (Christina Sermak)

Lesson Planet
Discipline:Language Arts
Grade Level:all grades
Web Site Address:http://www.lessonplanet.com/
Description:User friendly.Can view lesson plans,worksheets,standards for each grade level.Lessons are rated by other teachers.Must be a member and fee for use.(Deborah Drucker)

Reading Rockets
Discipline: Reading, Language Arts, ESL
Grade Level: K-5
Website Address: www.readingrockets.org
Description: This site really focuses on teaching kids how to read and helping those who struggle. It is a great site for parents, principles, librarians, and teachers. It has wonderful tips for first year teachers as well as veteran teachers on how to help kids with reading and language. It also has a frequently asked questions section where both teaches and parents can voice their concerns and opinions. This site has lots of good information to sort through and multiple articles to read on various topics regarding reading and language. (Christina Sermak)

The Key New Readers Newspaper Project
Discipline:Reading
Grade Levels:older students and adults
Web Site Address:http://keynews.org/
Description:Online newspaper articles about current issues and events written for older students and adults with reading problems,limited reading skills,ESL.(Deborah Drucker)

Kids Web
Discipline:Multiple subjects
Grade Levels:elementary
Web Site Address:http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/indexhtml
Description:Children can use this site for researching own papers or browse various subjects such as arts,literature,science,music,social studies.(Deborah Drucker)

Starfall
Discipline: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: K-2
Website address: http://www.starfall.com

The Starfall website is a very colorful site with lots of reading activities. The website is easy to get around and the games have fun actions and songs. Words are sounded out and the students can click on various words and they will be read to them. There are a variety of genres too. You can find poetry and Greek myths. There is also a section to classical music. Starfall also has a section on sign language. At the end of each game there are smiley faces for the children to rate the game. (Kristina Ibarra)

Scholastic
Discipline: Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: K-12
Web site address: http://www2.scholastic.com

Scholastic is a site full of ideas listed by subject or grade level. The lesson plans are really laid out nicely. They list the objectives, duration of activity and extension ideas, in addition to breaking down how to do the lesson. Some of the lessons come with worksheet to aid with the lesson. I find this website really complete on giving you all the tools to do a reading lesson especially for new teachers. Scholastic has everything from letter recognition to friendship lessons using Clifford the dog. I enjoyed these lessons because they talked about books to use and other tools to help create understanding of the lesson objective. (Kristina Ibarra)

“Sparkle Box” Discipline: Sparkle Box is a great website that gives teachers ideas for teaching literacy, and math. Grade Level: K-5 Website Address: http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/ Description: Sparkle Box is good for classroom management tips, signs and labels, sharing, and other resources. There is also a section for parents and a section for books that can be helpful in the classroom.

The Essential Components of Teaching Reading
Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level: K-3
Website Address: http://teaching-reading.org/
Description: This website is an interactive learning tool which incorporates their “The Essential Components of Teaching Reading: Learning Module.” There are 5 parts: 1 Pre-test, 2. Definition of Terms, 3. Background Knowledge, 4. Teaching Strategies, and 5. Assessment Strategies. This website also contains information on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, organization, and writing. (Jeanette Hernandez)

For the teachers
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/k2/
Discipline
teaching language arts
Grade Level
k-12
Description
This website is one that teachers may use to get ideas for lesson plans on language arts. The site divides by grade level and teachers can find lesson plans written on anything from how to teach phonics, to the introduction of Shakespeare. I notice that vocabulary and high frequency words are emphasized in these lessons. This is a good site for teachers to get ideas on how to teach certain grade level and a concept. However, I do not think teachers should just take the lesson plans directly; rather they should examine them and add their own creativity to them. (Tova Leibovic)

Reading Rockets
Discipline: Reading, Language Arts, ESL
Grade Level: K-3
Website Address: www.readingrockets.org/teaching
Description: This website contains: information for elementary school teachers on reading, helping identify students at risk, a glossary of basic reading terms, and information on the No Child Left Behind Act. Each category contains links with various related articles and videos. Other features include: classroom management, differentiated instruction, working with parents, and helping struggling readers. This website also has information for parents, principals, librarians, and for other professionals. It can also be translated into Spanish. (Jeanette Hernandez)

Teaching Reading K-2 Workshop
Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-2
Website Address: www.learner.org/workshops/readingk2/
Description: This website consists of 8 research-based principles and practices, which are: 1. Creating a Literate Community, 2. Supporting the English Language Learner, 3. Word Study and Fluency, 4. Comprehension and Response, 5. Teaching Writing as a Process, 6. Differentiating Instruction, 7. Using Assessment To Guide Instruction, and 8. Connecting School and Home. Each category consists of viewing a video, examining the topic, putting it to practice, and a reflection on what has been learned. Learning goals are written on the side to guide the user in what they are to learn. (Jeanette Hernandez)

Starfall
Discipline: Reading, Language Arts
Grade Level: PreK-5th
Website Address: www.starfall.com
Description: This website is designed for 1st grade but can be incorporated for all grades, especially for ESL newcomers. The website teaches reading and is highly interactive. The main focus of this site is to inspire reading. The site includes books with a focus on short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds, among other specific sounds. The website can also be used at home, where parents, along with their children, can create their own calendar, Gingerbread Man, or pumpkin. Overall, a very fun and educational website. (Jeanette Hernandez)

Enchanted Reading
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade Level: Kindergarten-1st
Website Address: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/matching/
Description:This website includes rhyming worksheets which teachers can print out. Some worksheets include pictures on two columns and students must connect the correct rhyming words. This worksheet can help ESL students to help them see the actual words. There are also other worksheets where students write in sounds that rhyme with the given word. (Jeanette Hernandez)

ReadWriteThink
Discipline: Literacy
Grade level: K-12
Website address: http://www.readwritethink.org/
Description: ReadWriteThink provides resources in reading and language arts instruction. Users can search by lesson plans, web resources, standards and student materials. There is a wide range of lesson plans which can be narrowed down by grade level. The 12 IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts are posted. In addition, there is a host of web resources focused towards student use, and interactive tools so students can use technology while at the same time heightening their literacy. (Alexandra Gorelick)

Open Court Resources
Discipline: English/Language Arts
Grade level: Pre-K -6
Website address: http://www.opencourtresources.com/
Description: This website provides supplemental resources for the Open Court curriculum, from Pre-K through 6th grade. Each grade level is broken down, unit by unit, with suggestions for activities (comprehension, decoding, discussion boards) as well as games, songs, Reader’s Theater, homework sheets, and technology lessons. General Open Court Resources include tips on everything from classroom management to specific lesson plan ideas (spelling, phonics, and parts of speech, etc.). This is a great website for teachers who want to diversify their lesson plans and incorporate engaging activities along with the text. The website is accessible and easily navigated due to its organization by grade level and unit. (Alexandra Gorelick)

Readquarium Language Arts
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-5
Website address: http://gamequarium.com/languagearts.htm
Description: Readquarium Language Arts has online interactive literacy-based games for students. Subject matter is broken down by vocabulary, parts of speech, figurative language, sentence structure, spelling, and ready activities. There are also word-based games for students such as mad libs and theme based games based on popular literature such as Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter. These games would be a great center activity or sponge activities that students would have fun doing, while still learning. (Alexandra Gorelick)

Funbrain
Discipline: Grammar
Grade level: k-8
Website address: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Description: This Grammar Gorillas site is one of many links available from the funbrain.com home page. It is set up as a game in which students first select beginner (nouns and verbs), or Advanced (all parts of speech), and are then given a series of sentences and asked to click on a specific part of speech. There is a scoreboard, and the option to make the sentences more complex. A cartoon gorilla gets a banana each time the students answers correctly. (Jenny Graham)

Education World
Discipline: English
Grade level: 6th-12th
Website address: http://www.educationworld.com
Description: The first address is a site for teachers, including links to lesson planning, professional development, technology information and so on. From that page, students can link to the latter site that offers a link for students and parents. I clicked on the link for students and played the game “word search,” one of many language arts games offered. The game is not user friendly or easy. There is a board of twenty-five squares, five across and five down. The top right square has a letter in it and a point value associated with it that appears on to the right and left of the board and that decreases as time goes on. The student is supposed to type in a five-letter word that begins with the given letter. If that is the “right word” the student moves onto another letter and another word. If not, the student continues to guess at five-letter words that begin with the given letter until either a) he or she guesses the right word or b) they reach the last five boxes without being able to guess the word. I am not sure how useful it is to try to think of five-letter words that start with the same letter. (Jenny Graham)

NY Times
Discipline: English/Multi
Grade level: 3rd-12th
Website address: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html
Description: The Student Connections site associated with the New York Times Learning Network is very easy to negotiate and, at the same time, very sophisticated. In the center of the student home page there is a headline with a current event and a link to that story, and below it a related lesson plan, detailing the grades for which it would be appropriate and the subjects it relates to. Below this, there are links that allow student to “explore the learning network by subject,” including American history, civics, math and economics, etc., and below that section appear links to educational resources in stories from the Times. I selected a link from the far right under the heading “Student Connections,” called “Word of the Day.” I was given the definition to the word abide, the option to hear it said aloud, an example of it being used in a Times story, and then a Kaplan test prep multiple-choice question utilizing the same word. There also appears a backlist of recent words of the day, an archive of words of the day, and a link to their partner site, Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day. (Jenny Graham)

Ed.gov
Discipline: English/multi
Grade level: 9-12
Website address: http://www.college.gov/wps/portal
Description: I found this site through ed.gov. It is a resource for students planning for college. The home page has three links at the top—why go, what to do, and how to pay—and then, on the upper left, a link for parents/family and one for teachers/counselors. There is a search bar, an option to sign in or register, and further down the page a link that says “How I’m Going,” which provides the user with information about grants and loans. At the very bottom of the home page on the far left there is the “college q&a question of the wee;” this week it is about finding a tutor once you get to your campus. I explored the link “what to do,” and found information about selecting an appropriate school, taking the right tests, applying for admissions, early preparation, and an option to make a personalized “college road map.” (Jenny Graham)

Starfall

Discipline: Spelling, Grammar, Reading

Grade Level: Kindergarten to 2nd grade

Web Site Address: http://www.starfall.com

Description: This site teaches reading through interactive games, and stories. It provides games that give multiple choice questions to complete words that define the action the mouse is performing, and stories that recite the words as you scroll the mouse over them. It has dozens of different games, stories, and topics depending on the interests and reading level of the children. They vary from the ABC’s to magic to poetry. This site also provides different curriculums for Kindergarten- 2nd grade. (Julie Shapiro)

Wacky Web Tales

Discipline: Spelling, Grammar

Grade Level: 3rd grade to 6th grade

Web Site Address: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Description: This site provides different titles of stories in which the students fill in the words to complete each story. The site asks for an adjective, verb(past and present), noun, plural noun, verb, and other parts of speech that create the different stories. The children are able to choose which story they would like to complete by reading the lists of titles such as “Camping Trip“ and “The Best Town in the World.” There is help for different parts of speech and a button to view the completed story. (Julie Shapiro)

Mighty Books

Discipline: Reading, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension, Music

Grade Level: Kindergarten to 2nd grade

Web Site Address: http://www.mightybooks.com/

Description: This site is a very colorful and animated interactive site that teachers use to help young students learn to read. There are animated stories and songs, quizzes, work sheets, and teacher lesson plans. For example: The story “The Pig and the Twig” is both animated with music and movement while the words to the story next to this animation are being recited out loud while the word being read lights up. This allows the student to follow along very easily. This is an exciting and easy tool for children, parents,and teachers. (Julie Shapiro)

AAA Spelling

Discipline: Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension

Grade Level: 1st grade to 8th grade

Web Site Address: http://www.aaaspell.com/

Description: This site is a recourse teachers can use to design and practice spelling lists and vocabulary from 1st grade-8th grade. There are 30 lessons for each grade level in both vocabulary and spelling. Students are also able to access this site and make flashcards, play interactive games, and test themselves. For example, after the spelling word list, there are activities that the students are able to participate in which provide questions for the 1st grade such as: What word rhymes with the first 4 words?” This is an interactive site that keeps the interest of students at many different grade levels. (Julie Shapiro)

Wondrous Worksheets

Discipline: Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension, Math, Science

Grade Level: 1st to 3rd grade

Web Site Address: www.wondrousworksheets.com

Description: This website provides a variety of free worksheets for students to complete in order to progress in various areas of education. By accessing this site, teachers, students, and parents can choose the proper subject matter and then access multiple worksheets to practice and gain knowledge. (Danielle Abrams)

Carl’s Corner

Discipline: Literacy, Phonics, Reading, Language, and Spanish.

Grade Level: Kindergarten to Second grade

Web Site Address: http://www.carlscorner.us.com/

Description: This website is titled Carl’s Corner and provides children and teachers with information about various areas of language. The child can choose from whatever subject they want to learn about by simply clicking the word on the left side of the screen. From there, the student receives information in a variety of different ways in order to learn more about the specific subject manner. (Danielle Abrams)

ESL Kids

Discipline: Vocabulary

Grade Level: K-5

Web Site Address: http://www.esl-kids.com/

Description: This website, intended for ESL children, introduces the children to English vocabulary by providing them with flashcards, worksheets, in-class activities, games, and songs. The children are about to relate the material that is presented with the song, game, etc. The children are then able to recall certain vocabulary and connect it to their everyday life and to what they are currently learning. (Danielle Abrams)

Scholastic
Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K - 12
Web Address: www.scholastic.com
Description: This website is brought to you by Scholastic, the same people that made all the books that we were very familiar with as young children from the Scholastic Book Clubs. Just like the other site mentioned, it has links for Parents, Teachers and Students. It has hundreds of different links, resources, lesson plans, activities and printables. Additionally, the website has different suggestions for teachers as far as classroom magazines, books and organizational tools. Also students can join the Scholastic Book club, and order their own books that they find online. I think this site is very informative for anyone who is learning to read, loves to read, or teaches reading. (Molly Ivory)

Knowledge Loom
Discipline: Literacy, Language Arts, Reading and Writing
Grade Level: All Levels
Web Address: www.knowledgeloom.org
Description: Knowledge Loom is a place for educators to share their stories and knowledge on certain subjects. Its also a place to gain knowledge and useful tips and information for the classroom. There are several different types of resources from articles, videos, websites, audio links, and journals. This website is a big disorganized compared to the others I’ve listed, but it has a lot of good information. Every link seems to take you to a more in depth version of the pervious link. Its mostly based around literacy, language arts, reading and writing. So if any of these subjects fit your teaching needs, this is a good site to check out. (Molly Ivory)

Starfall
Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K-2nd grade
Web Address: http://www.starfall.com
Description: This site is designed for the development of literacy skills in the primary elementary school students. Teachers can use this site to help make classroom lessons more interactive for their young students. Parents can also access this site to help their children prepare for school and support them when they arrive. This site offers activities that involve learning the ABCs, constructing words with individual letters, online books that students can read, and games. One game of high interest to students is titled, All About Me. Students are able to select specific words (i.e. hair color) and numbers (i.e. age) to help describe themselves. They can also describe their house, pets, etc. (Dorian Miller)

Reading Rainbow
Discipline: Reading and Math
Grade Level: Pre-K-3rd grade
Web Address: http://www.pbskids.org
Description: This site is modeled after the popular television show for kids, Reading Rainbow. Students can develop both their math and reading skills. Regarding mathematics, kids can participate in games that test their knowledge of place value and addition. Students can also practice constructing proper sentences. Furthermore, teachers and parents can print out activities for students to complete. One of these printables (make your own books) may be of particular interest to children because it allows them to focus on their own interests. (Dorian Miller)

Roy the Zebra
Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-3rd grade
Web Address: http://www.roythezebra.com
Description: This website can be used by both parents and teachers of younger kids. It was developed to address struggles that students have with their early literacy skills. It offers a wide variety of services including: interactive reading games, guided reading stories, literacy workshops, songs, reading software and a literacy store. Teachers can also download a variety of different resources and lesson plans to use in their classrooms. (Dorian Miller)

Story Place
Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K-5th grade
Web Address: http://www.storyplace.org
Description: This is a site designed for the development of early literacy skills for young students. It is an online digital library that features books and activities. The library as well as the activities are offered in both English and Spanish. There are separate libraries for preschool and elementary students. The libraries include online stories and activities, take-home activities, and reading lists. Story Place also offers users their sister-site titled, Book Hive that displays additional books for parents and teachers to consider for kids. (Dorian Miller)

Starfall
Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K-2
Web Address: http://www.starfall.com
Description: Starfall.com provides reading resources for teachers and students, including a low-cost store and online educational activities. The applications on Starfall are designed for beginning readers and would be appropriate for Pre-K to Second grade. I tried all four levels of interactive games, including “ABCs”, “Learn to Read”, “It’s Fun to Read”, and “I’m Reading”. For the “Learn to Read” section, parents or teachers can decide what areas they would like their children to practice, such as long vowels and sight words. The animation and sounds are very engaging and this would be helpful for busy parents and afterschool care supervisors. For teachers, Starfall offers free downloads of worksheets and bulk priced books and reading games.(Charlotte Purcell)

Cambridge English Online
Discipline: Linguistics
Grade Level: 6-Adult
Web Address:http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/
Description: The Phonetic Focus section of Cambridge English Online helps students with learning the phonetic alphabet and sounds. There is a flash card maker that is not restricted to solely being used for phonemes and would be useful for multiple subjects. The phoneme activities are best suited for students who are taking a linguistics class and use the applets to practice, as there is minimal introduction for learning the phonemes from scratch. This is useful for students because of the interactive quality of the website that allows you to hear the phoneme sounds.(Charlotte Purcell)

Mightybooks
Discipline: Reading/ Language Arts
GradeLevel: Pre-k-2nd grade Web Address: http://www.mightybook.com/ Description: This site is for both adults and for children. It seems to be more kid friendly since all the links are clearly labeled with colorful and creative print that's in front of images. There are options of animated story books and various types of sing along interactive books as well. Books include options from art, just for fun books and even topics like metamorphosis. There are games and jokes available and also a tab to read stories created by other children. The part that was more teacher or parent centered was the section where there are printable quizzes and worksheets for children. The page was easy to navigate, it did not seem overwhelming and the animations were actually fun, not poorly made. (Sofia A. Ronquillo)

PBS Kids
Discipline: Reading/ Language Arts
GradeLevel: Pre-k-nd grade Web Address: http://pbskids.org/ Description: This page has a widget that can take children to their favorite education show site. Many of these deal with reading(ie.Reading Rainbow, Between the Lions,Super Why). There is no doubt that this site is kid oriented. It's incredibly easy to navigate and will keep children entertained with all the colors, animations and sound effects. Children can read stories, create stories, read book reviews, write book reviews of their own, and play a variety of educational games. This site also includes other concepts (ie. social science, math, etc). (Sofia A. Ronquillo)

