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Literacy Curriculum

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SEN Teacher

Here, teachers can find free printables and worksheets to help improve the literacy of their students.

shelfari

This extension of amazon.com provides a social media type platform where you can keep track of books you have read and want to read in the future as well as get recommendations for books you might be interested in. Using this website can get children excited about reading and help to find books that are appropriate and interesting for them.

Starfall

Starfall provides interactive games and ways to teach reading to young children in a way that is fun for them. Parents, Teachers, and students can all use this resource to help implement better literacy in their children’s lives.

Start with a Book

In order to minimize the time spent without reading during summer breaks, Start with a Book provides resources for anyone to help children remain engaged in reading all year long.

Systematic Engaging Early Literacy (SEEL)

SEEL provides resources and lesson plans for educators to teach early literacy skills to young children.

Virginia Hamilton’s Site

This site has great information that goes along with photography of both authors and illustrations of books for students of any age by Virginia Hamilton herself.

The Write Site

Middle school students can explore the world of journalism and language arts through journal writing, and various writing activities and self reflection.

Young Writers Society

The world’s largest writer’s site for young adults ages 13 to 25. Youth can share their literacy works in this online community and receive constructive criticism on their poem or story.

Dispelling Misconceptions About English Language Learners: Research-Based Ways to Improve Instruction

The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act puts an even greater focus on ELLs because both their achievement and their progress toward English proficiency are included in accountability measures. That means teachers of every subject and at every grade level need to know how to help their ELLs reach full academic English proficiency as quickly as possible while learning important content along the way. Using research as well as examples from years of classroom observations, author of the ASCD book Dispelling Misconceptions About English Language Learners: Research-Based Ways to Improve Instruction, Barbara Gottschalk will give educators the knowledge they need to add to the experience they already have with English language learners.

Starfall Education Foundation Resources

Starfall’s intuitive learning environment encourages children to explore letters and sounds, word recognition, reading comprehension and fluency. Developed under the guidance of professional educators, our phonics-based learn-to-read activities encourage free exploration and play within a sequentially organized framework. They also offer fun mathematics and music activities. Here’s how to make Starfall work for you.

Teaching Literacy at Home: Expressing Opinions

Use this 5-day lesson plan to teach your child about expressing their opinions. These easy-to-implement lessons come with clear instructions and printable templates to support your teaching!

Languages Flashcards, Diagrams and, Study Guides

Explore popular Languages study sets on Quizlet. Study Languages like Spanish, French and German. Learn what you need to get good grades in Languages classes and become more fluent. Memorize important terms, definitions, vocabulary, conjugations and grammar rules. Prepare for Languages homework and exams with free online flashcards, diagrams, study guides and practice tests.