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Resources for Reading Teachers

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More Technology Resources
Recommended Book Lists  
  • Books for Boys - Books organized by guy-friendly topics (trucks, monsters, mystery, etc). Part of Guys Read Lit. Project
  • Readers by Age -  Part of Ruth Shogury's Lit for Kids (a great website with lots of ideas). Book list put together by Ruth and her grand-daughter
  • Kirkus Reviews - Book reviews by Kirkus
  • Book Reviews by Kids - This blog on KidLitosphere has reviews of many children's books written by kids themselves
  • 3rd Grade Read Alouds - Frankie Sibberson's pintrest page for good read alouds for the start of 3rd Grade
  • Reading Strategies Book List - Identify the reading strategy, this page lists books to teach it (from Fairfax Co. Reading Teach. Assoc.)
  • Social Emotional Learning books - Books aimed at behavior and growth of whole child
Lesson Unit Plans and Helps
  • Choice Literacy - Free Samples Videos and articles to enhance teaching of literacy concepts
  • Authors Who Skype with Book Clubs for Free - List of authors who will skype with book clubs for free! Authors grouped by age group of books
  • Readwritethink.org - Lesson plans organized by age groups, learning objectives and a variety of filters. Sample lesson on Diamante Poetry here
  • Teaching Channel - Videos and articles about lessons and teaching methods
  • TED-ed - 'Ted talks' for teachers. Lots of online lesson ideas
  • Teacher Tube - Videos on teaching subjects, more ads than Teaching Channel
  • PBS Teacher Media - Videos seen on PBS that could be used for support in classrooms
  • Reading Rockets - Lots of teaching strategies, lesson ideas, and best practices found on this PBS site
Reading Comprehension Strategy Help
  • First Grade Reading Strategy "Comprehension Critters" - From Alicia Lochridge' homepage
  • How To's and Anchor Charts from The Reading and Writing Project Check out the How to Teach Non-Fiction charts
  • Anchorage School District Literacy Support Links - Lots of links to helpful literacy teacher resources
  • Scaffolding Strategies from Greece Central School District in New York
  • Reading A-Z Running Records Benchmark Books
Other Blogs and Resources:
  • Frankie Sibberson's Blog
  • Read Aloud Favorites and tips 
  • Favorite computer reading sites: Readingeggs.com, Tumblebooks, Starfall
Book Publishing Sites
  • Scholastic Book Wizard - Find reading levels of books
  • Heinemann - Professional development books 
  • Stenhouse  - Professional development books


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