Starfall
Discipline: Reading/ Language Arts
GradeLevel: Pre-k-2nd grade Web Address: http://www.starfall.com/ Description: This site has the user click on the tab that is their reading level. It goes from a children starting to develope reading skills (leaning the letters and their sounds), to comics and stories for more advanced readers and other tabs for readers that fall in between those categories. No matter the reading level, the pages are interactive, easy to navigate and sure to keep its audience interest. It also introduces the beggining ideas of genres (fiction, non fiction, fables, etc.), multicultural stories (Chinese Fables, Greek Myths, etc) and incorporates the idea of bringing reading to life through the arts (there are three stories presented as plays). (Sofia A. Ronquillo)

Kidsbookshelf
Discipline: Reading/ Language Arts
GradeLevel: K-6th gdade Web Address: http://kidsbookshelf.com/ Description: This site seems to be oriented for an adultaudience. There are links for a variety of topics like family, book awards, fun stuff and more. There is however a link where children can post their work. There are poetry works there, for example, that are by children. A teacher can use this for a writing project for students. I'm sure children would find it exciting to have their work put on the internet for all to see. Still, this site would not hold the interest of any child unless it was specifically to see other children's work or that of their own. (Sofia A. Ronquillo)

Primary Games
Discipline: Language Arts and Reading
Grade Level: Pre-K-4
Web Address: http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm
Description: Primary Games has activities and games designed for Pre-K to 4th grade students in the core educational subjects. The Language Arts section is organized with a grade level and subject area chart, which easily identifies the appropriate game. There are free trial versions of some more interactive games. Teacher can print worksheets, calendars, and other stationary to use in their classroom. The e-books are geared toward environmental consciousness and should be used with discretion.(Charlotte Purcell)

Education World
Discipline: English, Math, P.E./Sports, Social Science, Science, Art, History, Health/Safety, Communications
Grade Level: K-12
Web Address: http://www.educationworld.com/
Description: Education World is a site with a vast range of offerings including a search engine for education websites only, lesson planning and ideas, event/conference news, information on how to integrate technology into the classroom, daily features/columns and articles written by experts. (Melissa Stephans)

Discipline: ELL students
Grade Level: pre-K-5
Web Site Address: http://www.eslpartyland.com/
Description: This website instructs teachers in using unique techniques with ESL/ELL students. The quizzes, activities, and games are designed to engage the English Learner by teaching them about common situations they may encounter in the near future. Some examples are: ordering at a restaurant, waiting for the bus, or going to a party. There is also a section, which shows how to teach with music and with the internet – two topics that are extremely intriguing to children. (Heather Feldbaum)

Discipline: English/ Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K - 2nd grade.
Web Site Address: http://www.earobics.com//gamegoo
Description: This site is filled with educational games that help students develop early reading and languages skills. Some of these games focus on the alphabet, poetry, spelling, reading comprehension and many more. Not only is this site enriched with fun and games for students, but it includes great resources for teachers and parents too. For example, it provides educational standards, game descriptions and other important information. Gamegoo is an interactive and engaging way to teach children the fun in language arts. (Shayla Collins)

Discipline: English, Reading and Writing
Grade Level,: Pre-K - 3rd grade
Web Site Address: http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm
Description: This site is filled with applications for students or teachers to use. Viewers can choose between fun-filled activities, games or reading applets that will enhance English learning development. Many of the opportunities that this site has to offer include poetry, organization skills, self-expression and more. This site is a great way to get students excited about reading.(Shayla Collins)

Discipline: English
Grade Level: Pre-K - 1st grade
Web Site Address: http://www.pbskids.org
Description: This animated website introduces children to English skills through the use of fun games, songs, videos and coloring applets. It teaches skills such as learning the alphabet, rhyming and phonemic awareness. This site is a very colorful and energetic place for kids to enjoy learning. (Shayla Collins)

Website: Reading Rockets
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading, ESL
Grade level: K-3
Website address: http://www.readingrockets.org
Description: This site is a great resource for teachers, parents, librarians and principals. Each section offers tips, FAQs, articles, suggestions and much more. Dedicated to helping children read, this site is a wonderful starting point for those eager to help. As an added bonus, the site is also available in Spanish! (Brittani Krutzler)

Website: Starfall
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading
Grade level: K-2
Website address: http://www.starfall.com
Description: This site is great for students, teachers and parents. It offers many tantalizing games that engage and encourage the student to read. A teacher or parent can use with the child or they can try on their own. In addition to games, the site offers several downloads ranging from journals to book printouts. (Brittani Krutzler)

Website: Reading is Fundamental
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading
Grade level: K-8
Website address: http://www.rif.org
Description: Reading is Fundamental (RIF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit organization in the United States. Through this program, over 4 million children receive free books each year. The site offers ways to support (letters to congress, donations, etc) along with sections for educators and parents. They have booklists, articles, advice, tips and activities geared toward motivating children to read. (Brittani Krutzler)

Discipline: Phonics
Grade level: K-2
Website address: http://www.funfonix.com/
Description: Fun Fonix offers an extensive array of printable phonics materials, worksheets, workbooks, and even a phonics worksheet maker. This site contains a four-part phonics book series that is designed to help move students quickly through the phonics rules. It is ideal for teachers who want to provide an adequate amount of practice for their students. Also, this site provides online phonics games for students. The vocabulary used is designed to help encourage reading by quick acknowledgment of what they have just read. (Heather Gurnick)

Discipline: ESL Language Arts
Grade level: K-5
Website address: http://www.esl-kids.com/
Description: ESL Kids website offers free flashcards, worksheets, classroom games and children song lyrics for elementary ESL students. This is a valuable teacher resource for those who are new to working with ESL students. This site provides unique worksheets and activities that use words and pictures from themes like shapes, weather, family and holidays. (Heather Gurnick)

Discipline(s) – Reading and Writing Grade Level(s) – Pre-K to 2nd grade Web Site address- http://www.starfall.com/ Description: This is an interactive website where young children can have fun while they learn their sounds and letter. In this website children can play games and listen to songs. Also, children can read different genres. Discipline(s) – Language acquisition and literacy (Maria E. Carranza)

Discipline(s) – Language Arts, English Learners, and Math Grade Level(s) – K-6 grade Web Site address- http://www.smbsd.org/page.cfm?p=35 Description: This website is the home page for Santa Maria Bonita School District. Santa Maria Bonita School District has many resources for Reading First Schools. In this website teachers can find posters, vocabulary cards, lesson plans, and much more for Houghton Mifflin. (Maria E. Carranza)

Website: Magic Key Adventures
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: 1-3
Website address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml
Description: This website from the BBC has interactive games with characters from a popular children’s book. Taking characters from a book and putting them into an educational computer game can work wonders for those students who spend time on computers and watching TV. This approach to having students practice grammar and punctuation in a computer game will be also useful to students with special needs, such as ADHD students or perhaps those with psycho-motor delays, as it helps them practice and learn Language Arts skills in an adaptive manner. For the more advanced students, there are games for word replacement, ie synonym skills and character personality descriptions, which are often difficult to teach or learn from simply a text or workbook. Integrating a popular children’s book into an interactive website helping students of both higher and less high levels of Language Arts is both a good low-stress practice for the students and makes this an excellent website. (Mary Loynes)

Website: Bitesize Literacy
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: 3-7
Website address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/
Description: This website provides excellent high, medium and low practice with several aspects of literacy and grammar. With games for students to practice phonics, rhymes, alphabetical order, spelling, pronoun usage, conjunction usage, synonyms, punctuation and sentence construction, it is a perfect computer-time activity when the students are tired and need a break from sitting in chairs and using workbooks. This could also be an excellent site for students who need extra practice at home with Language Arts. It also has different levels for students to choose to play in case they would like to advance their skills. The students would benefit greatly from this site because the main characters of the practice tests are cartoon characters, whicProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0

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Website: Sadlier-Oxford
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: Pre-K - 6
Website address: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm
Description: This website is perfect for all students needing extra practice with grammar or during computer-time during class. This website is divided into five sections with subdivisions according to age levels. There are a total of 46 games on this site which will allow students to pick and choose from several games which will help them in any area of need or practice. All games are pop-up games with audio and visual clues, making each game fun, simple and easy to use, ensuring that students will not be bored during these games. (Mary Loynes)

Website: Time for Kids
Discipline: Language Arts, Science, Social Science, Health, Art, Math
Grade level: K-6
Website address: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Description: This is a weekly magazine for students. It covers a series of topics based on the core subject matters. It provides articles for students to read, guides for parents and teachers. It provides worksheets and quizzes teachers can use as well as a variety of graphic organizers. It concentrates on helping students succeed in reading and writing. (Arpie Yalenian)

Website: Star Fall
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-1
Website address: http://www.starfall.com/
Description: This websites is concentrated on teacher resources for teaching comprehension and phonics. It breaks down the reading process and provides different activities parents and teachers can use with students to help them get started and progress in reading. (Arpie Yalenian)

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Reading Rainbow

Discipline: Reading
Grade level: 1-5
Web Site Address'http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow Description: This is a great reading resource for kids. The book page has a “book of the week” and an alphabetical list of suggested books for kids. This website also features a game page that is a great way for kids to actively engage in the material. The content of the games range from everything between math and reading to creating a new habitat. There are other links on the website like “LeVar’s adventures” where kids can watch a video and answer questions, as well as contests for kids. Additionally, there is a link that provides valuable resources for teachers and parents. (Stephanie Perry)

Soft Schools

Discipline: Reading
Grade level: PreK-Middle School
Web Site Address: -www.softschools.com
Description: This site offers free math worksheets, math games, grammar quizzes and phonics worksheets and games for teachers to incorporate into their classroom curriculum and environment. Additionally, the site offers quizzes for various subjects including math, science, social studies, reading/grammar, etc, and more. The site also provides additional practice problems that students can attempt if they feel they need more practice on the subject at hand. (Alex Collins)

Starfall

Discipline: Reading
Grade level: PreK-3
Web Site Address: -www.starfall.com
Description: TThis site offers resources for teachers and parents to introduce to their student/child. They can use applets to increase their reading skills from a young age or continue to build their knowledge as they grow older and move to a more advanced level (typically 3rd grade). Students can explore alternate ways to learn the content (different applets) and hopefully will retain the information with additional practice through the applets. Teachers have access to printout pages that they can use in class or as homework to reinforce their reading lessons. Additionally, teachers can have students download and create various books from the website to use in the classroom. (Alex Collins)

Discipline: Reading/Math Grade level: K-4 Web Site Address: http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html Description: This website is a very fun and entertaining site for children. It’s perfect for kids who like games because they learn how to read and do math through many games. Since children love playing games, it makes it very exciting for them to learn through games. If they choose to play games with reading then they click on that part and observe different pictures and choose which word matches with the picture. They can also play math games that requires them to add and subtract numbers. (Hykui Oganesyan)

Discipline: Reading Grade level: PreK-2 Web Site Address: http://www.starfall.com/ Description: This website is designed to help children recognize the letters and gradually learn how to read. Children can learn the letters of the alphabet, then the next step would be to learn how to read by forming short sentences. Then there is another interesting section the children can choose, which includes poetry, tongue twisters, riddles and magic. Also teachers can download material from this website and use it in their classroom. (Hykui Oganesyan)

Reading Rainbow

Discipline: Reading
Grade level: K-2
Web Site Address: -hhttp://pbskids.org/readingrainbow
Description: This website provides resources for students, teachers and parents. Students can access various online games that involve reading, mathematics, art, and memory retention. The children can also access printable activities to work on at their own pace. Parents and teachers can also benefit from these printable documents by incorporating them into their lessons plans or instruction at home. Additionally all parents, teachers and students can access a list of books featured on Reading Rainbow. These books can be used for teachers and parents to introduce their students/children, and for children who are interested, they can find books that might spark their interest. (Alex Collins)

Scholastic

Discipline: Reading
Grade level: K-8
Web Site Address: -http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/index.asp
Description: This site offers resources for parents, teachers and students. Teachers can access various resources including lesson plans for all subject areas, practice pages, teacher tools, holiday theme materials and more. Children can access information on books and authors, games, video clips and ways to express their opinions online. They can even make their own individual profiles for the website. School administrators can also access information regarding book fairs, reading clubs, guided reading, school jobs. (Alex Collins)

Discipline: Language Arts Grade Levels: 1-5 Web Site Address: http://www.spellingtime.com/main/test.php?MemberName=demo&MemberId=293 Description: Spelling Time is designed to help students improve their spelling over the course of daily lessons given by this website. There are five steps involved in Spelling Time. In the first step the student is given a spelling list with each word used in a sentence. The computer reads the sentence out loud and then the student repeats the sentence out loud. Next the student is given a keyboard to spell the word they see. Step two or Pie Time uses the word the student had to spell in step one and has them spell the word without looking at it. Step three the student is given a spelling bee. Step four students are given a pop quiz and the last step is a spelling test. (K. McLaughlin)

Discipline: English/Reading Grade Levels: k-6 Web Site Address: http://www.storylineonline.net/ Description: This is a great site for children learning how to read. The Screen Actors Guild foundation set up a site to that allows students to choose a specific book that is read aloud by an actor. There are about 30 books students can choose from. On the video the actor reads the book while pictures from the book are being shown. The words also appear at the bottom of the video for children to read along. There are also activities that go along with each story. (K. McLaughlin)

Reading Rockets

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-6
Web Site Address: http://www.readingrockets.org
Description: This website focuses on teaching kids to read. It has a special emphasis on strategies for students who are struggling to read. It has a wide-range of topics and it is updated daily. It includes reading news headlines, research-based articles, tips for parents and educators, video interviews with top children's book authors, a monthly e-newsletter, national and local resources, an online store, and many other valuable features. (Jennifer Hines)

Read Write Think

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-12
Web Site Address: http://www.readwritethink.org/site_features.html
Description: ReadWriteThink offers a wide array of standards-based lesson plans. They use internet tools to further instruction and learning. The different lessons can be selected according to the grade groupings of(K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 and also by the area of literacy practice. According to the website, all lessons are research-based and are written for the teacher but include student-ready materials such as worksheets, interactives, and reviewed Web resources. (Jennifer Hines)

Scholastic

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-12
Web Site Address: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Description: This web site offers lesson plans, printable pages, advice from teachers, strategies for behavior modification and student activities. It also has a "books and authors" section which offers interviews with authors, specific book lesson plans, book talk ideas and activities. In addition, there is an entire section devoted to a new teacher’s survival guide. (Jennifer Hines)

Literacy Works

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: Pre-K-12
Web Site Address: http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/
Description: Has a wide range of resources for literacy instruction as well as lifelong learning for adults and family literacy programs. The content focuses on strengthening literacy development, creativity and critical thinking skills. It offers tools to enhance the classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. The website also provides educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs. (Jennifer Hines)

I Know That

Discipline: Language Arts, The Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Thinking Games, Social Learning
Grade level: Pre-K-5
Web Site Address: http://www.iknowthat.com
Description: This site is a student’s academic home away from home. A student can log on to this site and create a personalize profile in which all content on the site is geared towards them. Although this is not required to utilize the site it is a great tool. Once on the site (either logged on or not) the resources are numerous. In addition to all major content areas there are links for homework help, parent and teachers, classroom tools, progress reports, surveys, daily days in history, and videos. Also, there are links at the top of the page for each grade level and once clicked on there are a large number of boxes that have all the different content areas and activities that can be utilized. This site has dedicated itself to not only make learning something that occurs in the classroom but gears its content in a way that makes information fun and useful so that the idea of life long learning is underscored. (Dave Miller)

Discipline: English, Science, Math, Music, Art Grade Level: Pre K - 2 Web Site Address: http://www.sesamestreet.org/home Description: Sesame Street has done a brilliant job tying in education with their website with what they teach during their morning programming to children. While visiting SesameStreet.org, a user can see all the different subject matters which are touched upon though the playing of the online games. For example, counting is brilliantly taught in the game “Egg Counting Elmo” which is visually stimulating and engaging. Another example is how early reading is taught during the game “Alphabet Soup” whereby students help cookie monster make words in his soup! This site has done a great job. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: English, Arts Grade Level: K-3 Web Site Address: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/index.asp Description: Scholastic.com/kids has a very in-depth interactive website which encourages reading, playing educations games, watching videos, printing materials and relating with cartoon characters (i.e. Clifford the Big Red Dog) while teaching something. This site allows for online reading of books, which is brilliant because it involves children at a young age with the use of a computer. The site also encourages coloring and offers printouts of coloring pages which are interesting for children. [Teni Khachikian] Discipline: English Grade Level: PK-1 Web Site Address: http://babyeinstein.com

Description: This site primarily sells educational DVDs, music and books parents can do with their children. Additionally, this site explains in depth the importance of visual and audio stimulation for children, especially when they are young. The books are especially designed for the parents to teach the children visuals as they are reading the book. However, this site can make some additions by providing online interactive games for students which will continue to help them learn to read and be visually stimulated. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: English, Art Grade Level: Pre School - 6 Web Site Address: http://funschool.kaboose.com/

Description: This site does a unbelievable job with hosting numerous educational games on their website. Some of the games include discover games (which assist students with memorization), world puzzles (which enriches a student’s vocabulary), crafts (encourages creativity in art), etc. The site is visually stimulating and kids will have a fun time learning. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: English, History, Math, Sports Grade Level: K-8 Web Site Address: http://www.factmonster.com/

Description: This website is a good site for students who have a question relating to their homework or are curious to find out more about a topic. This site contains an encyclopedia, almanac, educational games, quizzes and a wealth of information. The site is visually stimulating and does a great job of not over cluttering the user with a ton of info. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: Math, English Grade Level: K-8 Web Site Address: http://www.funbrain.com/

Description: This site is sponsored by Quaker and offers games skewed to math and english. They offer flash cards, web books, comics (which is great), an arcade for math and a movies section. This site is developed for K-8 and is visually a good looking website which is easy to navigate. First time users must register (provide your email and create a username/password) to use this site. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: Art, English Grade Level: Pre School - 2 Web Site Address: http://pbskids.org/

Description: PBSKids.org does a great job connecting its cartoon series to the web. It creatively has games which teach students the “ABCs,” “How to Dress Up,” and brilliantly ties in coloring with their cartoons. I can see children getting excited to color “Curious George” or “Dragon Tales.” However, I think the audio that is currently being used on the site is too subtle and can be a little more enticing. [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: English, Math, Science, Biology, Astronomy Grade Level: K-12 Web Site Address: http://www.kidsknowit.com/ Description: This site’s main goal as stated on their homepage is “…to make learning free.” This extensive and in-depth website does a real good job providing tools and resources for students such as “Free educational music,” “Animal Database,” “Human Biology Website,” “Identify Rocks Game,” “Dinosaur Website,” and so much more. When a student visits any of these sites, they will be inundated with incredible amounts of real life concepts and information. This is a great tool for parents, student and teachers to bookmark and visit often. Kidsknowit.com does a great job making learning fun! [Teni Khachikian]

Discipline: English
Grade Level Elementary - College
Website: www.ncte.org
Description: The National Council of Teachers of English. This website is filled with a ton of information for English teachers of all grades. There are lesson plans, suggested books for certain literature courses, tips, readers, handouts and more! It keeps you up to date so your literature and your lesson plans are current. You can also “Get Involved” by joining certain writing groups, published journals and online chat rooms. I think this is a very important website for English teachers as well as Elementary School teachers who want to make sure all their lesson plans are up to date, informative, engaging and educational. Great site to check out! (Molly Ivory)

