Links For Students

  • Guide to Website Credability
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/evaluating-web-resources/
A guide to help students quickly evaluate the credibility of any resource they find on the internet.
  • Spelling City
www.spellingcity.com 
(online learning program for students to practice spelling and vocabulary.)
  • Words Their Way Lists @
  • PBS Kids
www.pbskids.com
(Free educational activities for students centered around their favorite PBS characters.) 
  • Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com 
(Free educational activities for students centered around Scholastic books and cartoons.)
  • Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
(Children's Dictionary program)
  • Ask Kids
http://www.askkids.com/ 
(Search engine for children to research facts.)
  • Game Goo
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
  • Starfall
http://more.starfall.com/http://www.starfall.com/
(Early Literacy games)
  • Popcorn Words (learning irregularly spelled words)
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/English/popcornWords.html
  • We Give Books
http://www.wegivebooks.org/
(Free onlinebooks students can read and earn books for children in need around the world.)
  • Pinky Dinky Doo
http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/storybox.html
(Early comprehension and story creation games)
  • Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss | Seussville.com
  • Education Extras
Words Their Way
  • Big Universe Learning
Electronic Book Library
  • Random House Kids
Random House
  • Baby Mouse
Babymouse!
  • English Club
Vocabulary
  • Planet Oz Kids
What is difference between myths,legends,fables...
  • Shelfari
The Site for Books & Readers - Shelfari
  • Good Reads
Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, J...
  • Dr. Seuss
Educators Planning Calendar | Dr. Seuss Educato...
  • Pauly's Playhouse
Pauly's Home Page
  • Brain POP Jr. Reading and Writing
Brain POP Jr.
  • Brain POP Language Arts
Brain POP
  • Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Vocabulary
  • Awsome Library
Library for Kid
  • TVO Kids
TVO
  • Reading A to Z
Reading A-Z: The online leveled reading program...
  • Reading Eggs Trial
Reading Eggs
("Reading Eggs is a comprehensive, online supplemental literacy program for early learners ages 4 through 8. Grounded in extensive educational research, Reading Eggs builds on and reinforces the five key reading pillars: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.")
  • Education City Trial
Education City
("EducationCity is an award-winning online teaching and learning resource mapped to individual state academic standards for elementary students. The web-based, modular resource features research-based, animated activities designed to support student engagement and achievement.")
  • Schoolhouse Rock
http://www.schoolhouserocklive.net/synopsis/
  • Abcya
http://www.abcya.com/
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
  • PBS Kids Between the Lions Games
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/
  • Prefixes & Suffixes 
poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=74886
 

Links For Teachers

Printable Resources
  • Create Your own Handwriting Sheets
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/printdots/paragraph/index.html
  • Mrs. Thigpen's Kindergarten Class
http://mrsthigpenskindergarten.blogspot.com/
  • Classroom Freebies
http://www.classroomfreebies.com/2013/05/5-27-MM.html
  • Edu Place
http://eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
(Create graphic organizers)
  • Ed Helper
http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm 
(Create graphic organizers)
  • The Virtual Vine
*~> The Virtual Vine <~*

Finding Books
  • Random House
Random House
  • Book Wizard
Teacher Book Wizard: Find Children's Books by R...
  • Marilyn Carpenter
The Children's Book Compass
  • Carol Hurst
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Books...
  • International Reading Association
International Reading Association home page
  • Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Langua...
  • Young Adult Library Services Association
Teens' Top Ten 2010 | (YALSA)
  • Eleanor's Books
Children's Books Central - Your guide to childr...
  • Reading A to Z
Reading A-Z: The online leveled reading program...
  • Best Children's Books
Best Children's Books - Find One or Write One!
  • School Library Journal
School Library Journal- Home
Comprehension/Engagement

Reading Instruction

  • Book Adventure
    • "Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, come back to quiz on what they’ve read,and earn prizes for their reading success."  This works just like Accelerated Reader in the School System, but it is free to homeschoolers! 
  • Free Reading Intervention Program for grades pK-6
www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Langua...
  • Graphic Novels in the Curriculum
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/g/graphicnovels/intro.asp
  • Common Core Reading Lessons
http://www.commoncorereadinglessons.com/p/grade-2.html
  • Frank Serafini
Invested Discussion Strategies
  • Resource Room
Resource Room: Reading Comprehension
  • Busy Teacher's Cafe
Comprehension Strategies - Making connections, ...
Vocabulary
  • Grade 2 Organized Classroom
http://www.theorganizedclassroomblog.com/index.php/ocb-store/view_document/284-owl-theme-grade-two-ccss-complete-vocabulary-program
  • Vocabulary
Free Rice

