Dear
Teachers:
I have created this page to share some reading- and writing-related
links I think are particularly helpful or fun. The Reading
Page for Students contains more word games and fun things
to with your students, so please check out that page as well.
Links
Balanced
Literacy--A good site for information about balanced literacy
and guided reading at the middle school level. It includes
a couple of sample lesson plans.
Writing Process-A
great site to take a writer through all the steps of the writing
process. Lots of graphic organizers.
Rubistar Rubric Generator--This
helpful site will create individualized rubrics for different
subject area projects.
Reading Quest--Strategies
and organizers for reading across all subject areas.
Lexile.com--This
site gives the lexile for most books. You can also type in
an excerpt to get a lexile calculation.
MiddleWeb--A site that focuses on middle school education
reform. News, chats, blogs, resources, and more.
Reading
Activities--Lesson
plans based on the Learning Continuum and the 2003 RMS Suggested
Reading Strategies
Reading Rockets--A
site for parents and teachers. The newsletter feature is updated
monthly. Information on questions parents ask, articles on
effective reading instruction, author interviews, and book
buying guide. Great site!
Teaching
Readers Who Struggle--An article about classroom instruction.
Teachers.net--Harry Wong articles, shared lesson plans,
and more.
Learning Resources--Web-delivered instruction using CNN news stories.
Laura
Candler's File Cabinet--This
site is really like raiding another teacher's file cabinet.
It offers PDF resources across all subject areas.
Teach Writing--A helpful website for
teaching students to write feature articles and editorials.
Visualizing
Exercise--This lesson helps students work on remembering
and visualizing details.
Web English Teacher--Good resources for Reading and English.
Wordsmith.org--This is a fun site for people who like
words. Sign up to get a new word sent to your email every
day, or find anagrams for different phrases.
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Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside a dog, it's too dark
to read.
Groucho Marx
Dear Students,
This page of links is just for you. It includes a quiz to
see what your learning style is, writing contests, word games,
book reviews, and more. I will continue to update the page,
so please keep checking back and email me any suggestions
you have.
Links
Abiator's Online Learning
Styles Inventory--Take
these quizzes to find out your learning style!
The Read Hot List--Read
book reviews written by kids and add your own opinions.
Grammar
Gorillas--Making grammar
fun
Puzzle
Connection--A weekly
crossword and word search puzzle
Wacky
Web Tales--An on-line
Mad Libs game
Time
for Kids--Articles
about what's going on in the world, as well as polls, games,
and other interesting stuff.
National Poetry Contest--Submit
your original poem to this national contest--Deadline March
15th
Merriam-Webster's Game a Day--This website
has a new game every day. It is fun!
Merriam-Webster's
Word a Day--Learn a new word right now!
Kids Online Magazine--A
website to share your poems, artwork, thoughts about the world,
and short stories.
Discovery Brain Boosters--If
you like puzzles and logic problems, this site is for you.
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Dear
Parents,
Thank you for visiting
this reading page. If you are here, you already are aware
of the important role you have in helping your child become
a reader. The most important things you can do to encourage
reading are to have a variety of reading materials in your
home, allow your middle schooler to choose what to read (even
if it is a magazine or comic book), and set aside time every
evening to turn off the television and video games and just
enjoy reading. I hope that you will contact me if you have
any questions or concerns about your middle school reader.
Please check out the links below!
Jessica Carloni, RMS reading specialist
Links
Reading Is Fundamental--This
site has tips, book suggestions, and ideas for parents to
help children of all ages become successful readers.
Family Education--This is an awesome site for education,
entertainment, and general issues for parents. There are even
printable activities to help students practice different subject
areas.
Scholastic for Families--Ideas
to celebrate reading in your home and book suggestions.
Online Reading Resources--Just for middle school parents,
this site is very helpful for encouraging your middle school
reader. Book guides, ways to help, and more.
Culture
Shock Middle School Book List--Descriptions of some popular
middle school books.
Mother-Daughter
Book Club--Instructions for how to get a mother-daughter
book club going in your community.
Foster's Online--Local newspaper link
Getting
Your Teen to Read--Ideas for motivating your middle schooler
to read at home.
A Word a Day--This website delivers a new word to your
email every day. Share the words with your middle schooler
and model what it is to be a lifelong learner!
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