Discipline: Reading and Language Arts
Grade Level K-12
Website: www.readwritethink.org
Description: International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English teamed up to make www.ReadWriteThink.org which as the website says, “provides educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.” It has lesson plans for K-12 so any teacher can find this website useful. Also on each lesson plan it also has a date, so that teachers are using a current lesson plan or if they chose an older lesson plan, they are aware that some information may not be current. It also has the 12 standards for English Language Arts so that teachers and students are aware of what they are being held accountable for. Lastly, it has a web resources link for students and teachers to explore the Language Arts world, and all that it has to offer. I think it’s a great, well organized website that is very useful. (Molly Ivory)

teachers how to integrate technology in the classroom. (Michelle Karlin)

Discipline: English Grade level: All Web Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/ Description: This guide for new teachers has tips for working with tenured teachers, parents, principals, and professors. Also, first-year teachers talk openly about their successes and setbacks during their first year. They tell about the value of creating relationships with professors, parents, and colleagues. Most of these teachers mention the need for assistance from mentor teachers. (Michelle Karlin)

Read Write Think

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-12
Web Site Address:http://www.readwritethink.org/ Description: This is a fabulous language arts resource for teachers. Not only does it feature lessons for all grades K-12, but it also has the language arts standards as well. On the left hand side it provides a link to additional web resources for language arts teachers as well as student materials (like worksheets and activities). (Stephanie Perry)

Discipline-Language Arts, Reading Grade Level- Elementary and Middle School Web Site Address- www.scholastic.com Description- Scholastic.com is an interactive web site focusing on reading for school-aged children, their parents, and teachers. It has book recommendations, blogs, videos, and a school jobs link. (Jennifer Pershes)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math Grade level: K-2 http://www.pbskidsplay.org http://www.pbs.org/teachers The games and activities are aligned with different standards across the curriculum. Students get to complete activities that promote sentence building, problem solving, and reading. Parents are given the opportunity to monitor and adjust the different levels to suit the child playing. Students get to see their progress in a chart, which can be very motivating for students. For teachers the website provides a database with different lesson plans and activities that are based on specific curriculum topics across the curriculum. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Science/Social Studies Grade level: K-5 http://www.schoolexpress.com This website allows teachers to access online math quizzes as well as create math quizzes, spelling worksheets, and awards for the different subject areas. It provides a variety of workbook pages that can be printed with many pages to practice skills across the curriculum. It also provides many thematic units that children can explore and enjoy. It also gives the students an opportunity to read a variety of stories, which they can read independently or have the program read to them. They can then print up the stories in a coloring book format, which is a fun for students. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Science/Social Studies Grade level: K-3 http://www.enchantedlearning.com This website provides teachers with numerous resources that provide children with activities that children will enjoy and learn from. The printouts are kid-friendly and they all are based on a specific concept within a subject area. Most concepts are aligned with the grade level standards and go across the curriculum. For early fluent readers it provides short, printable books on many different topics. It also provides quizzes; fill in the blank activities, art projects, and thinking maps. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Social Studies/Science Grade level: K-5 http://www.scholastic.com This website has a student activities section in which students are provided with different activities that promote student learning. It provides students with sentence starters, interactive storybook readings, letter practice, and matching games. For the older students they practice writing poetry, learning games like I Spy, and a variety of quizzes to test their skills. There is a section called “Word Wizard Dictionary” where students can get the different definitions for words. There is also a section that helps students with different types of writing, such as, descriptive and biography writing. They can even read or write book reviews for the books they have read. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Social Studies/Science Grade level: K-5 http://www.apples4theteacher.com This website provides teachers, parents, and children with educational interactive games, activities, and book making opportunities. Students can enjoy learning about concepts all throughout the curriculum through fun activities that are easy to follow. There are also activities that correspond to the different holidays and thematic activities. Parents are provided with a variety of articles that discuss different topics, such as, depression, safety, and disabled children. Teachers can also sign up for their newsletter to receive updated activities and information. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts Grade level: K-3 http://www.starfall.com This website is a great site for students to practice letter sounds through fun games that focus and emphasize each letter sound individually. Once students have mastered the sounds and are ready to read they can enjoy the different activities focused on reading, which are divided in three levels. The first level provides interactive games that go along with short stories and focus on specific short and long vowel sounds. The second level takes students through fun adventures that include tongue twisters, music, and riddles. The last level focuses on plays, comics, and folktales. There are also skill builders in a movie format, which is an exciting and different way to learn. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Social Studies/Science Grade level: K-12 http://www.funbrain.com This website consists of games to improve student’s skills at all different grade levels. The games are all presented in a way that makes learning fun. By simply entering a keyword an activity or game will pop up and students are ready to play. Instructions are very simple to follow and the activities are age appropriate. Students have the opportunity to add messages in the Writer’s Block and also play in the math arcade, which takes students through a series of math activities. Students can also read enjoyable and interesting stories.

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Science Grade level: K-12 http://www.gamequarium.com This site provides teachers with numerous printable worksheets that are kid-friendly and grade appropriate. Students can also enjoy a variety of games in which they practice different skills in the different subject areas. Children can learn enthusiastically when introduced to all the fun activities. There is also a search engine for the different grade levels to look for online resources, such as, technology topics and subject area topics. Teachers are also provided with writing prompts, online workshops, and parent resources. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Science/Social Studies Grade level: K-12 http://www.abcteach.com This website provides activities and printable worksheets for teachers, parents, students that can help them practice and improve their skills. Teachers can print out awards, calendars, certificates, and other great teaching materials. Teachers can also create flashcards, word walls, and have access to crossword puzzles as well as word mazes. There are many resources and templates to help students across the curriculum. Students can get ideas for research, reports, power point presentations, and portfolios. (Silvia Ramos)

Discipline: Language Arts/Math/Science/Social Studies Grade level: K- 8 http://www.internet4classrooms.com This website provides students with skilled builders in language arts and math. It gives students the opportunity to play fun and interactive games to build appropriate grade level skills. Students play games to review and learn concepts across the curriculum. The website also provides teachers as well as students with technology tutorials on how to use programs like Power Point, Inspiration, and simply browsing the Internet. The website has a section referred as the “Daily Dose of the Web” which provides a link to Brain Teasers, Quotation Sources, and the Question of the Day. (Silvia Ramos)

All Disciplines k-12 ( www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edres.htm) This site, “Educational Resources and Lesson Plans”, contains links to lesson plans and resources organized by Subject. There are resources available for every subject matter from Art and Language Arts to Mathematics to P.E. to Theology and Religion! (Sam Koskela)

All Disciplines k-12 (www.edhelper.com/) edHelper.com has comprehension exercises, themes, lesson plans, and worksheets available sorted by subject matter. (Sam Koskela)

English, Social Studies 6-12 (www.nationalgeographic.com/education/) The National Geographic education website has Language Arts and Social Studies Lesson Plans and Activities, Maps, Photographs, News, and Audio/Video resources. (Sam Koskela)

Language Arts 9-12 (www.k12station.com/k12link_library.html?subject=NLE&sub_cat=105174) The 9-12 Language Arts section of the K12Station website has numerous links for web-based learning activities that cover the gamut from Literary Criticism and Interpretation to Poetry to Usage and Conventions. (Sam Koskela)

Language Arts and Media 1-8 (www.filmeducation.org/) The Film Education website has resources for primary school teachers to facilitate Film as a learning tool. Featured guidance includes Film in Literacy and Film and Citizenship. (Sam Koskela)

Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science k-12 (quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm) Quiz Hub provides resources for an online interactive learning center. There are quiz games, Logic Puzzles, and Practice Tests available in most content areas and grade levels. (Sam Koskela)

Langauge Arts, Science 3-12 (ncsu.edu/midlink/) Midlink is a digital online magazine featuring notable student work and projects from around the world. (Sam Koskela)

All Content Areas k-12 (webquest.org/index.php) A complete and current source of information concerning webquests maintained by the San Diego State University Department of Educational Technology. (Sam Koskela)

All Content Areas k-12 (archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/DVE/FusionDVE/index.html) An informative and idea-laden, as well as instructional, site exploring the potential of Digital Video as an interactive learning tool for in the classroom. (Sam Koskela)

Language Arts k-12 (free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=78) Teaching and learning resources in Language Arts from Federal Agencies. Parental advice, literature and author biographies, and writing and grammar tools. (Sam Koskela)

Contents 1 Online Resources for English 2 Elementary Language Arts 2.1 General Elementary Language Arts 2.2 Elementary Grammar/Language 2.3 Elementary Poetry 2.4 Elementary Writing/Composition 2.5 Elementary Language Assessment 3 Secondary English/Language Arts 3.1 Secondary Reading 3.2 Secondary Language Assessment 3.3 Secondary Literature 3.4 Secondary Composition 3.4.1 Persuasive Techniques 3.5 Secondary Poetry 3.6 Secondary Vocabulary

Online Resources for English

9. Mighty Book

a) Discipline- Literacy
b) Grade- Pre K-4
c) http://www.mightybook.com/
d) This website has picture books, read along stories, and songs that children can play around with to learn how to improve their reading with practice. (m. smith)

8. Between the Lions- PBS

a) Discipline- Reading/English
b) Grade- Pre K-3
c) http://pbskids.org/lions/index.html
d) This website offers many different activities for children to explore with, they can listen to stories, create their own music, watch educational video clips, and teachers and parents can even find material as well. This website is defiantly entertaining for little kids. (m. smith)

6. Jefferson Lab

a) Discipline- Reading and Science
b) Grade- 5-12
c) http://education.jlab.org/reading/index.html
d) The link for this website will help children to better comprehend reading. There are 18 different reading passages that the children can choose from to enhance their knowledge. This is also a way for teachers to get their passages published so that children can go home and try them as homework. (m. smith)

Reading A to Z
Discipline:Reading
Grade: Pre-K—6th
Website: www.readinga-z.com
Description: This website has amazing resources for teachers. There are many books organized by theme that have lessons to go along with them. In each lesson, the website gives suggestions for before-reading, reading, after reading, building fluency, building skills, extending the reading and assessment.(Raquel Kloostra).

Scholastic
Discipline: Reading
Grade: Pre-K—6th
Website: www.scholastic.com
Description:Although Scholastic.com is full of advertisements and trying to get people to buy their books, there are useful tools on their website. One that I would like to discuss is their interactive online reading books. Students can listen to a book online while looking at the pictures of the book. This is superior to listening to tape recorder while reading a book, because the young reader controls when the computer reads each line. In addition, there are blank spots that the child must fill in with a word at the bottom of the screen. This would be a good activity for a beginning reader. There are many interactive books available to read on the website.(Raquel Kloostra).

Starfall
Discipline: Reading
Grade: Pre-K—2. This website can be used to help students who are learning to read. I would say that it is best for kindergarten to 2nd grade students. However, older students with reading difficulties can benefit from this site.
Website: www.starfall.com
Description: This website is a great website for students who are learning to read. They have many games for young readers at different stages of reading. One of the games seemed to be great for students who are learning to blend words and sound them out. This game is under the “Learn to Read” section. The game starts with a word like “at”. A voice sounds it out slowly, emphasizing the “a” and “t” sound. Next, children are to select various letters, like “b” or “c” and combine them with “at”. The computer sounds out the word slowly again, and a picture of the new word pops up.(Raquel Kloostra).

Starfall
Discipline: Reading
Grade: Pre-K—6th
Website: www.starfall.com
Description: This easy to use website for children, educators and parents bases its activities on five of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development recommendations: phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. This information is found in the introductory letters to both parents and educators which also include advice on using the site, but the children can just jump right in by clicking any of the four colorful and inviting links on the home page. (S. Jacks)

Games Galore
Discipline
Language Arts/Reading
Grade Level
k-8
description This website provides many games and other websites that have interactive tools to learn how to read. My favorite game that it has listed is the “chicken stacker.” Students must recognize a certain phonetic sound and tag it before the chicken runs away. The goal is to get five. The game is very interactive and I think gets progressively more challenging, which means that a student can play it at a variety of levels. The general site is amazing because it gives the world so many suggested sites to use.

Reading is Fundamental
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade: Pre-K—6th
Website: www.rif.org
Description: This site from the well known Reading is Fundamental organization is full of information for everyone. On their home page there are links to their history, supporters, how to donate, volunteer, and of course literacy games for children. On the lower right hand side of the page there is a section called Reading Planet which is not easily accessible for younger kids, but once an adult navigates them to the correct page, their ready to go. You can choose from numerous options from Read Along Stories to Booklists. A nice touch is their Bilingual Activity Book and some of their pages are in Spanish. (S. Jacks)

Mrs. Gold's Class
Discipline: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish
Grade: K—6th
Website: http://www.mrsgoldsclass.com
Description: This is an actual third grade teacher’s website for her class, but it’s so much more. There are numerous entertaining and educational games for every discipline. It’s also really inspiring if you are a teacher thinking about creating your own classroom website. It is visually appealing with a sincere focus on education. (S. Jacks)

Spelling Time
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade: K—12th
Website: http://www.spellingtime.com
Description: This is a spelling improvement website that your students join to improve their spelling. It simulates test taking scenarios and provides daily lessons. There are game coins as rewards and the assignments are also printable for portability. The students get progress reports to help them monitor their success. (S. Jacks)

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade Level Preschool -9
Website:www.magickeys.com/books/
Description:This site provides a variety of books for a variety of levels. The books have large print and pictures and the reader chooses when to move to the next page giving time for practice or reflection, Keep kids reading. (Stacey Phelps)

Discipline: Language Arts
Grade Level 3rd -8th
Website:www.madglibs.com/
DescriptionThis site provides free printable word games that help students practice parts of speech, such as, nouns verbs, adjectives, etc.(Stacey Phelps)

Discipline': English Grade level: 1-5 Web Site Address: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids Description: This is a great site for students to get more help with their writing and homework help in other subjects. Students can also get information about countries around the world and research many topics.(Michelle Karlin)

Discipline: English Grade level: 1-5 Web Site Address www.4teachers.org Description: A wonderful site for teachers with many great links for websites and programs under “4TEACHERS FAMILY OF TOOLS” such as Teacher Tacklebox. There are 4Teacher Features, Educator resources, Site of the Week. Teach with Technology teaches teachers how to integrate technology in the classroom.(Michelle Karlin)

Discipline: English Grade level: All Web Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/ Description: This guide for new teachers has tips for working with tenured teachers, parents, principals, and professors. Also, first-year teachers talk openly about their successes and setbacks during their first year. They tell about the value of creating relationships with professors, parents, and colleagues. Most of these teachers mention the need for assistance from mentor teachers. (Michelle Karlin)

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html Grade Level K-12 (Submitted by Kim Noller) Subject Language Arts This site has hundreds of supplemental teacher guides(CyberGuides) with student activities for use with different literature stories and books that would be used in a classroom. This is put out by SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) and the San Diego County Office of Education. What is nice about the guides are that the California Language Arts standards being met are given with each activity.

http://www.weeklyreader.com/ (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level K-12 Subjects: Social Studies and Language Arts This sight has something for all grade levels and teachers. The kid, teen or teacher clicks on the correct icon at the top and it will link them to the appropriate sight. There are opportunities for kids to do a multiple of educational activities such as writing their own endings to the story that they read, crossword puzzles, seasonal activities or current events.

http://www.kbears.com/ (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level K-6 Subjects: Language Arts, social studies, science, and music. In the science and social studies section, students could use the information to help them do a research paper. Younger children would enjoy the interactions with the pictures and the characters and the games. There also is a sight for parents and teachers to subscribe to.

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/ (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade level 4 and up Subjects: Language Arts and Social Studies This sight called the “Learning Page” from the Library of Congress’ website would be useful for teachers who work with 4th grade and above in a variety of subjects. It has lesson plans and activities that can be used to activate students’ critical thinking skills in language arts and social studies subject areas.

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Education.pg_0.html#0 (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade level K-12 Subjects: All This site is a librarian site called Finding Dulcinea and is useful for teachers, parents and students of all grade levels. Teachers can find lesson resources in a multitude of subjects and students can find helpful educational sights and games as well.

http://www.education.com/(submitted by Kim Noller)

Grade Level Preschool-12 Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, math, science This sight is great for students, parents and teachers. There is a whole gamut of resources. For teachers and parents there are activities in all subjects to do with their children. There are also lots of educational information and links on specific topics of interest in the area of education.

http://www.edhelper.com/(submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level Preschool-8 Subjects: Language Arts, social studies, math, science This sight has a lot of print-ables for teachers to use and templates for creating. Teachers must join to get the full usage. This would be a useful sight for seasonal activities and extra add ons to topics of choice in all subject areas. Parents may also enjoy printing out some of the coloring sheets for their children.

http://www.schoolexpress.com/ (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level Preschool-6 Subjects: Language Arts, social studies, math, science This sight is geared for teachers and parents. There are worksheet templates to assist teachers to make up with lessons, games for students, lesson ideas and activities for teachers. What is so great about it is that everything is free, all in a variety of subjects.