Writing

  • Read Write Think
Homepage - ReadWriteThink
http://www.donjohnston.com/products/solo/
("Literacy suite of the most popular assistive technology accommodations, including a text reader, graphic organizer, talking word processor, and word prediction" )
  • Inside Writing Workshop
Every Child a Reader and Writer
  • Figment
Figment: Write yourself in.
  • E-Pals
E-pals Around the World - ReadWriteThink
Grammar Book
Grammar and Punctuation | The Blue Book of Gram...
  • Student Treasures
Elementary Publishing Programs
  • NC Writing Project
Tar River Writing Project
  • National Writing Project
Find an NWP Site - National Writing Project
  • Grammar Instruction
Have Fun Teaching

Phonics/Word Study

Articles
  • Intermediate Classrooms
http://msmillslovett.weebly.com/word-study.html
Web Resources
  • Balanced Literacy Diet
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Phonemic_Awareness.html
  • Sadlier Phonics
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm
  • Creative Word Study Activities
http://www.literacyconnections.com/WordStudyActivities.php
  • Education Extras
http://educationextras.com/wordstheirway.html
  • Leveled Phonics Books
http://www.readinga-z.com/vocab/wordsorts.html
  • Words Their Way Spelling Lists at Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/aaust3/


Alphabetic Stage
  • Prezi
http://prezi.com/4g-3xqlzlodn/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-4g-3xqlzlodn&rc=ref-13609157
  • Word  Press
http://group4chapter5.wordpress.com/
  • Word Family Activities
http://www.wordway.us.com/


Within Word Pattern 
  • Grade 3 Word Study
https://sites.google.com/site/irvingtonteacherstoolkit/Home/dows-lane-school/grade-3-word-study-2009-2010-
  • "ow" Word Study
http://www.wordway.us.com/FamilySets/LongOwSET.pdf
  • "ack" Family Word Study
http://www.wordway.us.com/FamilySets/Toonack.pdf
  • Word Family Activities
http://www.wordway.us.com/
  • Glog
http://www.glogster.com/shereh/group-6-words-their-way-chapter-6/g-6ko6eeqvp3ececotvtkhia0
  • Kidz Phonics
http://www.kizphonics.com/phonics-program/2nd-grade-level-1/
  • Mrs. Mills
http://msmillslovett.weebly.com/word-study.html

Syllables and Affixes 
  • Prezi
http://prezi.com/a8jm7mivarjq/chapter-7-syllable-affixes/?kw=view-a8jm7mivarjq&rc=ref-30536055
  • Silly Billy
http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/sillyBull_suffix_v4.html
  • Root words, Prefixes, Suffixes
http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=74886


Derivational 
  • Blog
http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/derivationalrelations/
Beck,I., McKeown,M., and Kucan, L.(2002). Bringing words to life. New York: Guilford.
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/demo/prefix.htm
http://quizlet.com/8870229/absorbed-prefixes-flash-cards/
http://www.pbvusd.k12.ca.us/schools/actis/files/cls_assignment_2342
http://www.quia.com/hm/113793.html 
  
ELL
  • ESL Games
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/pronunciation/index.html
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/prefixes-common-quiz/

Textbooks and Material Resources

Sites with more Links to Language Arts Resources
  • Reading Academy
Voyager U
www.voyageru.com

Curriculum Associates
North Billerica, MA 01862

Super Duper Publications
P.O. Box 24997 Greenville, SC 29616 

Harcourt
6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando
 FL 32887-6777

Scholastic Inc. 
557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012


  • ECU Teaching Resource Center
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/trc/
  • Pentop Computer
http://digital-pen-review.toptenreviews.com/mobile-digital-scribe-review.html
(Accurately records hand-written notes and converts to text.)

  • TAG Pen
TAG Reading System by Leap Frog
("As children explore books with the Tag reader, stories spring to life with exciting sound effects, beloved character voices and fun activities. ")
  • Language Arts Sites and Resources
http://www.powayusd.com/projects/edtechcentralnew/LanguageArts.htm#Word_Roots_
  • Open Educational Resources Commons
https://www.oercommons.org/browse
  • eWorkshop
eWorkshop - Online Teaching Resource