Resources

Secondary Literacy Instruction Livebinder

Leveling Books

• www.lexile.com

• Scholastic Teacher Book Wizard

• Leveled Books Database

• **Fry Readability Graph**

Reading and Writing Resources

• abcteach.com The Educator's Online Resource
• Adolescent Literacy Resources for parents and educators in grades 4-12.
• ALAN online Official site of the assembly of literature for adolescents.
• Choice Literacy An abundance of resources for adolescent readers and writers. (Subscribe to the free newsletter!)
• Comprehensive Literacy Model
• DPI Read Wisconsin
• Easel.ly Create and share visual ideas using infographics
• Eureka! AGORA Assemblage of Great Online Resources for Adults. (Find More Strategies Here!)
• Figment:A place to read, write, and connect.
• Goodreads A great place to keep track of books you've read and books you want to read.
• International Reading Association World's leading organization of literacy professionals and resources.
• Horn Book Publication about books for children and young adults.
• Laura Candler's Web Site A resource for Literature Circles/Book Clubs.
• Literacy Connections
• Mindmeister Create mind maps on different topics
• NCTE National Council of Teachers of English
• NoveList
• Penzu Free Online Journal/Diary
• Read, Write, Think A collection of Resources from the International Reading Association and NCTE.
• (Reader's Theater) www.aaronshep.com
• Reading A to Z Your reading resource center which spans 27 levels.
• SpellingCity.comA great resource for Word Study!
• Surf Report An annotated list of great Web sites for teachers and learners in all subject areas!
• TeachingBooks.net Reading and author resource for K-12.
• TITLEWAVE Follett Library Resources. Contains book reviews from various resources.
• Tumble Readables On-line read aloud collection.
• Wonderopolis Use the wonder of the day to get students thinking and writing about a topic!
• Writing Fix: prompts, lessons, and resources for the writing classroom!
• Writing Workshop
• WSRA Wisconsin State Reading Association
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Science and Math Reading Resources

• Chem4Kids
  
  

Social Studies Resources

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Beyond the Bubble
• DPI Disciplinary Literacy in Social Studies
• Great Debates in American History by Peter Pappas
• iCivics
• Library of Congress Primary Source Sets
• Middle Ages for Kids
• Reading Like a Historian
• Teaching with Documents
• World History for Us All

Recommended Websites for Texts (All Content Areas)

• 5min Life Videopedia (Great source for establishing background knowledge)
• Article of the Week (Kelly Gallagher)
• Dogo News
• Kids Health
• Junior Scholastic
• National Geographic for Kids
• New York Times
• NYT Upfront
• Nonfiction Articles
• OMG Facts
• Science News for Kids
• Teach Kids News
• Time for Kids
• Tween Tribune
• Weekly Reader
• Write Source Student Models
• USA Today