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/activities/activities.html (submitted by Whitney Harrison) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: Pre-k – 5 Description: Fans of Junie B. will enjoy this site. It offers fun activity sheets and games. Test your Junie B. trivia and get your Junie B. diploma. Learn about the author of the book and read a letter from Junie B. herself.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/index-2.html (submitted by Whitney Harrison) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: Pre-k – 8 Description: Enter the world of Harry Potter. This site is a perfect supplement to the reading. Learn about the history of magic, magical spells and several other courses that are given at Hogwarts. There is also a reader’s guide to each of the books.

http://www.brainpop.com/ (submitted by Whitney Harrison) Discipline: Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Art and Music, Health, Technology Grade Level: k-8 Description: This site makes learning all of the subjects interactive. It offers activities and games. Click on the subject of your choice. This will lead you to several subtopics. For example, under Science, learn about genetics, or famous scientists, or ecology, and so on. Once you select the general topic, you can choose from more specific topics. Become a member to enjoy all the activities and videos offered on this site.

http://www.grammarbook.com

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Level(s): K-12

Description: This website provides easy-to-understand rules on grammar, punctuation, and capitalization with helpful examples. It also gives information on spelling, vocabulary, and commonly confused words. Some other useful features include free interactive English quizzes and English usage instructional videos. For those students, parents, or adults who struggle with grammar and English conventions, this website provides comprehensive, interactive practice on developing such English skills. (Sally Truong)

http://www.chompchomp.com

Discipline: Reading, English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): K-12

Description: This website gives students the opportunity to practice and review their grammar skills in a fun and interactive way. It is broken down into three main sections—terms, exercises, and handouts. The website provides an online dictionary of common grammar terms. It also offers interactive, multiple-choice exercises for students to practice their grammar. Each answer comes with an explanation to help clarify the concept for students. There are also printable handouts of the exercises that teachers can print out and use as homework or tests. ChompChomp covers key grammar concepts such as sentence fragments, irregular verbs, commas, pronouns, subject-verb agreement, and word choice. (Sally Truong)

http://www.wordcentral.com

Discipline: Reading/Language Arts

Grade Level(s): K-12

Description: We all know that dictionaries can provide incomprehensible, complex definitions and information for many kids. Word Central is a kid-friendly website by Merriam-Webster that makes meaning much more accessible to our students. The website provides an easy-to-use dictionary, thesaurus, and rhyming word finder. The definitions are written in simple, straightforward terms for students of all ages to better understand. There is also a daily buzzword for students to explore--both its meaning, origin, and context clue in a sentence. Students can learn more about the word through a mini quiz at the end. There are also teacher resources, which include a catalog of books for students, state standards alignments, and citing online resources. Students can also hop onto this website to play fun, educational games that help sharpen their vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills. (Sally Truong)

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp

Discipline: Reading

Grade Level(s): K-12

Description: The Scholastic website promotes the love for reading. It allows teachers, parents, administrators, students, and librarians to start and/or maintain book clubs for their home, library, or classrooms by purchasing affordable, age-appropriate, high-interest books. The website also provides useful resources specific to teachers, parents, administrators, students, and librarians to support the passion for reading. The website also provides teaching resources (e.g. lesson plans, printables, and teaching strategies), student activities (e.g. Scholastic news online, word wizard dictionary, and research projects), and information about books and authors. In addition, there are Scholastic blogs where teacher advisors around the country can share their advice, expertise, and insights about teaching reading. (Sally Truong)

http://www.readwritethink.org

Discipline: Reading, English and Language Arts

Grade Level(s): K-12

Description: This website provides a myriad of standards-based lesson plans and classroom activities for teachers and online interactive resources and worksheets for students. Some extremely useful web-based, interactive tools to support students’ literacy development include essay graphic organizers, CD/DVD Cover Creator, Character Trading Cards, Story Maps, Notetaker, and Flip Book. Such tools make literacy learning fun and engaging for students of all ages. The lesson plans offered to teachers are also extremely detailed and easy to implement. They all come with an overview, research-based theory to practice, student objectives, instructional plan, assessments, web resources, and rubrics. (Sally Truong)

http://www.bookadventure.org

Discipline: Reading

Grade Level(s): K-8

Description: Book Adventure is a fun and colorful reading website that motivates children to read by allowing them to create their own book lists, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for reaching their reading goals. With over 6,000 recommended book titles, students, parents, and teachers can easily find appropriate books by reading level and category. Students can redeem their points at the Prize Library, which offers books, stickers, candy, bookmarks, and much more. (Sally Truong)

http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu

Discipline: English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 6-12

Description: The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers hundreds of resources and materials to support students’ writing development. The website is organized into separate categories, such as English as a Second Language, Grammar and Mechanics, and The Writing Process. Each category offers resources and information on several related sub-categories. For example, under “The Writing Process,” teachers and students can find easy-to-understand, step-by-step tips and examples on creating a thesis statement, prewriting, writing introductions, conclusions, and body paragraphs, proofreading, and revising. Under “Grammar and Mechanics,” you can find useful information on specific conventions such as commas, adjectives, independent and dependent clauses, punctuation, sentence fragments, and much more. Some topics also link to online quizzes to help students further reinforce their knowledge of the skill. (Sally Truong)

http://www.starfall.com k-6 (language arts) Starfall is a web site geared towards the lower primary grades although it can be used by anyone who is a struggling reader or who needs additional support in language arts. It is a very encouraging website that is filled with rich stories, games, and colorful animations. The program is set up to support reading and language arts. It begins with the alphabet where the children will learn sound/symbol correspondence. Next is the “Learning to Read” section which introduces vowel sounds through a systematic, sequential approach to phonics. Then comes the section titled, “It’s Fun to Read” which explores a variety of genres and topics that are intended to expand and enrich reading vocabulary and comprehension. Finally the last section is titled “I am Reading” which is a transition to reading for learning and pleasure. Intonation, expression, inflection, and fluency are all incorporated in this section. This website does a great job incorporating the several steps required when learning to read. (Carrie Franz)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ 2-8 (math & language arts) Skillswise has proven to be one of the most rewarding websites that I have come across as a teacher. The content is closely correlated with the California State Content Standards through the use of highly interactive games. The sounds and special effects are quite impressive for a free website! This website is also a great resource for tutors including lesson plans, printable tracking sheets and an expert column for advice and information on basic skills issues. Although the content is aligned specifically to UK standards, the resources are helpful to anyone needing them. The site also contains a glossary and a listing of all the games on the site categorized by skill area making it easy to navigate. (Carrie Franz)

http://www.sesamestreet.org/home k-1 (language arts, fine arts) The Sesame Street website is very closely correlated to the television series. The characters are the same and offer a wide array of games, music, and art areas for the kids to explore. The sounds are one of the most engaging features as pretty much anything on the site has a sound associated to it. This is incredibly motivating for young 4, 5, and 6 year olds. The pages are also very easy to maneuver around which is quite important for beginning computer users. (Carrie Franz)

www.funbrain.com k-8 (math & language arts) Fun Brain is a website that that is based around fun and games. If you are looking for a website that will keep your students learning and entertained for hours, this is the one! Most kids are so enthralled with the effects that they don’t realize that they are learning. There is also a section for kids under six to play with their parents with online web books and an Entertainment Center arcade just for fun. This is a great site that is getting better all the time. The best part is that it is free. (Carrie Franz)

http://www.kidsknowit.com/ k-8 (math, science, language arts, geography, biology, social studies) This website is nice because it covers almost all content areas. I do wish that it was better designed since it is not very kid friendly for younger students. However, as a teacher I have been able to pull off many ideas for lessons in my classroom. Included are movies, music, games, and funnies, in addition to tons of information on a wide variety of subjects. More than thirty free educational movies are available for teachers to use to supplement their lessons. The videos cover such topics as absolute values, adjectives, averages, eclipses, acceleration, biomes, hurricanes, and more. Each movie ends with an interactive online quiz. (Carrie Franz)

http://www.readinga-z.com/ k-8 (language arts)

Reading A-Z is an incredibly helpful website for teachers. It is a language arts website that has thousands of resources. Although there is a fee for a yearly subscription, it is well worth the money. All of the resources on this website are leveled for beginning/struggling readers – advanced readers. The stories, that are designed to be printed out, have vivid and realistic pictures. For example, during the 2009 elections, there were biographies, poems, etc. on John McMain and Barrack Obama. The pictures were actual photos from their childhood and current debates. This website is constantly updated and always has current articles and readings which is what makes is so useful as a teacher. It is perfect for a classroom with leveled reading groups as you can find readings on almost any subject. For instance, during science we were learning about adaptations. I searched the website for reading and there were several reading, at various levels, on all types of animals and adaptations. One downside is that it does cost money, but well worth it! (Carrie Franz)

Discipline: multiple subjects
Grade level: preK-5
Website address: http://www.tlsbooks.com/
Description: This website has variety of worksheets teachers (and parents) can use, that’ll help the student with reinforcing the materials in the following disciplines: math, English, creative writing, spelling, geography, history, science, religion, physical education and sports, music, foreign language, coloring, etc. The website provides worksheets from preschool through fifth grade, as well as resources and ideas for teachers. (Julie Kim)

Discipline: reading and writing
Grade level: preK-2
Website address: http://www.starfall.com/
Description: This website is targeted for the younger grade levels, such as pre-k through second grade. It targets reading and writing disciplinary areas. There are online stories and books that can be read out loud, which also go over spelling, if selected to do so. Stories are broken down to different genres, which make the page easy to explore. Other links on the site are shown by different themes that can be celebrated in a classroom setting. (Julie Kim)


Discipline: reading comprehension
Grade level: k-5
Website address: http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/
Description: This website provides materials in the reading comprehension curriculum where teachers can click on links depending on the grade level they are teaching. Once clicking the grade level, they can access different categories, such as “fictional”, “holidays/seasonal”, and “informational” (all in grades 2-4 ) which will then take them into page with a list of items/sources pertaining to that category, with a brief description of what the item is about. Under “informational” category, sources listed vary from George Washington biography with reading comprehension questions to fact-filled reading on scarecrows and comprehension set of questions. (Julie Kim)


Discipline: language arts
Grade level: preK-4
Website address: http://www.primarygames.com/curriculum/language_arts.htm
Description: This website offers games for pre-K through 4th grade Language Arts. It is neatly organized according to game titles (alphabetical order), grade levels (pre-K through 4th), and subject area the game covers. With roughly 40 games, it covers everything from alphabet and ABC order to letter recognition and spelling. Once selecting a game, clear directions are given before the actual game page. The games are fun to play and understand. (Julie Kim)


Discipline: reading and reading comprehension
Grade level: k-12
Website address: www.theteacherscorner.net
Description: This website is designed to be accessed and used by only teachers in any grades, as it offers reading lesson plans and comprehension according to different reading categories. This website allows the teacher to select what kind of reading comprehension category she wants to tackle (i.e.: alliteration, parts of speech, various reading genre, etc.). Once selecting a category, several resources will be listed, that shows what grade level(s) each of the activities and/or lesson plans are targeted for. However, one more is listed under the title of each of the activities and/or lessons plans; which is who the resource was submitted by. These lesson plans are very informal so it gives the teacher (searching on the web) to flexibility to modify and accommodate according to her own class body and environment. (Julie Kim)


Discipline: language arts
Grade level: K-5
Website address: www.softschools.com
Description: This website provides links to games, worksheets, and quizzes for teachers, parents, and even students to access in order to further advance their knowledge and comprehension on not only grammar, rhyme words, and syllables, but also on science and math as well. This website targets grades k-5. Before the main game, worksheet, or quiz page, it lists the theme/title of the source, what the descriptions and instructions are, which curriculum it falls under (language arts), and the topic of the specific source. Students can use this website as a general review and/or supplementary source for their difficulties in school curriculum. (Julie Kim)

Elementary Language Arts

General Elementary Language Arts

Educational Websites by Lisa Melton

(# 1 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: All

http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx Description: The official website of the International Reading Association is a nationally recognized professional organization that provides information for language arts educators on a variety of topics. Resources for teachers are provided as well as information on conferences, research articles, information for becoming an IRA member, and how to become involved in activism projects related to language arts instruction.

(# 2 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: All http://www.ncte.org Description: The National Council of Teachers of English is a nationally recognized professional organization that provides information for language arts educators on a variety of topics. Resources for teachers are provided as well as information on conferences, research articles, information for becoming a NCTE member, and how to become involved in activism projects related to language arts instruction. In addition NCTE position statements are useful for explaining where leaders in the field of language arts education stand on issues related to English learners, diversity, and school policy.

(# 3 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: All Subjects Grade Level: All http://www.ber.org Description: The Bureau of Education and Research provides staff development and training for educators all over the United States. They provide seminars, on-site training, and video and audio training opportunities.

(# 4 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: All Subjects Grade Level: All http://www.brainpop.com Description: Brain Pop creates animated short movies that are based on academic content standards. Schools, teachers, or students may access Brain Pop through paid subscriptions. Once a subscription is purchased, all content area videos are accessible through the website. Brain Pop also offers other resources for teachers. Free trials are available.

(# 5 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: All http://www.opencourtresources.com Description: Open Court Resources is a site specifically designed for teachers using Open Court as their Language Arts Program. The site contains information and resources for all grade levels and all Open Court units. Included are links, PowerPoint presentations, word cards, word knowledge word, and photos and book lists that can be downloaded for classroom use. (# 6 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: Science Grade Level: All http://www.fossweb.com/CA Description: The California FOSS website is an excellent resource for interactive games and educational videos related to Science instruction. In addition, it provides photos and other resources for students and teachers including experiment video demonstrations and instructions.

(# 7 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: English Language Development (ELD) Grade Level: All http://www.eslcafe.com Description: This is an excellent resource for teachers of second language learners. The ESL Café site contains a vast number of resources (including links to other sites), conferences, and ideas on how to effectively instruct English Language Learners (ELLs).

(# 8 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: English Language Development (ELD) Grade Level: All http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/jmora Description: I was first introduced to this web resource during my English Language Learner graduate course with Dr. Collier at CSUN. Dr. Mora’s website provides a vast array of strategies and rationales for teaching ELLs. The site is a little tricky to navigate when searching for information. However, keep clicking on the links! There is lots of beneficial information here.

(# 9 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: English Language Development (ELD) Grade Level: All http://www.colorincolorado.org Description: Colorin Colorado is a website designed for students, parents, and teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs). The site provides resources, ideas, and lots of information for teachers, students, and parents. Many resources are provided in other languages as well. Resources from this site have been especially helpful at Back to School Nights and parent-teacher conferences.

(# 10 Submitted by Lisa Melton) Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: K-2 www.starfall.com Description: Starfall is an excellent website for helping students with phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and fluency skills. Starfall contains mini-books, alphabet, and sound-play activities that students can engage in with the click of a mouse. Starfall will require speakers or headphones since most of the activities require that students hear what the computer system is saying to them. While it is built for young primary students, it may be suitable for some newcomer ELL students to provide extra support through an additional modality using technology. In addition, students can use it independently.

K-12 (Geri Benson) http://www.ncte.org/prodev/online/ideas This site provides access to resources and ideas for language arts. It is organized to elementary or secondary. Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Art

K-6 (Geri Benson) http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/index.htm This helpful site is great for elementary teachers looking for creative, effective, and practical ideas. Categories range from classroom management tips to hands-on lessons Language Arts

K-6 (Geri Benson) http://lessonplanspage.com/LA23.htm This site by HotChalk is home to over 2,000 lesson plans across the curriculum. It allows teachers to specify grade levels. Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science Art

K-12 (Geri Benson) http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons The Educator’s Reference Desk is a valuable site for over 2,000 lesson plans for a variety of subjects. Each subject provides a menu of subtopics in which to choose. Language Arts

K-12 (Geri Benson) http://siteforteachers.com/resources This site is a search engine designed to provide teachers with lesson plans, literature, and ideas. Language Arts

K-8 (Geri Benson) http://www.internet4classrooms.com This is a free web portal for teachers who want to find high-quality Internet resources to support their classroom instruction.

Pre-K 12 (Geri Benson) http://www.students.sbc.edu/smith/ This site provides categorized web sites by grade levels. Language Arts

5-6 (Geri Benson) http://www.teachersdesk.org This site offers lesson plans and 4 Block teaching ideas in an easy to follow format. It is very teacher-friendly. All Areas of the Curriculum

K-6 (Geri Benson) http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml A great site for finding information about numerous events and subjects. Language Arts-Reading

K-12 (Geri Benson) http://www.colorincolorado.org/ This bilingual web site is for educators of ELLs and their parents. Its main focus is on teaching ELLs to read.

Discipline(s) : English (grammar)
Grade level(s) : all
Website address: http://www.grammarbook.com
Description: This website provides a comprehensive set of grammar rules along with accurate examples in order to drive home the point of the grammar rule. The site also provides videos for those learners that need the extra help and need to visualize the rule in use. For adults, the site also provides rules that help create a great resume. (J. Bleaman)

Discipline(s) : English (vocabulary)
Grade level(s) : 6-12
Website address: http://www.freerice.com/
Description: This website not only teaches children and adults alike new vocabulary words, but does so through an interactive game that also donates food to the United Nations World Food Program. For every correct answer of matching a word to its definition, the website donates 10 grains of rice. Not only does this website provide learning, but it also makes the world a better place. (J. Bleaman)

Discipline(s) : Reading
Grade level(s) : Pre-K - 1
Website address: http://pbskids.org/rogers/games/index.html
Description: The Mr. Rogers website on PBSkids.org is designed to teach children the meanings of various social norms, such as what stop lights mean. It also allows children to work on their alphabet sounds, and create their own stories. Mr. Rogers also has a game that allows children to work on their reading by having a book read to them. This website is excellent for young children because it teaches them the importance of reading without all the bells and whistles of other websites. The games are plain, which makes them easily decipherable and children will enjoy while they are being taught. (J. Bleaman)

Discipline(s) : mathematics, reading, many more
Grade level(s) : Pre-K- 1
Website address: http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/littleeinsteins/
Description: The Little Einsteins website allows children to play games, print out coloring sheets, or watch full episodes. Little Einsteins works with children to teach them skills that are needed before entering school, and the games on the their website will help children achieve that. They have games that help with matching skills, motor skills, and learning to count. The episodes available teach children about topics such as music and reading. Little Einsteins is about teaching children basic skills they will need and their website provides additional support for children and parents. (J. Bleaman)

http://www.readinglady.com/index.php?&MMN_position=1:1 (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: The Reading Lady’s site provides an abundant amount of practical literacy resources that can be used in the classroom. This site was created to provide support for all reading teachers and to serve as a networking community through online discussion groups. The site also includes extensive resources for reading comprehension, author studies, poetry, writing, assessment, and readers theatre. Many research based strategies and professional literature resources are also made available.

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: Carl’s Corner is a site for many early literacy resources. There are many free downloads for ready made classroom literacy activities. The resources on this site include activities is the following areas: alphabet, calendar, centers, games, intervention, phonics, poetry, reading, tips for teachers, themes/holidays, word families, word study, and spelling. This site is great to use when you are looking for an activity to supplement or extend a lesson in the classroom.

http://www.readingrockets.org/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how children learn to read. Reading Rockets creates information about reading through PBS television programs, online services, and professional development opportunities. The site also includes: strategies to help kids who struggle, techniques for teaching reading, books and authors for kids, webcasts, blogs about reading, reading research, free reading guides, and other reading resources for teachers and families.

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/library/educator_resources.html#reading (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-12

Description: The Harvard Graduate School of Education has provided a collection of links that provide sites for educators on many topics of interest to educators. These topics include: adult education and literacy, the arts, bilingual education/ESL, children’s literature, curriculum resources, educational technology, etc.

http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: The Florida Center for Reading Research is one of the leading reading research centers in the country. This site will provide you with an abundance of current reading research. It also provides wonderful research based center activities under the curriculum and instruction links. These activities are great to supplement any reading curriculum.

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/comprehension_strategies.htm/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: The busy teacher’s cafe provides a multitude of teacher resources. Under the literacy pages there is a great link for information about reading comprehension strategies. This page provides activities and resources for the following strategies: making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, determining importance, and synthesizing.

http://www.starfall.com/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: This site is an interactive site that all children to practice reading with online games, stories, and activities. It takes readers through four phases: ABCs, Learning to Read, It’s Fun to Read, and I’m Reading. This site can be utilized in the classroom at center time or at home for extra reading practice.

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts & Math

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: This site provides reserach-based and standards-aligned educational games teaching basic academic skills. These games are an interactive and fun way to work on skills at an individual level.

http://6traits.wordpress.com/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: This site was created by Anastasia Suen, an author or 114 books and a writing teacher. Each day she posts a picture book to use for a writing mini lesson. She uses a wide variety of genres and provides engaging and fun activities for each of these books. This site also has other pages by Suen including: author visits, poetry, and nonfiction book resources.

http://eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ (submitted by Jessica Niemann)

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: The Education Place site provides graphic organizers that easy to download and utilize during an language arts or content area lesson in the classroom. Graphic organizers are a great scaffolding tool to use for helping children to organize their thoughts and create clear lines of thinking.

