ELA

Elementary

Listen to increasingly complex text (K-2)
  • World Book Kids http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
  • Join the Basal Alignment Project in Edmodo: http://www.achievethecore.org/ela-literacy-common-core/aligning-materials/basal-alignment-project/ for "Free, Common Core-aligned lesson revisions for popular grade 6-10 Anthologies, collaboratively authored by educators."
  • Awesome Stories is a site that places multiple resources, often primary sources as well as informational texts, in the context of a story. This free site does request that you sign up.  http://www.awesomestories.com/
  • Listening reources:  "Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom."  http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
Offer audio support online
  • Convert Text to Speech with Listen.  Type some words in the input box and Listen will convert your words into an MP3 file that you can play in the browser or download for offline use. http://ctrlq.org/listen/
  • NaturalReader is a text-to-speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy-to-use software can read to you any text such as Microsoft Word files, webpages, PDF files, and E-mails. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV.  http://www.naturalreaders.com/
Support Vocabulary
  • PBS KIDS Vocabulary Games: Play fun games online to practice vocabulary words with Word Girl, Martha, and many other PBS KIDS friends! http://pbskids.org/games/vocabulary.html
  • Vocabulary Games, Spelling Games and Alphabet Games are fun ways to expand your child's knowledge of the English language, all while having fun. Kids learning ESL or kids just trying to expand their vocabulary can benefit from playing word games for kids. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games.html
  • Vocabulary, Vocabulary Games - a free resource used in over 24000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots. http://www.myvocabulary.com/
  • Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. http://www.visuwords.com/
Assessment
  • Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar out! Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on the road. Registration and use of this tool is free, so click the Register link in the login area to the right to get started now. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ 

Secondary

  • Newsela automatically gives each student the version of an article that's just right for his or her reading ability.  http://www.newsela.com/
  • Awesome Stories is a site that places multiple resources, often primary sources as well as informational texts, in the context of a story. This free site does request that you sign up.  http://www.awesomestories.com/
  • Listening reources:  "Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom."  http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

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