Reading
Skills Resources
Below
are listed Internet Resources to help complement and enrich your teaching of
the ELA Middle Years Language Arts Curriculum in the Grade 7 Reading
Strand.
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International
Reading Association - a professional membership organization dedicated
to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of
reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading,
and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
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My
Read - Informed by current literacy research, this site provides teachers
with strategies to support underperforming students in the middle years
of schooling. Highly recommended strategies for teaching reading in the
Middle Years.
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Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site - This is a collection of reviews
of 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.
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The
Reading Wars - MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for schools,
districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise
achievement for all students in the middle grades. This is a branch of their
site devoted to Reading.
- Middle
School Teacher / Student Resources - a collection of Reading-related Web
Sites
- Grade
7 Reading - an assembly of links from the Ottawa-Carleton School Board
for teachers and students. Includes Spotlight, Lesson Plans/Activities,
and Background Information / Resources
- The
Web English Teacher
- This is large Web Site devoted to the teaching of English at Middle Years
level and above. The site includes online resources for teaching Vocabulary,
Book Reports, Drama, Grammar, Mechanics and Usage, and much more.
- Literature
List - Grades 4-8 - A comprehensive list of novel study titles appropriate
for grades 4 - 8. The list is alphabetical by author and title.
- Literature
Reading Activities and Lesson Plans - from Richmond Public Schools in
Virginia comes this "ramp" to Reading Resources.
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