(Natasha Novian)

Disciplines: Variety of different websites for teachers.

Grade Levels: Varies depending on the site picked.

Web Site Address: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

Description: This index formatted site lists an array of websites for teachers by rank. A description of each site is also displayed, allowing teachers to be aware of what each site contains. This is a useful resource because it offers a list of websites with a short description which helps teachers easily find what they are looking for.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Theme based resource pages featuring back to school sources, lesson plans, worksheets, theme units, free software, certificates, teacher tools and more

Grade Levels: Useful for elementary grade levels

Web Site Address: http://www.teacherplanet.com http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/back2school.php

Description: This site provides theme based teacher resource pages. By clicking on dates on the calendar or using the alphabetical listing key one can find themes based activities pertaining to the event or holiday on that day. Lesson plans can be easily accessed; sub topics are displayed when clicking on t the link to make the search more specific. I found the back to school link to be a useful tool to use as well. It presents first day activities, lesson plans, work sheets forms and checklist which will aid a teacher in preparing for the beginning of the school year.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Songs related to Math, Reading and Language Arts, Science, General Education, Special Education, Season and Holidays, Languages, Social Studies, Classroom Management, Early Childhood, and Character Education.

Grade Level: Site says for all ages but I believe its best suited for pre K- 3rd

Web site address: http://www.songsforteaching.com/

Description: This site has over 5,000 free lyrics and songs to teach and motivate students for subjects across the curriculum. There are chants to facilitate classroom management and to help students remember different themes related to numerous subject matters. For example there are songs for students to remember the continents. Using this method ultimately promotes learning.

(Natasha Novian) 1. Disciplines: Reading and Writing, Language, Special Education, Foreign Languages, Math, Critical Thinking, Social Studies, Science

Grade Levels: Pre K- High School (concentration mainly between 1st- 6th grade)

Web Site Address: http://edhelper.com/

Description: This easy to use website contains a variety of fun worksheets pertaining to disciplines listed above. The worksheets and quizzes also come with an answer sheet. It also contains activities for holidays. This useful website also allows teachers to access an array of units across curriculums. The table of contents format of the site makes this site easy to use. Teachers can find what they are looking for by subject matter or grade level by using the search button. This site displays different subjects, quizzes and units for different grade levels.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Handwriting, Geography units, Social Studies units, Science units Mathematics, Phonics, Writing, Early Learning, Creating your own worksheet or quiz.

Grade Levels: K-5th

Web Site Address: http://www.schoolexpress.com/

Description: This site provides some free worksheets but many of the units must be purchased. School Express contains many activities with eye catching illustrations and fun units for students to work on. In my opinion the best component of this site is the ability for teachers to create their own worksheets, awards, quizzes, word walls and practice sheets.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Language Arts, Vocabulary, Parts of Speech, Math and Social Content manipulative based activities and customized work sheets Grade level: K-8 Web Site Address: http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ Description: This site has customizable worksheets with images; bingo, dominoes, tracing worksheets, game board makers, word searches, multiple choice worksheet generators, spelling test wizard, certificates, awards, crosswords, and math worksheets. It easily shows instructors how to make their own manipulatives. This site is great for language teachers, ESL, K-8, math and English teachers.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Language Arts, Reading, Writing,

Grade Level: K-12th

Web sites: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Description: This site includes lesson plans, web quests, videos, biographies, e-texts, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities. On the lift side there are a lists of topics related to language arts. I found the book report, children’s literature, and grammar topics as well as many other items to be very helpful! This site offers creative reports to assign to students. This site lists authors of children literature and displays original ideas for incorporating these books into innovative lessons.

(Natasha Novian) Disciplines: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Handwriting, ABC activities, Reading comprehension, Holidays, Months, Seasons, Class signs.

Grades: K-3rd

Web Site Address: http://abcteach.com/

Description: There is a wide selection of worksheets pertaining to the disciplines listed above. This website is useful for students in the primary grade level. It also includes an array of signs that can be printed out to make the classroom more child friendly. This site is well organized and easy to use. By following the links parents and teachers can find a range of beneficial assignments for their children.

Reader's Theater
Website: http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm
Discipline: Reading/Drama
Grade Level: 2-6
Description: This website has multiple stories available in a script format. It can easily be printed off and used in a Reader's Theater activity. The website provides some other tools to use for reader's theater. It has an assessment rubric for various components of reader's theater. It has a study which supports the benefits of using reader's theater as part of a curriculum to assist with fluency. There is a lesson on teaching voice fluency, which could be taught before performing any of the scripts. This website has many tools to assist if you are planning on using reader's theater as part of your curriculum. (Jessica Barba)

Book Reviews by Kids
Website: http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/index.shtml
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade Level: K-12
Description: This website contains book reviews that were written by other students. It allows the user to choose an age of the reviewer. It goes up to grade 12, although grade 9-10 is the highest current review. Students who post reviews write a brief summary of the book and includes an illustration. The site also has the reviews organized by Author. Participating schools are also listed by the state. This can provide students feedback about books. It can also be a tool for teachers to use as a sample if planning a lesson on writing a book review. (Jessica Barba)

Website: Seussville
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-2
Website address: http://www.seussville.com/games_hb/storymaker/story_maker.html
Description: This link helps students create a story using favorite characters from the Dr. Seuss tales. Students are prompted to name their story, create a setting, choose characters, music and text. The website plays back the story to the student in the end. It is a great website for practicing story crafting. (Kati Davis)

Website: Starfall
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade level: K-1
Website address: www.starfall.com
Description: Starfall inspires a love of reading and writing. It can be used at home or in the classroom to enhance reading activities. The links are leveled for each reader: ABC’s, Learn to read, It’s fun to read, and I’m reading. Each section provides multiple interactive activities that advance through levels of learning to sound out letters, then syllables, then read in phrases and ultimately sentences. there are spots where the student can write something and then print it out, where they can click on a letter or sound and have it spoken to them before they are asked to read it back, and then also a story they can read, having mastered all of the former disciplines, out loud wot their teacher! (updated by KatRyn Howell)(Kati Davis)

Kids Reads
Discipline: Reading
Grade Levels: 2-8
Web Site Address: http://www.kidsreads.com
Description: This website offers up-to-date information about all the genres of children’s books. The site is geared toward increasing children’s interest in reading, so there are many reviews, author interviews, and information about quality literature. Teachers will appreciate this resource because it will aid them in their decision to incorporate quality books in their curriculum. Students can appreciate learning more about the context of the books they read. My favorite feature will be the podcasts that are coming soon.(Lauren Smith)

Essay Punch Address: http://www.essaypunch.com/ Discipline: Language Arts Grade Levels: 3-12 Description: This web site takes students through the actual steps of writing a basic essay. Users develop an idea and write their own short essay, consisting of an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The web site provides questions that help to guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing. Completed essays can be transferred to a word processing program.(Taryn Feingold)

Scholastic News Address: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/ Discipline: Language Arts Grade Levels: 3-8 Description: The News Zone has current events that are most relevant to students, in a format that is fun and enticing. The current events and engaging activities include games and quizzes and interactive learning.(Taryn Feingold)

Sesame Street Games Address: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games Discipline: Language Arts/Reading Grade Levels: Pre-K-1 Description: With over a hundred games you can hear your favorite theme songs and read interactive stories from Sesame Street. They put the children's best interests first by combining education and entertainment through a research-based curriculum.(Taryn Feingold)

Read Write Think

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Discipline: Language Arts Grade level; All Description: Teachers can find almost any type of lesson/strategy here and it is customizable by grade levels and areas of reading/writing standards. It also includes many more other web resources that you can narrow down to what you are looking for. (Jason)

TeAchnology Discipline: ALL Grade Level: ALL Web Address: http://www.teach-nology.com/ Description: This website provides free access to over 28,000 lesson plans and 6,700 free printable worksheets (all searchable by subject), preformatted rubrics, teaching tips, games, website reviews, WebQuests and more!(Mike Jaffe)

LanguageGames.org Discipline: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian Grade Level: 3 and up Web Address: http://www.languagegames.org/ Description: free crossword puzzles, word searches and hangman in several languages. These games can improve vocabulary and help with decoding and spelling skills. These would be useful for grades 3 and up.(Mike Jaffe)

Basic Skill Practice Games

Discipline: English

Grade Level: 3 and up Web Address: http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html Description: This site has over 100 useful and fun games related to English grammar varying in difficulty. They are most suited to middle-upper elementary levels. (Mike Jaffe)

FunBrain.com Discipline: English, Math, Science, Social Studies Grade Level: ALL Web Address: http://www.funbrain.com/words.html Description: There are a number of great games here for all grade levels, which can be browsed by subject, or searched by standard or curriculum.(Mike Jaffe)

WebQuest.org Discipline: English, Social Studies Grade Level: 4 and up Web Address: http://webquest.org/index.php Description: THE WebQuest site. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. This can be used to supplement English or social studies lessons.(Mike Jaffe)

Art Kids Rule Discipline: Art, Math, English Grade Level: ALL Web Address: http://artkidsrule.com/ Description: web-based art programs that can also be used for math. There are also interactive stories and many links to sites for art lessons and art programs for kids.(Mike Jaffe)

Kidsites.com Discipline: ALL Grade Level: ALL Web Address: http://www.kidsites.com/ Description: This site has countless links to resources that teachers can incorporate into their math music, history, art, and science classes. This is so expansive that it requires further exploration to find what will work best for your lessons.(Mike Jaffe)

Scholastic
'Discipline(s): Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math
Grade Level(s): preK-12
Web Site Address: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp
Description: This website provides students with access to many activities in all academic areas ranging from preschool to twelfth grade. The activities provide reinforcement for skills learned in class, as well as opportunities to learn new things, especially in science and social studies. For younger students assistance may be needed at first when navigating the site to find the activities that you want them to work on. The site is also filled with teacher resources that may be beneficial to your lessons. (Lucia Lestrange Ireland)

Silly Books
Address: http://www.sillybooks.net
Discipline: English (reading)
Grade Levels: K-3
Description: This website features animated stories. The stories are presented page by page. Each page has a picture and words from the text. Each page also has a sound track that features a song singing the words that appear on the page. Also, each individual word in the text lights up as it is being sung out loud in the song. There is a section that features stories submitted by students. There are also puzzles and games, but they do not relate to reading. (Joseph Grillette)

Starfall Address: http://www.starfall.com Discipline: English/Reading Grade Levels: Pre-K-1 Description: This is a creative website designed to teach children to read. There is sound in the interactive books so this is good for the auditory learners. Teacher may request free writing journals for classroom use that reinforce the sequential phonics lessons of each interactive book. This is a program for all children who are learning to read in English.(Taryn Feingold)

BBC Schools - Words and Pictures Address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/ Discipline: English/Reading Grade Levels:1-3 Description: After you have learned basic letters and sounds, you can find great online interactive games and activities for words and phonics areas such as Vowel Phonemes and Consonant Clusters. High Frequency Words are also touched on. There is also a Gallery section with student submitted writings and suggestions.(Taryn Feingold)

Book Adventure Address: http://bookadventure.org Discipline: English/Reading Grade Levels: K-8 Description: This website is a free reading motivational program for children. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.(Taryn Feingold)

Language Arts for Kids
http://www.dositey.com/ (Jessica Roussel) This website is a fun game site for younger end of education. It’s primary focus is math and language arts. The sections are broken down to k-2, 3-4, 5-8. Each having their own language arts and math section. The language arts part of the website has games and activities for the children to practice their skills. The are sub areas for the younger ones like phonics, spelling, reading and writing, alphabet, vocabulary and grammar, a Writer workshop, essay writing. Each of these sections have either games or other reviews from other children’s work that they can post their own stories or book reviews online. It is a great way for children to really feel like an author.

Educational Games

www.schooltimesgames.com (Jessica Roussel)

This website is great for students from 4-12. There are games in all genres from social studies, language arts, science and math. The Social Studies genre covers geography from all around the world. A Time trip game in which the students are to order when events happened in history. A game that takes you back into the past of colonial beginnings. The science genre has games covering different that teach gravity, ecosystems, properties of a blood cell, and more. The language arts component to the website has them practice matching words to their definition, and word scrambles. The math section of this website challenges the students logic, has practice for using money, and works theirs geometry skills. It is a great website to keep math review learning fun. The logic parts of each section are great for the older kids.

Brainpop Discipline: All disciplines (Math, Science, Geography, Language Arts, Health, Technology)
Grade Level: K-12
http://www.brainpop.com/
This site is quite impressive and informative with numerous educational videos in a variety of subjects. At the end of the video, there is an interactive assessment that can be done individually or as a class. California State Standards can be accessed on this site with links to their corresponding video lessons. There is a fee for subscribing to the site, however there is a 5-day trial period available. (Andre Munoz).

"Starfall.com"
Website: http://www.starfall.com/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/Reading
Grade Level(s): Pre-K to 2nd grade

Description: Starfall.com caters to a wide range of students in terms of their reading abilities as well as their interests. This site is great in that it provides a lot of audio prompting for younger learners, and is very animated overall. The assortment of activities connects reading and listening comprehension with tasks that students must do with the computer mouse. This feature makes this website highly interactive, as students must click and move different objects based on what the directions are. Also, there are different difficulty levels in the activities, so students can move on to more challenging activities as they please. With the wide range of themes presented on this site, students should be able to spend hours on this website.

Shelsilverstein.com
Website: http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/Reading
Grade Level(s): 1st grade to 4th grade

Description: This website is composed of artwork and literature by the author Shel Silverstein. It is a great resource site for teachers, but the best feature is the kid’s section. This site would work very well in conjunction with the books that he has written. It is a great site to supplement new readers because this site really brings the books to life. Students can experience the same book in a totally new way, which incorporates listening comprehension, and very visual animation. This website would be a great motivational tool for students if they get to watch this after reading Shel Silverstein’s books. Also, as Shel Silverstein’s books are known for its poetry, there are sections where students can contribute their own poetry. This is a very interactive website with many activities where students can demonstrate their comprehension of the books.

TimeforKids.com
Website: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/Reading/Science/History/Social Science
Grade Level(s): 2nd to 6th grade, although kindergarten to 1st can indirectly benefit.

Description: Time for kids is a website based around a popular magazine series called Time for Kids. It is a magazine developed by the highly popular TIME magazine, but is catered to young learners. This website is great as an independent resource, but would work best in conjunction with the actual magazine. There are countless topics to choose from. For example, articles on Dung Beetles, to a day in the life of a Kenyan. There are worksheets to go along with different articles, both which can be printed directly from this website. This site would benefit teachers that are looking to supplement their classes with various topics, as well as older students. This site is not catered so much to younger learners, as it is to teachers. However, teachers can find some great topics on this site to take back to their classes and discuss with their children.

Reading Rainbow
Website: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/Reading
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten to 6th

Description: This site is a must for teachers who are looking for great reading materials to introduce in their classroom. Teachers can preview a vast array of books, and look for the one that is right for their class. The best part about this website is the section for parents and teachers, as it gives a list of hundreds of books and activities to go with them. There are discussion questions that parents and teachers can use, as well as projects that students can do. There is also a games and printables section that provides some classroom resources, but there isn’t much of a selection. This site isn’t an interactive site for kids, but more informational for teachers and parents.

Eduplace.com
Website: http://www.eduplace.com (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, History, Spelling
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten to 6th grade

Description: This website is run by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It is a great website to compliment the textbooks that are create by Houghton Mifflin. Great thing about this website is that the teacher section and student section are just a tab away. I would imagine some students would get curious and look in the teacher section to see what goes on in there. Students can look up a book in a particular unit and the book reviews the story in a very interactive way, highlighting important parts of the story. I would see this website being beneficial for students that have gone over the story as a class or independently, and then getting a review on this website. As for the teacher’s section, this website provides many supplemental materials that they can incorporate into the lesson. This is a great resource site for both students and teachers are learning out of the Houghton Mifflin series.

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Website: http://www.macmillanmh.com/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Math, Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Health, Music
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten to 6th Grade

Description: This website works in conjunction with textbooks developed by the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill company. There are links and resources for teachers and parents a like, as the material they cover go beyond just the textbook. One link that this website can take you is called “Teaching Today”, that address many different issues in the world of teaching today. Teachers can also find worksheets and activity ideas from this website to coincide with the unit they are teaching. There are also web games on this site that students can work on. Students must be in at least grade one to be able to interact with this website. Students can work on online activities and go more into depth on their current unit.

Readingrockets.org
Website: http://www.readingrockets.org/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/English
Grade Level(s): Pre-k to 5th grade

Description: Reading rockets is a site dedicated to informing educators and parents in the area of reading. The numerous articles on this website deal with all types of issues that with struggling readers, to supplementing readers that are doing great. A great feature on this site is the strategies section on how to improve the reading habits of struggling readers. Also, this website offer techniques that educators and parents can implement to teach beginning readers. By tying in the techniques with research findings, this website offers valuable insight in the area of teaching reading. Also, there is a great section on book recommendations. They categorize the best book selections out there, and gives great suggestions.

Reading is Fundamental
Website: http://www.rif.org/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/English
Grade Level(s): Pre-K to 6th grade

Description: This website is catered to learners of all ages, and has some amazing activities. One of the best features on this is the book zone, where children can just sit back and watch a story being read to them. What is great is the amount of stimuli coming out this page. Some stories are read in song form, with music playing in the background. The pictures come to life, and I can see a young learner getting very excited about this website. For older students that can write, there is a section where they can write letters to a vast array of people, including of course their friends. The game and activity lab are other interactive avenues on this site, and there are tons of options to choose from. This site requires membership in order to have access to even more activities, but just the introductory material is worth looking into.

Scholastic
Website: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/English/Science/Math/Social Science
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten to 12th grade

Description: This website is a gold mine of resources for educators. The teachers’ section gives weekly tips, and there are teaching strategies and educational topics for teachers to consider. Also, this website provides a ton of resources for the classroom setting. The student’s section is also packed with activities that students can work on. One section that may be of interest in particular is the computer lab favorites. This section is designed for students to explore different topics during their computer lab time. It is great because it leaves the learning up to the student, and they can choose from an array of subjects. This site is not designed for students to work off of independently; rather, teachers can supplement their lessons by hooking up their computer to a projection screen.

Readwritethink.org
Website: http://www.readwritethink.org/ (Jason Kim)
Discipline(s): Language Arts/English
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten to 12th Grade

Description: This website provides resources on many levels. One of the main features of this website is their section with lesson plans. Educators can browse through different lesson plans that other teachers have posted to draw ideas from. To supplement these posted lesson plans even further, there is a section on student materials that lists many different activities that can be incorporated into the lessons. Also, for parents that wish to gain a thorough knowledge about reading standards, they can look to this website as a resource. There is also a section solely dedicated to other web resources that parents and educators can draw from. This website has a very communal theme to it, and teachers can expect to always draw fresh ideas from here.

