Sites that promote a LOVE for reading
The Nerdy Bookclub blog reviews great new children's and YA literature. Looking for a good book? You will find one here!
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is our FABULOUS local library. Venable is ONE block away from the Gordon Avenue Library. You can even borrow ebooks and audio books from JMRL's Overdrive catalogue!!
Scholastic Book Wizard is a handy tool to help you find books kids WANT to read and CAN read. This tool will give you suggestions for books similar to ones your reader likes. You can adjust the reading level accordingly.
Children's Choice Book Awards presents annual awards for the best children's books for various categories. I like these awards because they are chosen by KIDS!!
Sites for Instructional Strategies
Reading Rockets has EVERYTHING you need to learn about the teaching and learning of literacy.
Colorin' Colorado is a bilingual site chock full of information and instructional resources for English Language Learners.
LD Online is chock full of information and instructional resources for special needs leaners. Many of these strategies are just good practice for ALL learners.
ReadWriteThink has very detailed and high quality lesson plans and resources for teaching all aspects of literacy.
Central Virginia Writing Project is a resource for teachers who want to deepen their professional knowledge about teaching writing while modeling their own writing habits.
Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) is CHOCK full of researched-based strategies for reading comprehension, word work, and fluency. These are ready-to-go games and purposeful activities for literacy work stations.
Sites for kids to practice and foster literacy skills
TumbleBooks is FREE through JRML and offers online, interactive books children can read and listen to.
StarFall is a fun free site for emergent and beginning readers chock full of engaging skills practice.
Storyline Online. Celebrities read high quality familiar books aloud.
National Geographic Symbaloo gets you into the online version of TONS of National Geographic for kids books. Also consider setting up your own Symbaloo page on your family computer to guide your child's website choices.