Reading Resources

American Library Association ... Resource guide to great web sites for kids.

Between the Lions... From PBS for the kids' show. Lots of web activities, printables and stories for early reading development.

Brain Quest... Flash online games based on the popular quiz game

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature... Up to date information and newsletter about children's literature. Book reviews.

Chateau Meddybemps ... Neat online activities for children aged 4 to 8. Parent and teacher guides as well.

Children's Digital Library ... A library with online versions of many classic children's books.

Children's Literature Web Guide ... Book awards, reader lists, reviews, bulletin board, and more. Great place to start looking on the web for children's books.

Clearinghouse on Reading ... ERIC-related resource on reading, English and communication arts for teachers, students and parents.

Comic Strip Creator ... A neat online activity that allows students to create a comic strip.

Compact for Reading... From the U.S. Department of Education, planning for community literacy initiatives. Plenty of excellent resources for teachers and parents.

Doucette Book Index - Lesson Ideas ... This database is searchable by author and book title for lessons and activities.

Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project ... Resources, Internet links and guides for early childhood literacy and tech integration.

Funbrain Language Builders... Reading and language arts activities from FunBrain.com. Few ads.

Grammar Bytes... Resources, terms, activities and more for grammar instruction.

Holden Reading Resources... Reading resources for Holden Elementary School.

Internet Public Library - Books ... Online books, plus information and activities on favorite books and authors.

Know Play - Look Up a Word ... Dictionary, rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, geography, encyclopedia and more.

Learning To Read... Many links to resources on reading instruction.

Lexile Framework for Reading ... Utility to find books by lexile and understand the lexile reading system.

Literacy Center... Great early childhood activities for reading and math

Literacy Links... Great elementary reading links from the International Reading Association.

Little Animals Activity Centre ... Neat online activities from the BBC

Minimus the Mouse... Online activities and resources to teach children about Latin and Latinate words.

Partnership for Reading... Resources about reading preparation for teachers and parents.

Read Write Think... Great collection of resources and activities. Part of the Marco Polo resources.

Reading Rainbow ... 3
Companion website for the popular PBS television show. Activities, book lists, lessons.

Reading Rockets... Many resources for parents and teachers, including an online reading screening tool for four-year-old children.

Scholastic News... Today's news written for elementary students.

Seussville Activities... Lots of great activities and ideas from the official Dr. Seuss website.

Spelling Words Lists... Spelling word lists for first, second and third grades from our school.

Starfall Reading... 4
Attractive online activities for the earliest readers with animation and sound. These activities caare designed to help children learn to sound out words.

Superkids Vocabulary Builder Games ... Online activities, including hangman and word puzzles.

Teaching with Dr. Seuss ... From Teachers.net, a chatboard for Read Across America events. Many ideas & comments.

Web English Teacher... Lots of resources for English classes by author or topic.

Wright Group Literacy Table... Table to match up reading levels by different scales.