Kids Know It Network
Discipline: All disciplines (Math, Science, Geography, Language Arts, History)
Grade Level: K-12
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
This is quite an extensive web resource site for children of all ages. It’s free children’s learning network that aims to make learning fun and interactive. There are a multitude of flash driven games and interactive videos, all with the purpose of teaching the young and young at heart. (Andre Munoz)

Starfall
Discipline: Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre K - 2
http://www.starfall.com/
This free web educational site has been highly rated over the years. It is rich in its use of interactive applets to teach children the alphabet, letter and phoneme association, and reading. Children can practice reading and click on words that they may need help with in order to get phonemes associated with the graphemes. The virtual manipulatives are free but they can also be purchased for desktop installation, which provides more features. (Andre Munoz)

Readinga-z.com

http://www.readinga-z.com/index.php

Grades: K-5

Discipline: Language Arts/Reading

Readinga-z.com is a site that provides thousands of printable readers for any elementary level. Teachers can just download and print as many copies of each reader as needed as well as other supplemental materials that accompany each reader, including lessons, worksheets, assessments, etc. There are all different types of lessons depending on the reader and level, from phonics to vocabulary to comprehension and much more. There are also sections for poetry and reading fluency, for both beginning readers as well as English Language Learners. In addition, they have groups of theme related readers to connect many lessons. You have to have a subscription to use this site, and it can be a little pricey. For one to nine classrooms to share the subscription, it’s $84.95 per classroom, per year, for 10 to 49 classrooms it’s $69.95 per classroom, per year, and for 50 or more classrooms it’s $59.95 per classroom, per, year. (Amanda Griffith)

Starfall.com

http://www.starfall.com/

Grade: Pre-K – 2

Discipline: Language Arts/Reading

This site calls itself the place “where children have fun learning to read!” I think that is absolutely true. This is a very entertaining, interactive site that helps children to make sound/letter connections, sound out and read words and stories, and eventually read short stories and act out little plays with simple language for children to read. It is great for phonics and phonemic awareness and can help to engage students in activities based on lessons they are learning in class. The only negative I have for this site is that it can get confusing, and the students need to be instructed of exactly how to use it (as in which buttons to click on and when) so that it can be used effectively. It is completely free and anyone can use it. (Amanda Griffith)

Starfall

Discipline: Reading/ Language Arts

Grade Levels K-2

http://www.starfall.com/

This is a great website for teaching young children how to read. This site uses an interactive approach to teaching letters and phonics. There are songs to help children remember phonics and games to practice making words. For those students at higher levels, there are simple plays to watch on this site. Everything is also shown in sign language. (Jessica Zafran)

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/EducationalResources.html English K-12 `This website discusses all aspects of teaching, but has a large portion regarding the english subject. It's titled the "Best Educational Resources on the Web" and it basically is an open forum for people to submit resourceful sites in regards to education. There are links for ESL students and material, library sources, award winning literature, dictionary links, and more. Furthermore, once you click on any of these links, it will usually navigate you to additional sites. (Sondra Dingcong)

Language Arts, " Grammar"

5th Graders

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

This site is for students to help them identify parts of speech such as nouns and verbs or all parts of speech. It is to practice and review grammar in daily school learning environment. If grammar is practiced, then they are likely to do well in assigned writing activities from the classroom. (Christine)

(Shannon Kilcoyne) Discipline: Language Arts-writing, grammar Grade Level(s): 3-8 Website Address: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Description: This Wacky Web Tales sites contains numerous titles of tales. When the user clicks a title, another screen appears where the user fills in the blanks with predetermined parts of speech. At the bottom of the page, the user can click on (a) See your Wacky Web Tale or (b) Parts of speech help. When the user selects (a), a story is created with the user chosen parts of speech. When the user selects (b) there are definitions and examples of the different parts of speech.

Language Arts, " Dictionary Page" 2nd Graders http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Aisfor.html

Letter A dictionary page is a visual, vivid pictures along with "A" category family words and meanings. It has explicit meaning of the word and a picture to support students' learning. This is very helpful if students are visual learners, in most cases, which usually they are. This site enables students to get familiar with words and apply in their everyday life. (Christine)

Little Explorers
Discipline: English and Language Arts
Grade Level: K – 8
Address: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionary.html
Description: This website is called “Little Explorers” and it is a picture dictionary program that is excellent for ESL students of all ages. Little Explorers is mainly geared toward younger students, with a special K-3 focused area. There is a subscription fee of $20 per year, but gives the user access to English translations from Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, and Portuguese. Each dictionary entry has the word represented in the native language, new language, with a picture and a proper sentence. Many words also have links to carefully chosen, child friendly websites around the world for the child to further explore. Children may also print worksheets, enjoy scavenger hunts, or learn about specific animals/people. (Stefanie Gross)

Children’s Storybooks Online
Magickeys.com/books/#/books
Grades K-6 This website provides a list of different books, divided by primary and upper grades as well as young adult readers. You can discover the book online and click on parts of the books before going further and exploring the book more. This website even includes sounds and interactions for many of the listed books. (Amber Diem)

Language Arts, " Alliteration or Simile"

4th Graders

http://school.discoveryeducaiton.com/quizzes26/gumbie7/poetrypieces.html

This site is a good review for students to practice the meanings of alliteration or simile. Also it is a good way for the students to apply these terms and examples in their writing assignment. (Christine)

Scholastic
Discipline: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math and More
Grade Level: PreK – High School
Address: http://www.scholastic.com
Description: Scholastic has been around for years and expanded its educational accessibility to the web. They offer a plethora of tool to students through Language Arts practice games, skill books, and knowledge sets explaining anything a child could want to learn about. Scholastic is known for combining reading, comprehension and critical thinking skills practice with novel or interesting topics. When children work on Scholastic based material they are not only honing their skills, but learning about new subjects and building their background knowledge. (Stefanie Gross)

Amazing Kids
Discipline: Writing, Art and Citizenship
Grade Level: K-6
Address: http://www.amazing-kids.org
Description: This website is the home of a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children realize their full potential. It is a web community, for lack of a better term, a place where children can go to express their feelings and interact with other children. Math is integrated by way of weekly polls that the child can participate in. Writing is promoted by the recommendation of having a pen pal within the website. Also, a unique feature of this website is that they choose an amazing kid of the month. The child is chosen through applications or being nominated by someone. On top of all of these resources, children also have access to the Animation Station, Arts Station, Amazing Writers Station, and Learning to Draw Comics Station, which are all sub communities within the organization. (Stefanie Gross)

Time For Kids
Subject: Reading, Social Studies, Science
Grade Level: Kindergarten through Sixth
Address: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
Description: This site is a children's newspaper. It is divided by grade levels. It takes the major news stories happening around the world and writes them in age appropriate language. The site offers a homework helper and activities that correspond to the articles. The hard copy of this newspaper is used across the country in many schools. This is an enhancement to the paper copy. It offers the opportunity for students to read at their own pace and a wider variety of activities than what is supplied to the school. (Louanne Heintz)

Reading Rainbow
Discipline: Reading and Writing
Grade Level: K-4
Address: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow
Description: PBS supports an online educational site called, “Reading Rainbow”. It is a free site that focuses on literacy. One of their main goals is to get children excited about reading. They have a special research method that allows children to look at hundreds of different books and hear a brief summary with other children’s reviews on the book they are interested with. The site also has annual writing contest for children to submit their own stories to. Interactive games that support language arts, reading and writing in a fun and positively reinforcing way can be found here. (Stefanie Gross)

My Kids
Subject: Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science
Grade Level: Kindergarten through Fifth and Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth combined
Address: http://www.mikids.com/index.html
Description: This is an interactive site with many different games and activities that cover a wide range of subjects and grade levels. It starts at a beginners level and works toward more challenging concepts. Most of the games and activities are similar in their format, which makes them easy to learn, follow, and comprehend. There are a few games that are provided from other sites. (Louanne Heintz)

Read Write Think
Subject: Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading
Grade Level: Kindergarten through Second
Address:http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/wordfamily/
Description: This site deals with the short vowels and sorting word families. Each vowel is divided up into four categories. The words listed need to be placed correctly by matching the letters and sounds. This site would be appropriate for students who already have mastered their sounds and are working on word families. (Louanne Heintz)

(Shannon Kilcoyne) Discipline: Language Arts-Grammar Grade Level(s): 2, 3, 4, 5 Website Address: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html Description: This website helps users’ identity parts of speech. There is a beginner or an advanced option. The user identifies only nouns and verbs in the beginner level. The user identifies all parts of speech in the advanced level. In either level, the user is presented with a sentence with blue and red words. The directions prompt the user to click on the correct parts of speech which are the red words. For example, the directions state: click on the verb and the sentence reads: Their dad shaves every morning. If the correct red word is chosen, then the gorilla gets a banana. The objective is to obtain as many bananas as possible.

(Shannon Kilcoyne) Discipline: Language Arts-spelling; research skills Grade Level(s): 1, 2, 3, 4 Website Address: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html Description: At the top of the website, the letters of the alphabet are listed in a horizontal line. When the user clicks on a letter, a variety of words starting with the selected letter appear in a box. In each word box, there is the word, a corresponding picture to the word, and a definition of the word.

Sesame Street

Grade Level: PreK- 1

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games

This site is for children as young as the Pre-K level. There are games in this site that helps children learn the alphabet and they have activities such as rhyming games for those who are advanced enough to rhyme.(Kelly L.)

Sheppard Software
Subject: Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science, Art
Grade Levels: Kindergarten through High School
Address: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Description: This site is geared across the curriculum and for multiple grade levels. It has a wide variety of information presented in various ways to enhance learning. It has games, puzzles, and interactive quizzes. (Louanne Heintz)

Reading Planet
Subject: Reading
Grade Levels: First through Jr. High
Address: http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Description: This site is a book club that celebrates reading. The four main categories include an activity lab, a game station, a book zone, and a writing area. It offers a featured book and author to learn more about. It has book lists, book reviews that the children can write themselves, and animated stories and songs. (Louanne Heintz)

EduPlace

Grade Level: 3-6

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html This website allows children to make up their own “Wacky Web Tales” by filling in blanks. It helps students learn and exercise parts of speech. It helps them exercise their vocabulary skill. (Kelly L.)

Magic Tree House
Subject: Reading and Writing
Grade Levels: Third through Fifth
Address: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/
Description: This site is specifically geared towards the books written by Mary Pope Osborne. It has questions to answer after you finish reading each book. The more books you read, the more stamps you can earn for your reading passport as an incentive program. The other options include activities, learning about the author, and news events. (Louanne Heintz)

Language Arts, " Word Search"

1st Graders

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/code/BuildWordSearch.asp

Good and useful independent activity for the students once they are done with their tests or classwork in class. It's a good way for teachers to keep students busy and practice independent work skills. Word Search can be composed of story's vocabulary words that was read in class. This enables students to get more practice on the story's words and meanings. (Christine)

Starfall
Subject: Phonics, Reading
Grade Levels: Pre-School through Second
Address: http://www.starfall.com/
Description: This site uses a variety of teaching techniques to help children learn their alphabet, sounds, and decoding. It uses visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities to keep children interested and motivated. (Louanne Heintz)

Language Arts- writing Grade 1-6 http://www.dositey.com/language/readwrite/recombookf.htm?pgrade=34 (Leslie)

This site asks students to write a book review and recommend the book to a friend. In the book review, students are asked to write about the books main subject, the author’s point, some interesting points of the book and also their opinion of the book. It is good to use at home or in the classroom.

Language Arts-rhyming

Grade K-2 http://www.rhymer.com (Leslie)

This site is good for students and parents of students who are learning how to find words that rhyme. Students can use this website to practice their rhyming. It also allows them to find the meaning of the rhyming word.

OWL – Online Writing Lab
Site – http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
Discipline(s) – Writing
Grade Level- 3rd – 12th
Need help with your grammar? The Purdue University Online Writing Lab can help. This site provides tools for students to assist them with proper grammatical us and answer questions concerning parts of speech, punctuation and spelling. There are printable exercises for specific need such as prepositions or run on sentences. There are even PowerPoint presentations, handouts and resources for your English as Second Language Learners. (Elizabeth Martinez)

The Graphic Organizer
Site - http://www.graphic.org/
Discipline (s) Language Arts -Teacher/Parent Resource
Grade Level(s) K-12
Description – This site provides various types of graphic organizes, mind maps, and concrete maps. These graphic organizers provide visual aids to help organize your thoughts for understanding, remembering and writing. The site provides directions and visuals for using the graphic organizer tools. There are also suggestions for success and effective strategies for the use of graphic organizers. (Elizabeth Martinez)

Fun Brain

Spelling, Language Arts

http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html

3-5

For students challenged by spelling, this website is a fun and interactive way to improve their skills. With the chance to identify misspelled words, students can select either beginner or intermediate level depending on their ability. Links include a variety of teacher resources as well. (Christina C.)

Education Place

Language Arts, Grammar

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

3-6

Devoted to parts of speech, this website offers over a hundred “wacky web tales” that provide students the opportunity to use their understanding of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs to view a wacky tale upon completion. A review of each part of speech is also provided within the site. (Christina C.)

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Writing/ Grammar K-5

This is a very simple site that focuses on creative juices and writing. Students can choose from a list of topics to write about and then they fill in the blanks with the appropriate part of speech to create their very own story. Even though kids pick the topic there are no hints so they have to make sure that all their answers relate to that topic which elicits memory skills. Although there is not much to this site it is a good technique for new writers to see the wide variety of topics that can make great stories and it helps them differentiate between nouns, verbs, adjectives..etc. There is also help with parts of speech. . (Jenna Fodor)

Fun Brain

Disciplines: Reading
Grade Levels: Kindergarten through eighth
http://www.funbrain.com/
This site offers games that help to enhance the practice of math and reading skills. There are many different games such as arcade games, racing, baseball and other games. Students can play math baseball and move around the bases by answering the questions correctly. There is also math racing where they can go faster with each question they answer. The games are fun and entertaining as well as educational. (Andrea Figueroa)

Apples 4 the Teacher

Disciplines: Arts, Language, Literacy
Grade Levels: Kindergarten through Six
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
This site offers online interactive games by themes. There are math games using addition, subtraction, geometry, fractions, measurements, and patterns. Children who are interested in science can explore the oceans, seasons, light, energy and the human body. The social studies section involves history, culture, economics and world holidays. Students can also learn about the presidents and their wives as well as other influential leaders. There are also read to me books where children can learn to read by listening to books and nursery rhymes. (Andrea Figueroa)

Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/home.htm
Discipline: Reading
Grade Levels: Fourth through Eighth
This website is solemly based on books and reading. It lists different genres of books that children from grades fourth to eighth can read. There are horror, sci-fi, humor, historical, fantasy and real life books that offer an introduction so children can get an idea of what the books are about. There are also links for teachers to get activites or classroom magazines. (Andrea Figueroa)

Primary Games

http://www.primarygames.com/science.htm
Disciplines: Language
ArtsGrade Levels: Kindergarten through Fourth
This online source has activities for four of the subjects that students are taught. It has about forty activities for each of the subjects. It deals with vocabulary, reading, spelling, the alphabet, and handwriting. There is also a curriculum guide that allows teachers to view all of the activities for each subject area and decide which is suitable for their class based on grade level and subject area. (Andrea Figueroa)

Play Kids Games

http://www.playkidsgames.com/
Disciplines: Vocabulary, and Alphabet
Grade Levels: First through Fifth
Some of these activites allow students to review addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. There is an online calculator so students can check there answers on their own. Students also have an opportunity to learn the alphabet online by putting letters in order or organizing books in alphabetical order. There is also a vocabulary pinball games that allows children to put letters together to make words. The geography portion involves an activity on electricity, a map that helps students locate places and jigsaw puzzles of the continents. (Andrea Figueroa)

StarFall

http://www.starfall.com
Discipline: Reading Grade
Levels: Kindergarten through Second
This website is wonderful for kindergartners who are learning to read. There are alphabet activites that help children practice their alphabet and improve their phonemic awareness skills. Children can also read small sentences on their own because there is sound and an arrow pointing to the letters and words taht should be read. Children can use this program on their own because it teaches children to follow directions. (Andrea Figueroa)

(Edgar Gomez)

Professor Garfield

Discipline: Reading

Grade Level: k-8

Website: http://www.professorgarfield.org

Description: The sites main purpose is to be a world leader in direct, free delivery of innovative and motivational digital learning content focusing on children's literacy. The site has fun and educational sound interactive activities and games while supplementing standard-based resources for teachers, parents, and mentors.

