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Literacy / Reading

• NEA's Read Across America
  Initially created as a one-day event to celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2, NEA's Read Across America has grown into a nationwide initiative that promotes reading every day.

  http://www.nea.org/readacross

• NCTE: Literacy in the Ways of the Web
  With new technologies emerging every day, our curriculum must pay attention to the literacies that will enable our students to navigate this rapidly changing world. Becoming literate in the ways of the Web—learning how to evaluate and navigate Internet resources as well as how to publish texts online—is vital to providing our students with the literacy skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

  http://www.ncte.org/collections/weblit/

• PBS Kids: Between the Lions
  This 2,000 page Web site has a home page for each of the fifty-five episodes, with interactive games and activities that extend the curriculum. Here is a site that teachers and parents can feel safe to let children explore to their hearts' content.

  http://pbskids.org/lions/

• The Partnership for Reading
  Offers information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research. The Partnership invites you to explore this site for information on the research, principles about reading instruction suggested by the research, and products for parents, teachers, administrators, and policy-makers.

  http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/

• ReadWriteThink
  ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

  http://readwritethink.org

• Get Ready to Read!
  A national campaign to build the early literacy skills of preschool children. The program brings research-based strategies to parents and early education and child care providers for helping prepare children to learn to read and write. Our goal is to ensure that all children have opportunities to become successful readers.

  http://www.getreadytoread.org

• Teachers@Random
  Our innovative teachers@random Web site features many teaching tools and classroom activities including title-specific teacher's guides developed by leading educators as well as author and illustrator biographies with exclusive interviews and full-color photographs.

  http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/

• The Children's Literature Web Guide
  On-line stories, kids' writing, and information about books, authors, book awards, and storytelling.

  http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Edkbrown/index.html

• BookAdventure
  A free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.

  http://www.bookadventure.org

• International Reading Association
  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.

  http://www.headlinespot.com

• The Partnership for Reading
  Offers information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research.

  http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/

• Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)
  This collaborative project between the University of Maryland and the Frederick County Public Schools focuses on the challenge of implementing integrated reading instruction in the elementary school curriculum.

  http://www.cori.umd.edu/

• Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
  All RIF programs combine three essential elements to foster children's literacy: reading motivation, family and community involvement, and the excitement of choosing free books to keep.

  http://www.rif.org

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