Literacy+Links

**General Literacy Information** : www.fcrr.org www.ncsip.org @http://www.edutopia.org/paul-tough-harlem-childrens-zone Neat article describing a birth-12th grade, family-focused approach that seeks to bridge the achievement gap by providing disadvantaged kids with early, continuous educational opportunities. @http://dww.ed.gov/ Government website that provides lots of information, videos, resources, etc.. around literacy K-12

**Language and Literacy: ** [|http://www.davidcrystal.com/] @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord.htm (website that tells the order of adjectives) @http://www.verbivore.com/ website for the humorist who wrote //A Funny Language //

**Vocabulary: ** **www.vocabulary.com ** **www.visuwords.com ** **www.wordsift.com **

**High Frequency Words: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] (This site has a horrible graphic designer, but the activities and graded word lists are handy.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] (This seems to be part of a school system's internal site and offers links to many other language/literacy sites as well.)

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Comprehension: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[]

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Reader's Theatre: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[|http://www.readers-theatre.com] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[|http://www.storycart.com] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[|http://www.readinglady.com] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[|http://www.margiepalatini.com] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[|http://gigglepoetry.com]


 * Read Alouds for Secondary from the NY Times:**
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**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Other Cool Stuff: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Thank You, Mr. Falker // author website <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">@http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/ Website for the read-aloud guru, Jim Trelease--has information for adolescent read-aloud as well <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">www.abcstuff.com Great source for magnetic letters and other word work manipulatives <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">@http://www.kaplanco.com/ Early literacy and learning website (great place to spend money!)
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