Discipline: http://www.BookAdventure.org is a website for Reading.
Grade Level(s): This site can be used by grades K-4.
Description: This site is great for students that are already motivated to read and even better for students that are lacking motivation. What I love about this site is that it offers incentives for students that read a book and take a quiz. There are plenty of book lists that are available according to their reading interests and reading games are also offered to keep it fun. The downfall of this site is that you need to register before using it. (Melody Himidian)

Discipline: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/home.htm relates to reading.
Grade Level(s): This website is primarily aimed at K-3, although upper grades can enjoy the chapter books offered on the site.
Description: This website is a great resource for teachers, students and parents. Teachers can use this website for writing prompt ideas, tips on how to involve parents in the classroom, free printable worksheets, a class homepage builder, etc. Students can also use the site to find books that they might be interested in reading. There is a link for games they can play that build on reading skills along with videos they can watch that are book trailers. I just discovered the parent link that encourages parents to partake in activities that promote family life and shows them an overlook on what they can expect their child to learn in their upcoming grade. (Melody Himidian)

Kids Write for Kids

www.kidswrite4kids.com

Grades K-8

Disciplines: Language Arts/Writing

Description: This website is designed to help children grow to become published writers. It's a safe place for kids to submit their writing to be published on the website for other kids to read. Twice a year some pieces are chosen to be showcased in an online magazine. The person who created this website is a children's author who will also e-mail members mini-lessons to help them develop their writing skills. Pretty cool, huh? (Jessica Charvat)

Writing Fix for Kids http://writingfix.com/writingfix_for_kids.htm (Jeanette King)

Discipline(s): Language Arts/Writing Grade Level(s): Elementary level Web

Description: Writing Fix is an interactive writing prompt site. There are a variety of games to play. Each game gives you a writing strategy (i.e., descriptive writing), you click a button, and the site randomly selects nouns, verbs, places, or times and puts them together to give you a fun writing prompt.

http://www.dositey.com/

This website has language arts and math exercises for grades K through eight. The resources available are: printable worksheets, interactive games, and exercises that focus on a single topic. With access to a computer, the Internet, and an additional fee, teachers can incorporate Dositey’s curriculum into the classroom. Teachers can also create worksheets, quizzes, or use the program for those students who are having more difficulty and need more practice. The activities are condensed and short, making learning fun and the interface is easy to use. The website separates the resources by grade level; for example: K-2, 3-4, and 5-8. That makes it easier to navigate the resources by selecting the grade level. From there you select your topic either language arts or math. (Sam Z)

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html

ThinkQuest Library has learning resources for students of all ages with a wide range of educational topics. In this library there are over 7,000 websites created by students for students. The websites were created for the ThinkQuest Competition. Students ages 9-19 develop an educational website on a topic of their choosing. Additionally, this website is great for showing your students what they can accomplish. The website content is separated by topic: Arts and entertainment, books and literature, business and industry, computers and the internet, geography and travel, health and safety, history and government, math, philosophy, religion and mythology, science and technology, social sciences and culture, sports and recreation. There is also the option of browsing the competition winners from previous years and by age category. (Sam Z)

http://www.starfall.com/

The main focus of this site is on reading for grades kindergarten, first and second. There are books with sound, that are interactive, that are designated for this age group to make this site easy to use. After reading the book, students can play a game, reviewing the skills they just learned. Students can go over the calendar on the website, and play a word hunt game, which prompts the user to insert the correct word in the blank. Teachers also have the ability to get writing journals and books that correlate with the content of the website. (Sam Z)

Discipline: Second Language(s)

Grade Level(s): Elementary/Middle School

Web Site Address: http://www.lcsee.wvu.edu/~schoder/CI787/iKids.htm

Description: This site offers different world language lessons for kids. The more widely spoken ones are listed. Not all of these are developed in the same detail. This could be a good complement in and out of class to Spanish or French language lessons. Depending on when kids begin to learn a second language, this site is a good introduction. (Jesse Paulin)

Kids Pages

Discipline: English

Grade Levels: K – 2

Website: http://www.kids-pages.com/

Description: First of all, the graphics on this site are amazing – they look as if they belong in a book. There are several tabs on this site that take you anywhere from reading fairy tales (better for older children if read alone) to printable coloring pages for the younger children. There are several other supplemental materials you could print out such as the ABC’s, which look like the ones you see in most classrooms to a huge selection of flashcards. This is a wonderful site to help children to become more familiar with letters, sounds, and it makes reading enjoyable. (Michelle Moran)

PBS Kids

Discipline: English

Grade Level: Pre K - Kindergarten

Website: http://pbskids.org/sesame/

Description: Sesame Street’s website is a wonderful tool for children. This website is very clean and uses pictures to communicate instead of words. All of the shows characters have pictures on the right hand side. For example, on Cookie Monster’s web page there is a Letter of the Day game. You have to feed Cookie Monster a ‘cookie’ that begins with the letter for that day. The word is written below the picture and if you roll your mouse over the cookie you can hear children say the word. (Today is ‘L’ and I fed him a lion and leaf cookie) If you feed him the wrong cookie, Cookie Monster says he wants to eat that cookie but can’t. If it’s the correct letter, he eats the cookie only in the way Cookie Monster can. This is a great tool to help children with phonics and phonemic awareness. (Michelle Moran

Website: ePals

Discipline: Language Arts, Technology

Grade Levels: K-12

Web Site Address: http://www.epals.com

ePals was given a 2006 Award of Excellence by Technology and Learning for its effectiveness as an internationally collaborative web-based learning experience. Through ePals, users can communicate with classrooms all over the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, through email, blogging, and collaborative projects. Students can practice language skills and improve literacy by participating in In2Books, a pen pal reading support program. Participating in ePals can help classes in the U.S. to achieve the National Educational Technology Standards. Internet communication through ePals is guaranteed to be secure, safe, and protected. (Megan Folsom)

Website: Kids’ Space

Discipline: Language Arts, Social Sciences, Art, Music, Technology

Grade Levels: Elementary

Web Site Address: http://www.kids-space.org

The homepage for this website is really precious. It is set up as a playroom, and students can get to the various sections of the site by clicking on the toys and books located there. The teddy bear (Guide Bear) takes kids to an orientation of Kids’ Space where they also learn about computers and the Internet (for example, how email works and what a browser is). Clicking on the paintbrushes leads to the Kids’ Gallery, where students can view artwork (divided into genres) from other classrooms as well as submit their own. There are Storybook and Beanstalk, for reading and submitting stories, and creating picture books, respectively, and Hop Pop Town for developing musical skills and appreciation. My favorite is Children’s Traditional Costumes, where kids can learn about the traditional dress of different countries and play matching games. The site also supports Kids’ Space Connection, where students can communicate with one another through email. The site has a worldwide following (over 163 countries) and has received numerous awards. (Megan Folsom)

Storyline Online

Discipline: Language Arts

Grade: K and up

Website: http://www.storylineonline.net

This site links to videos of actors reading children’s books aloud. There is illustrated animation, and the option of captioning to go along with the read aloud. There are also activities and discussion questions to go along with each video. The videos are sponsored by the Screen Actor’s Guild so the quality is really great. I really enjoyed listening to a few of the the stories. (Megan Maxwell)

Reading Planet

Dicsipline: Language Arts

Grade: K-5

Website: http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/

Reading Planet is run by Reading is Fundamental. The site is free, kids can sign up for a free membership that allows them to customize their own page and unlocks special features. The site focuses on reading. The are books that can be read online, books that the site reads aloud, books that can be printed out so kids can draw their own illustrations. There are also activities like coloring, and word games on the site. Overall it is well-rounded educational reading site. (Megan Maxwell)

Learning Planet

Discipline: Mixed

Grades: PreK – 6

Website: http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids0.asp

The site is divided into three age ranges pre-K, 1-3, 4-6. Each age range has a set of educational games and activities. Ranging from counting by various numbers to geography quizzes the site addresses a variety of subjects ad has fun sounds and graphics to entertain kids. (Megan Maxwell)

Language Arts/Reading Grades: K-2 http://www.seussville.com

This website is all about Dr. Seuss. The website includes: games, book catalog, and printable activities. For example, the games are beneficial for students because there is a matching game to enhance students' memorization skills and there is a Story Maker game that students can be creative and add their own dialogue to the story. (Therese Zeyadeh)

Language Arts/Phonemic Awareness Grades: K-1 http://gardenofsong.com

This website has many songs which are nursery rhymes. There is music that can be played in the background. The website has the lyrics to all the songs. The rhymes in the songs help enhance students' phonemic awareness skills. (Therese Zeyadeh)

Language Arts/Phonemic Awareness Grades K-1 http://www.aability.com/pagames.htm

This website is about phonemic awareness and it gives teachers ideas on how to build students' understanding of sound. There is a section about building a treehouse which gives a step to step guide on the process. The website contains information not just on sounds of the language but also how to teach the rules. For example, there is a ' Directional Training guide' for teachers. (Therese Zeyadeh)

Tools for Educators http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ Discipline: Literacy Grade level: K-5 Description: This is a nice resource for elementary teacher’s K-5. Teacher’s can make their own games to help students with their literacy. This site allows you to make your own print out games, such as bingo boards, domino's and dice. There’s also a spelling worksheet creator and tracing worksheets for young students. You can also create and print out your own certificates. (Candy Castro)

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/ Discipline: Reading Grade Level: Pk-2 Description: This web page helps young student’s with their reading. Students learn their alphabet and learn to read words through word games. They’re also reading material for students. This website can be used in the classroom or if they a computer at home parent’s can access it and allow students to use the computer. (Candy Castro)

Stories Online
Website: http://www.storylineonline.net/
Grade Level: K-4
Description: This site has books being read by well-known people. There are a selection of book titles which you can click on. A video introducing the reader appears, and then the book is read. The words are displayed on the bottom of the screen, so this is a wonderful tool to assist in fluency with early readers. There are follow-up activities that you can do for each story. There is an option to print out the activities. Also, some titles are available to print as a Reader's Theater version. This is another avenue to build fluency provided by this website. The follow-up activities incorporate comprehension skills and writing assignments. (Jessica Barba)

'Kids Reads
Website: http:// www.kidsreads.com
Discipline: Reading
Grade Level: K-8
Description: The primary focus of this website is to inform the navigator about books. There are reviewers who write a description about books. The books are categorized, so it is easy to find specific titles. There are fun activities relating to the books, such as trivia and word scrambles. People can locate information about numerous authors and can even write to their favorite authors. A great feature about this site is that students can preview a quick review about books, and then also see other titles by the same authors. The site also provides book lists, and guides for book clubs. Overall, kidsreads.com is very useful for children who need guidance for book selections. (Jessica Barba)

Colorin Colorado http://www.colorincolorado.org/index.php?langswitch=en Grades: K-12 Discipline: Language Arts Colorin Colorado is a bilingual Language Arts based website for educators and families. For teachers the website includes teaching strategies geared towards English language learners, research reports, and webcasts. Families can use the website to look up bilingual books or books written by Latin American authors. (Kalpana Somanathan)

Kids Read http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp Grades: K-12 Discipline: Language Arts The site can be used to look up new books which provide a description, book length, and suggested reading age. Previous new books can also be looked up by month and year. Students can look up ways to start a book club. There are also hundreds of books reviews, which can be beneficial when deciding what books to select. (Kalpana Somanathan)

Teaching Heart Readers Theater http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm Grades: K-6 Discipline: Performing Arts/ Language Arts Teachers and parents can use this site to find readers theaters scripts. Not many online sites offer free readers theaters scripts, but all are free on this site. Some of the available scripts are The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Where The Wild Things Are, and The Three Little Pigs. (Kalpana Somanathan

The World of Beverly Cleary

Discipline: Literature

Grade level: K-5

Website: http://www.beverlycleary.com/

Description: The website allows students to learn about the author and the characters from her books. Information on Beverly Cleary provide includes a biography, bibliography, photos, lists of awards, and a question and answer interview with the author. Students can test their comprehension of Cleary books, and their knowledge of the characters by taking the trivia quizzes. In addition, the site makes available a teacher’s guide to assist in discussions of Ramona Books. (Olga Collins)

Elementary Grammar/Language

Spelling City

Website: http://www.spellingcity.com

Discipline: Spelling/Reading/Handwriting

Grade Level: Elementary K-6

Description: This website allows users to practice spelling skills through a game format. There are preset lists and target skills that users can work on. Also, there is an option for a teacher to set up an account and enter the weekly spelling list onto the site. Students can then practice their own list words at home. The website provides printable worksheets with games and handwriting practice spelling sheets. There is also a letter that teachers can print off to send home to families to inform them how spelling city works. It is a great reinforcement tool for students to practice their spelling at home. (Jessica Barba)

Elementary Poetry

Poetry for Kids

Website: http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Discipline: Poetry/Reading/Writing

Grade Level: 1-4

Description: This websites provides many resources and activities relating to poetry. The site primarily focuses on the works by Kenn Nesbitt. This author's poems are available to read, print, and hear. There are tools to help teach poetry lessons, and a rhyming dictionary section that generates words that rhyme with a word that you type. There is a section to play poetry and word games. There are links to other poetry websites, poetry contests, surveys, and forums. It is a very helpful resource when teaching poetry. (Jessica Barba)

Elementary Writing/Composition

About.com - K6 educators

1. http://k6educators.about.com

Discipline: Primarily language arts and writing, but related information is included Grade level: Elementary (K-6) Description: This site is a good overall tool for teachers. It not only includes a well-rounded collection of lesson ideas for various situations, it also has suggestions for thinking out your own activities. It has rubric examples, how to write one, and help for new teachers. (Jason)

Biography Maker

Website: http://www.fno.org/bio/biomak2.htm

Discipline: Writing

Grade Level: Upper Elementary 4-6

Description: This site guides students through the process of organizing and writing a biography report. It takes a student through the steps of questioning, gathering information, synthesizing the material, and story telling. This site also reminds the students to employ the six traits of writing approach. This is a great organization piece, as well as a visual reference for visual learners. It takes the overall process of writing a biography report, and breaking it down in sequential steps. (Jessica Barba)

Letter Generator

Website: http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

Discipline: Reading and Writing

Grade Level: 2-4

Description: This is a wonderful way to introduce students to the format of a friendly or business letter. The first section guides people through the parts of a letter. It highlights and names the various components of letters. There is a section where you can then select a friendly or business letter, and type in your own information. One of the final steps is to select a border for the letter, and provides the option to print. It also guides the navigator through how to address an envelope. (Jessica Barba)

Elementary Language Assessment

Secondary English/Language Arts

Secondary Reading

Secondary Language Assessment

Analogy Jeopardy

The topic of this software is verbal analogies. The game is available for 1-2 players, and is arranged on the screen like a game of jeopardy. Students pick a numbered point box under a category and are given a related analogy to complete. The software keeps score, like in a normal game of jeopardy, but does not deduct for incorrect answers.

It could be beneficial for students who are struggling with the CAHSEE, since there is a section devoted to analogies. Having taught the CAHSEE prep course, I found that analogies are a difficult point for most students who are struggling with the English language. By nature, analogies require students to understand vocabulary and draw conclusions about the relationships between words. Once they have done that, they need to imitate this relationship. Demonstrating all of these skills requires a great deal of practice. This game gives students the opportunity to practice these skills in a fun competitive way.

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Vocabulary/Analogies/ or http://www.quia.com/cb/148767.html

Secondary Literature

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/(submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level 7 and above Subject: Language Arts This Website features Garrison Keiler. Each day he has a poetry reading and talks about famous works and gives a little bit of history behind the work and the authors. There is an auditory link so you can listen to it. Also there are archives of featured poems and authors. This could be a useful sight for students when they need to look for poems for a language arts activity or history about famous poets and artists. Students can search for poems by author’s name or by the title of the poem.

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/index.html (submitted by Kim Noller) Grade Level 6-12 Subjects: Language Arts and Social Studies This site is geared towards students in middle school and high school. Parents of middle and high school age students would also like this site. It brings lots of popular issues and questions to mind that high school students face. Topics could help stimulate students’ thoughts for writing and get them to think about preparing for high school or for coping with high school pressures.

Shakespearean Murder Mystery

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/act1.shtml

This is an interactive murder mystery where you have to explore through rooms in a castle to solve a murder. You interview the characters in the castle and explore to search for clues. The place is full of Shakespearean quotes and facts about his life, the Globe theater, etc. It's free access on the BBC website. You just have to sign up and log on. It would be appropriate for high school students (9-12) and above. The game is not overly complex, but I don't know that it would hold the interest of younger students. Storylineonline

Web Site Address: http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/shakespeare/games.html

Discipline: Literature

Grade Levels: (7-12)

Description: This sight offers information on Shakespeare's life, poetry, and plays. One of the most unique features is a series of interactive trivia games which test the player for knowledge of Shakespearean characters and vocabulary. The games, such as "Hamlet's duel" or the dating game show entitled "What's in a Name?", are challenging and fun. The games have some weaknesses in that they do not teach so much as test. Also, they cover a broad range of Shakespearean trivia- perhaps too broad. However, the strengths inherent in these games are silliness and wit. Students will likely enjoy them, and pick up useful information along the way. (Stephanie Ann Foster.) This sight for students in Shakespeare English classes who study a variety of Shakespeare's plays. Works as a great review game (Melody Pellegrin.)

Web Site Address: http://www.storylineonline.net/

Discipline: Literature

Grade Level(s): K-5

Description: Storylineonline.net demonstrates the importance of read-aloud-reading. Students can log onto the site and pick a book to be read to them. The site shares information about the author and models good reading skills for students to be exposed to. The site also poses specific questions for students to keep in mind while reading and for after reading to help with comprehension. (Abigail Reifman)

http://www.shakespeare-online.com (Jessica Roussel)

This is for students in Shakespeare English classes 9-12.

This website is all about Shakespeare and his plays. It has a the breakdown of play to help students better understand the plays themselves, as well as provides analysis for all the writings of shakespeare. There are videos, glossary, a biography and key dates. There is a link to just about any question or part you would want to know including the imagery in his plays, what he didn’t say, and has breakdowns of key phrases.

Secondary Composition

"(Interactive) Writing Workshops" http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp

Discipline(s): Language Arts/Writing Grade Level(s):6-12

Description: Interactive website offers useful tools for writing, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Resources available for grades K-12 include games, printable study tools, step-by-step assistance in writing all genres of prose.

Persuasive Techniques

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/argument.shtml This site helps students identify logical persuasive techniques. Appropriate for middle-high school students. An argument is presented and choices are given for the student to choose in response. The virtual audience scores and cheers according to the validity of the student's choice. This is an interactive and fun activity, although there is a limited amount of topics. This activity is best used as an "into" rather then an extended lesson. There is short test at the end that can be completed online or printed by the teacher. This program is free.

This I Believe http://www.thisibelieve.org/educationoutreach.html (Jeanette M. King)

Discipline(s): Language Arts/Literary Analysis, Listening, & Writing Grade Level(s): All high school level

Description: In the 1950’s, Edward R Murrow hosted a National Public Radio program with the title “This I Believe.” Famous public figures and average Americans wrote and read aloud essays describing their personal beliefs. It has been revived this century with an invitation to listen to these values others are sharing, and to document your own - with positive, dogma-free guidelines. This program has a free, complete curriculum to develop strong writing skills, self-expression, critical thinking, tolerance, and respect. It is a wonderful series.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Grammar and Writing 3-12th grade

There are 427 references to sort through plus games and quizzes to test your knowledge. Each of the topics referenced provide definitions, explanations and examples. It is very easy to understand and even easier to navigate. The site will also help you find help on grammatical issues, tips on writing essays, and advice. You can practice word, sentence and grammar skills, or more specifics about writing good paragraphs with variety. You can ask questions yourself or review a list of frequently asked ones. Not only can you choose to learn simply by reading the script but you can look at power points or watch video presentations. . (Jenna Fodor)

http://www.wordfocus.com/index.html Vocabulary K-12 with emphasis on middle and upper grades

A great website for enhancing your vocabulary skills. I think this would be especially perfect if studying for the SAT’s. It is a site for students who have a pretty good understand of vocabulary and are looking to really advance their knowledge. There is good general information about vocabulary, where words come from and why they are important as well as a variety of articles about a wide variety of topics regarding vocabulary. You can also find numerous quizzes with a wide rang of topics tested. There are also other suggested sites to visit and links to buy useful books. . (Jenna Fodor)

Enchanted Learning--Essays to Write
Site: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/essay/
Early education K-3rd
For teachers--free
Provides starting points for early writers. This website has forms to print and have early writers write on. It also has story starters. For example, the book report form has places for the book's name, author, main characters, setting, and plot summary. Story starters include if ‘I had a hundred dollars’ and ‘The funniest thing I ever saw’. (Janeth Benjamin)

"Free Rice"
http://www.freerice.com
Subjects: English Language Arts, Art, Science, Math.
Provides quizzes on the above subjects, including grammar and vocab for English, and rewards correct answers with 20 grains of rice that will be donated by the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger. The questions are simple in format, but they do address common problems in English grammar. The vocabulary section is pretty tough however, even for college students! (David Piorek)

KS2 Bitesize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/argument.shtml
Subject: English-Language Arts

For grades: 6-10

Provides a simple game for students to select arguments based on a logical appeal. Students are given four options regarding the topic of the argument and then are given four choices for an argument. The game audience determines whether the argument selected is based upon logic or opinion. After the game has been completed, students have the option to gain further information on persuasive arguments and writing by selecting Bitesize Revision. This takes students to a page that answers questions about persuasive writing such as, "what is bias?" After students feel comfortable with argument and persuasive writing, they can take the online quiz attached to the game. The quiz is 10 questions long and can be taken online. There is also an option for teachers to print out the quiz to give to students in paper form. The game is free and does not require registration with the site. (Shirliza Guadamuz)

State of Debate

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/

For grades: 7-12

The software is easy to use and very fun. The game begins with commercials from Justco, a company who makes a law to ban “non-adults” from using loud music and wearing hoodies. Then you are approached by a woman on the street accusing you of breaking the law because you are wearing a hoodie. You are then given several options of arguments to make: I am sick and running a fever, I didn’t know about the law, this law is stupid. From your argument you move on in the game. The point is to maintain your composure, never lose your temper, and win your audience over. The game is great because it teaches kids about argumentation and how to truly convince your opponent. By making clear and logical arguments you will win, losing your temper and being angry makes you lose immediately. The game also teaches about censorship. This game could lead into a wonderful debate about censorship.

