Education Resources


English Language Arts
  • Big Ideas In Beginning Reading focuses on the five BIG IDEAS of early literacy: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension. The website includes supporting research, assessment and instructional guidelines with examples.

  • Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) identifies standarized measures developed upon the essential early literacy domains discussed in both the National Reading Panel (2000) and National Research Council (1998) reports to assess student development of phonological awareness, alphabetic understanding, and automaticity and fluency with the code.

  • Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site reviews great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

  • Children's Literature Web Guide categorizes Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.

  • Elements of Style outlines the principal requirements of plain English style with a focus on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

  • English Language Arts from About is a list of links to lesson plans for K-12 readers and writers, plus resources for spelling, grammar, and poetry.

  • Reading Village provides K-12 resources and information on research, standards, conferences, children's books, professional books, and more.

  • SCHOLASTIC provides educational resources for teachers, students and parents.

  • SCORE Language Arts from the state of California provides online lessons/units and teacher resources.

  • Teachers@RANDOM alphabitizes K-12 literature guides and more!

  • The Assessment Program at NW Regional Laboratory supports educators with resources for reading, oral communication, and the 6+1 traits of writing.

  • Young Adult and Children's Literature web site features links to lesson plans, ideas & activities, resources and materials.

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