Secondary Poetry

"Outta Ray's Head- The Poetry Page"

Site: http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/poetry.htm#argue

Grade Levels: 9-12th

Discipline: Language Arts (Poetry)

Description: This is a comprehensive poetry page that places various poetry lesson plans at the fingertips of English teachers. There is scaffolding involved in the organizational pattern of the site in that it begins with a poetry introduction and ends with a "All My Own" poetry project. This will especially be useful for a beginning English teacher who might need more of a step by step process for teaching poetry. In addition, each link has a brief description of what it contains, allowing the user to decide which projects/lessons he/she would like to pursue.

Poetry 4 Kids
Poetry4kids.com
Grades 1-7 Includes funny poems and poems by category. This website focuses more on funny poems to guide students towards poetry. This website also includes fun word games and poem books that can be discovered online or ordered through a third party. Poetry games and small lessons are also included. (Amber Diem)

Shel Silverstein.com

Site: http://www.shelsilverstein.com

Grade Levels: K-5th

Discipline: Language Arts (Poetry)

Description: The website is the internet home of Shel Silverstein, the beloved author of children’s poetry. The site offers a unique format which makes his poetry accessible and interactive for children. The site includes animated versions of excerpts from famous Silverstein poems, interactive poetry games and activities that allow children to compose poems of their own, and lesson/teaching ideas for parents and teachers interested in sharing poetry with children. (Morgan Irving) (Revised by: Cynthia Moreno)

Teaching English Games

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/

Discipline: Learning English

Grades: For all ages

Description: This is a website that includes lots of games, songs, and activities to teach people who have English as their second language. It’s a great website to find out how to make ESL lessons easier to teach and fun for the learners. It also provides free ESL games for all ages; there are many games to purchase as well. This website has been created by a former teacher who wanted to make ESL teaching more fun. She even provides ideas for plays and skits for children. It really seems like a useful website for all teachers. (Natalie Guerboian)

Site: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/

Grade Level: 1-8 Discipline: Spelling.

This website is set up like a pirate map targeting all different forms of spelling. It breaks the website up into grade levels, and units in a grade level. The games are all matching games. The matching consists of matching a picture to the word that starts with the same sound, or matching missing letters to the words in the picture. It has fun colors, noises, and themes to keep children interested and enthusiastic about their learning. It doesn’t limit one age group to a particular grade level either it is open to all providing the opportunity for the children to challenge themselves if they so pleased. It can be done in a timed out fashion or just for fun. (Shannon Carney)

Site: http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html

Grade Level: 3-5 Discipline: Grammar

This website has games for grades 3, 4,and 5. It provides four different grammar exercises at each level. It addresses subject and verb agreement in games that challenge children by mixing up the subject and verbs and makes them rearrange them. It deals with punctuation: placement of commas, periods, question marks, and, how to use quotes etc. The different games all touch on different subjects and provide learning in ways that make the user think through the sentences and questions asked. (Shannon Carney)

Kids Spell

Address: http://www.kidsspell.com/

Discipline: English

Grade Levels: K-6

Description: This websites allows students to create a spelling list and then use those words to play different games that help to teach how to spell those words. (Rene Ramirez)

ESL Games

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/eslgames/

Grade Levels: K - 12 This website contains useful links for ESL students and teachers. The games are designed to help ESL students in improving English reading and writing skills. The games include: Flash game, reading game, vocabulary game, phonic game, and many more. Kindergarten
http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html ≤br> Discipline
recognition
Grade Level
pre-k- 1st
Description
This site is geared for a younger viewer. It has many fun games that have to do with “shapes” and “colors” and allows younger children and perhaps diverse learners learn these important fundamental cognitive skills. It would be great if there were more links that could help older kids as well. (Tova Leibovic

Secondary Vocabulary

1. StarFall Education

a) Discipline- Phonemic Awareness, Learning to Read
b) Grade- K-2
c) http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f
d) In the StarFall website children are able to navigate through different interactive online books. Each book sounds out the words, using phonemic awareness and it relates phonograms. In all the stories it has helpful word lists for the parents or teachers to use to see if the children retained the information. There are also different levels that you can advance to as the children become better readers. (m. smith)

"Get a Clue"

Site: http://www.getaclue.com

Grade Levels: 9-12th

Discipline: Language Arts (Vocabulary)

Description: This is a upper level vocabulary development program that allows students to work at an independent pace as they decipher the meanings of words from five different categories: Roots, Myths, Commonly Confused Words, and Strange and Unusual Words. Each student's scores are updated automatically on the teacher's tracking site, and there is some room for customized vocabulary lists and assessments.

"Shakespeare Aptitude Test"

Site: http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/shakespeare/playhouse/shakespeare.php

Grade Levels: 9-12

Discipline: Language Arts (Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension)

Description: Students are asked to translate specific Shakespearean words or phrases into modern English. It helps students use contextual clues to discern meaning and build their vocabulary. Students not only learn how to translate Shakespearean English into modern English, but how to use contextual clues to identify the meaning of a word or phrase and build reading comprehension. (submitted by Jessica Kaufman)

"What's In A Name?"

Site:http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/shakespeare/playhouse/shakespeare.php

Grade Levels: 9-12

Description: Students are asked to help Juliet select a new suitor to replace Romeo. Each time a mystery suitor appears the student is asked to identify him based on clues from the play he is in. If the student identifies the potential suitor correctly then he will get a chance to meet Juliet. If the student does not correctly identify the suitor then Brutus will come out and attack the potential suitor. In the end (once the student has successfully identified two to three characters) Juliet will select one of the suitors. (Submitted by Cindy M.)

Discipline(s): English Discipline(s): k-12 teachers, ESL teachers Web Site Address: http://esl.about.com/od/englishgrammar/English_Grammar_Help_Rules_Worksheets_Games_Quizzes_Exercises.htm Description: This website offers English grammar help to students, it is basically a webpage designed to incorporate all related links into one easy to find place. It offers grammar rules, games, worksheets, quizzes, exercises, tests, and more. This websites focus in on ESL students, however, the resources can be used to help teach all students proper English grammar. (Annalee Schwartz)

Discipline: Reading/Language Arts Grade Level: K – 1st Web Site Address: www.starfall.com Description: This website offers a lot for young readers! It begins with letter names and sounds, and offers it in American Sign Language as well. It then progresses to word families (-an, at, etc.) where students are given a picture and they need to find the beginning sound (f-a-n, fan). A simple decodable story is given after each short vowel sound. An area in which this extends to 1st grade is that long vowel sounds are also introduced, as well as vowel teams and r-controlled vowel sounds. Consonant blends and digraphs are also included. Music and sound is a big component of this website! It is easy enough for a young student to use because there are small hands pointing to where they should click next. [Submitted by Margarita Granadino]

Discipline: Reading/Language Arts Grade Level: All Web Site Address: www.smbsd.org Description: This website is great for those using the Houghton Mifflin Reading series. There are activities broken down by grade level, and there are vocabulary cards with pictures for each story in the series. I used these last year, and they were a great resource with my ELL students. I would make a game out of it where I showed them only the picture and they had to guess what the word was. All of my students loved the vocabulary pictures; I hung them in a pocket chart and they stayed there for the week while we read the story. [Submitted by Margarita Granadino]

Discipline: Writing Grade Level: 3rd – 5th Web Site Address: www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer Description: When you want a graphic organizer, this is the place to look! Worksheets are provided that you can print out and photocopy to give to students. The organizers can be very simple, such as the E Chart, or can have a more interesting look, such as the Tree Chart. The organizers provide a great way for students to organize their ideas before they begin writing on paper. Third grade can use many of them to teach Main Idea and Supporting Statements; the upper grades can take these elements to create their own pieced of writing. The Persuasive Map easily lends itself to persuasive writing.[Submitted by Margarita Granadino]

Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: 3rd Web Site Address: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-3rd-langbuilders.htm Description: This is a great content based website for practicing different grammar and reading skills. There are several sections students can choose from in grammar, such as alphabetical order, parts of speech, sentence structure, etc. The reading section has activities on comparing and contrasting, comprehension/main idea, and story elements. The games are interactive and students can easily navigate them. This is a good website for focusing on specific skills. [Submitted by Margarita Granadino]

Disciple: Math and Reading Grade Level: 1st – 5th Website Address: www.superteacherworksheets.com Description: This website offers some really great worksheets for handwriting, reading, and math. I really like this website because their worksheets are to the point with minimal advertisement. Also, they have a variety and up-to date graphic organizers that you can just print out and use it with your students. Furthermore, the handwriting/ printing worksheets are organized very well and kid friendly. I’ve used a lot of it in class. Lastly, ALL of the worksheets are for free with no membership required. (Submitted by Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts/ Reading Grade Level: 1st and 5th Website Address: www.opencourtresources.com Description: This website is for teachers who uses the Open Court Program. This website was created by teachers for teachers. There are a lot of ideas on what to use in each unit such as how to set up your concept/question board, unit opener ideas/closure, and independent work time activities. I really like this website to help me with my unit opener activity. (Submitted by Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts/Reading Grade Level: 1st – 5th Website Address: www.puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com Description: This website is a great website to generate puzzle in your class. You can make your own puzzles for free! I use this website for homework, center activity, and or spelling activity. Some website makes you pay to generate a puzzle, use this website for free! (Submitted by Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts, Health, Science, Math, and Social Studies Grade Level: pre-K to 5th Website Address: www.atozteacherstuff.com Description: This website provides teachers FREE lesson plans for different subject matter as well as free worksheets. I am not a fan of their worksheets so much because it’s not as organize, as I really want it to be. Plus a lot of their advertisements are all over the place. On the other hand, the website has really great lesson plans for each subject matter! The lessons are hands on and simple! I have used health lessons from this website about keeping your teeth healthy and how to teach students to wash their hands properly. (Submitted by Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts, Health, Science, Math, and Social Studies Grade Level: K – 5th Website Address: http://vegaspbs.org/index.aspx?NID=91 Description: This website is a great resource to show to students! I had used this in my classroom when I was working for Clark County School District. This website offers some education videos that you can use in your class without having to think about getting a parent permission. The website has a search engine where you can type in the topic you are currently working with your students and all the videos with that similar topic will come up. On top of it, you can watch the video before hand and there are options where you can view just certain parts of the video. (Submitted by Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: 5th grade and up Website Address: http://freerice.com Description: This website is a vocabulary game. It has a link where it will provide the correct pronunciation of the word. Also, this website is generated by the United Nation, and it has a great cause because for every right answer you make the UN makes a donation of 20 grams of rice to the World Food program. (Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Math, Reading, Science, Health, and Social Studies Grade Level: pre-K – 5th Website Address: www.edhelper.com Description: Even though this website is not free, I am a fan of this website because it is a great resource for every subject matter. You can print out mini-booklets for each subject matter plus the worksheets that they have generated in their website is wonderful! I have used this website a lot for math. They have a coin booklet that can help students describe each coin and the history of each coin. The website offers some really cool booklets and the fee for being a member is $20 per year. (Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Reading / Language Arts Grade Level: Pre-K to 2nd grade Website Address: www.starfall.com Description: This website is mostly for students. This website can be used for a may-do or must-do activity for all the students. This site mostly helps students on their phonological skills. It reviews the name of the letters as well as the sounds that corresponds to each letter. Furthermore, the website offers some alphabetical activities and games, seasoned activities, and students are able to listen to the speaker read some books or high frequency words. (Renee Balbuena)

Discipline: Language Arts Grade Level: Pre K-2 Web Site Address: http://www.starfall.com/ Description: This is a great website that helps the students learn alphabet sounds, vocabulary, and spelling. Moreover, the website is a great tool to help students, distinguish between long and short vowels sounds. In addition, the website has mini books, which the students can read by clicking on the words and sounding out. The website works well as a center, but requires headphones or speakers (Navneet Kaur).

Discipline: Math and Language Arts Grade Level: K-8 Web Site Address: http://www.funbrain.com/ Description: At this website student can play math and language arts games in a “fun” way, which includes math baseball, math car racing, power football, cookie dough, penguin waiter, grammar gorillas, word turtle and so on. For language the games can help them learn grammar by distinguishing verbs and nouns and so on. The games can help students learn math and language, and can be used to motivate students into doing his or her homework (Navneet Kaur).

Toddler School
Discipline: English, Language Arts, Reading, Phonics
Grade Level: Pre-K-2 Grade
Web Address: www.toddlerschool.net
Description: This website offers online stories and games for beginning and young learners, especially toddlers who are learning and building English language. The games are highly interactive and educational and include activities and puzzles in phonics, decoding, and word recognition. (Lana Chung)

Open Court Resources
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading
Grade Level: K-6
Web Address: http://opencourtresources.com
Description: This website serves as a good resource for teachers who implement Open Court Resources in their classroom. There are activities, reading assignments, and other planning cues for teachers to access, including blogs and discussions for teachers to participate in. This website is a useful tool for teachers who integrate OCR lesson planning and can benefit from engaging others in critical feedback. (Lana Chung)

Storyline Online
Discipline: Reading, Phonics, Language Arts
Grade Level: K-5
Web Address: http://www.storylineonline.net
Description: This website functions as an on-line streaming video program featuring Screen Actors Guild members and actors reading children’s books aloud. Children can choose from a series of different books to be read aloud and can be used as a great resource for enhancing reading, communication, and language skills. Users can also subscribe to the site’s online newsletter, which offers information about new books and reading materials. (Lana Chung)

Kids Pages
Discipline: Language Arts, Reading
Grade Level: K-2
Web Address: http://www.kids-pages.com/
Description: This website is one of the best resources for young children learning to read. It offers links to classic children’s stories including fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. Users can also access other educational sites tailored for teachers and parents (which are also rated by popularity). This site offers printable flashcards, riddles, puzzles, coloring pages, and other useful tools. (Lana Chung)

Shakespeare Online
Discipline: English, Language Arts, Reading
Grade Level: 9-12
Web Address: http://www.shakespeare-online.com
Description: This website offers an educational resource into everything William Shakespeare related. You can access any of Shakespeare’s plays online, and further read analysis and detailed explanations about the writer and his famous works. This site offers comprehensive information including links to other resources regarding the author and many of the literary themes incorporated in all his works. (Lana Chung)

Word Focus
Discipline: English, Vocabulary, ELL
Grade Level: K-12
Web Address: http://www.wordfocus.com
Description: This website focuses on English vocabulary and could be used as an excellent resource for any grade, including the ESL learner who would like to build on language skills. This site offers insight into word origin and explains word definition extensively. It also delves into word roots, especially those with Latin and Greek origin. You can also find several links to famous publications and articles on related topics, including linguistic history. (Lana Chung)

Suessville
Discipline: Reading, Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K – 2nd Grade
Web Address: http://www.suessville.com
Description: This website is a great resource for young children first learning to read and enhance their language skills. It is the ultimate resource for Dr. Suess, offering interactive learning books, games, and activities. Users can access up-to-date information regarding events, collector products, educational tools including audio books and DVDs, and toys and games. (Lana Chung)

Harcourt School

Discipline: Social Studies, Spelling, Health, Math, Science, Art and ELL/ESL
Grade Level: Pre K- 6th Grade
Web Address: http://www.harcourtschool.com/
Description: This website is a great tool for teachers and parents offering a variety of subject matter for ages Pre-K through 6th grade. Registration is simple and easy! The author’s name is used as a password and once you enter all the correct information you may begin exploring this wonderful website. There are many interactive activities and even a test tutor that is helpful when studying for an upcoming test. It is also great use for the ELL/ESL individual ranging in many different activities. The activities and exercises help students prepare for the state and standardized assessments. (Carin Truong)

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Discipline: Math, Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Health and Music
Grade Level: Pre K- 8th Grade
Web Address: http://macmillanmh.com/
Description: A great website for everyone to engage in from Pre-K through eighth grade. The Math is an interactive applet that has key concepts at each grade level. The music tab allows students to explore a variety of musicians from the past and listen to clips of their music. This website allows students to explore units in advance from all subject matters as well as get the extra practice needed in areas of difficulty. The teacher tab offers a great resource to begin exploring different topic prior, during or after specific subject. (Carin Truong)

Reading Eggs

Discipline: Reading Grade Level: Lower elementary Website Address: www.readingeggs.com Description: This is a great website for kids ages 4-8. It is an enjoyable website that teaches them to read and makes it interesting. Interactive animations and songs makes it very appealing to young kids. Although, this website is not free of charge I believe young kids and their families will definitely benefit from paying the fee. (Diana Yerevanian)

Succeed To Read

Discipline: Reading Grade Level: Elementary Website Address: www.succeedtoread.com Description: This is a website aimed to help elementary students improve their reading skills. With the use of alphabet songs, rhymes, games, lessons, and even a chance to create their own books, this is a good place for children to get the practice they need. This website also has links to other websites for both students as well as their families. (Diana Yerevanian)

Literacy

Discipline: Literature Grade Level: High School Website Address: www.literacy.uconn.edu/912sites.htm Description: This is a helpful website for high school students where they have access to great literature websites about almost any topic they could think of. The technology supported aspect makes it marketable to this age group as they are interested mainly in technology. It’s a great way to bring in reading/literature into their minds. (Diana Yerevanian)

Discipline: Disciplines attended to include reading, language arts, math, science, social studies.
Grade Levels: Material on this site is most appropriate for students grades PreK-8th.
Web Site Address: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Description: The scholastic web site for teachers is a very useful web resource because it features a number of different lesson plans, practice pages, leveled learning packs, teacher tools, and themed materials for teachers to download, print, and hand out to students. In addition to teacher resources, there are a number of different online and interactive activities for students. (Ashley Gazzaniga)

Discipline: ESL/ELD, english and language arts, reading, writing
Grades: Elementary school students, K-5 (ESL)
Web Site Address: www.esl-kids.com
Description: This site is very useful for both ESL instructors and students. Through this web resource, both students and teachers can obtain tools for English language development. These tools include flashcards, worksheets, games, and songs. Games, worksheets, songs, and in-class activities are all provided in a format that easily enables teachers to follow and implement suggested strategies within the classroom. (Ashley Gazzaniga)

Discipline: Math, language arts, social studied, geography, history, science, music, physical education, and the arts
Grades: K-12
Web Site Address: www.esl4teachers.com
Description: This site is extremely comprehensive and thorough. It features “a complete guide of online lesson plans for K-12 teachers”. Some of the best features on this site are preparation, reference, search, interactive, financial, and miscellaneous tools for teachers. Additional features include amazing lesson plans and templates, rubrics, worksheets, theme units, and ESL guides. (Ashley Gazzaniga)