Links to Teacher Websites http://www.bhsroe.org/mentor/?page_id=55

ELL http://www.manythings.org/ This web site is for educators working with ELL students. There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer-assisted language learning activities. Even though the primary focus is for ELL, native English speakers may also find some interesting things on this site. This site is non-commercial and has no advertising. TESL/TEFL teachers may want to recommend this site to their students.

RTI •   General RtI

http://www.rtinetwork.org/ RtI Network http://www.calstat.org/textAlt/SpEDge_eng/win06edge.html RtI Overview http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/rti01_overview/chalcycle.htm IRIS Center – IDEA and Research for Inclusive Settings http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/toolkit/ta_responsiveness_intervention.asp OSEP (US Department of Special Education) Ideas that Work http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/rti/rti_wire.php RtI Wire http://www.coe.iup.edu/kovaleski/RTI%20websites.htm RtI: Links to Good Websites http://www.RTI4Success.org National Center on Response to Intervention http://www.illinoisaspire.org Illinois RtI Website

•   Progress Monitoring http://www.aimsweb.com/ AIMSweb http://www.studentprogress.org/default.asp National Center on Student Progress Monitoring http://www.progressmonitoring.net/RIPMProducts2.html Research Institute on Progress Monitoring http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ The IRIS Center – IDEA and Research for the Inclusive Classroom

•   RtI and Reading Instruction http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php Access Center -Enhancing access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities http://www.bestevidence.org/index.cfm Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.centeroninstruction.org/ Center on Instruction http://www.dww.ed.gov/index.cfm/ Ed. Gov Doing What Works http://www.fcrr.org/ Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.justreadflorida.com/90-minute-chart.asp Florida Department of Education http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/default.htm National Reading Panel http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp Read Write Think http://www.texasreading.org/3tier/ Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts – Tier 3 http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/ Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts

•   Evidence-based Interventions http://www.evidencebasedprograms.org/ Social Programs that Work http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html Institute of Education Sciences http://www.interventioncentral.org/ Intervention Central http://www.promisingpractices.net/ Promising Practices Network http://www.gosbr.net/ Scientifically Based Research

http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/brouge/rdngManual.PDF The Savvy Teacher’s Guide: Reading Interventions that Work (Jim Wright) http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ What Works Clearinghouse http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/#rti_reading_pg What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides http://www.successfulschools.org/ Effective Educational Practices http://www.centeroninstruction.org/ Center on Instruction http://www.bestevidence.org/ Best Evidence Encyclopedia

•   Curriculum-based Measurement http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/cbaManual.pdf Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Manual for Teachers (Jim Wright) http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/cbmwarehouse.php Curriculum-Based Measurement Warehouse http://easycbm.com/teachers/login.php Easy CBM http://www.studentprogress.org/library/Training/CBM%20Reading/UsingCBMReading.pdfUsing CBM for Progress Monitoring

•   Math and RtI http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php The Access Center http://www.bestevidence.org/math/elem/elem_math.htm Best Evidence Encyclopedia – Elementary Math http://www.bestevidence.org/math/mhs/mhs_math.htm Best Evidence Encyclopedia – Secondary Math

•   Secondary (some of these are not secondary specific, but apply to secondary populations) http://www.bestevidence.org/reading/mhs/mhs_read.htm Best Evidence Encyclopedia – Secondary Reading http://www.bestevidence.org/math/mhs/mhs_math.htm Best Evidence Encyclopedia – Secondary Math http://www.rtinetwork.org/ RtI Network http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/toolkit/ta_responsiveness_intervention.asp OSEP Ideas that Work http://www.coe.iup.edu/kovaleski/RTI%20websites.htm RtI: Links to Good Websites http://www.RTI4Success.org National Center on Response to Intervention http://www.studentprogress.org/default.asp National Center on Student Progress Monitoring http://www.progressmonitoring.net/RIPMProducts2.html Research Institute on Progress Monitoring http://www.corelearn.com/ Consortium on Reading Excellence http://www.fcrr.org/ Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/default.htm National Reading Panel http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/ Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/brouge/rdngManual.PDF The Savvy Teacher’s Guide: Reading Interventions that Work (Jim Wright) http://www.interventioncentral.org/ Intervention Central http://www.promisingpractices.net/ Promising Practices Network http://www.behavioradvisor.com/ Behavior Advisor

GOOD WEBSITES FOR TEACHING READING http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/ A to Z Teacher Stuff is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers,

downloadable teaching materials & eBooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more. http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page FreeReading is a free, high-quality, open-source reading program addressing literacy development for grades K-3. Contributors share their own lessons and activities, and you can access a reading intervention program for small groups. (aligned with Florida state standards) http://www.teachingheart.net/comprehe.html Ready to print resources to accompany Mosaic of Thought and Strategies That Work. Includes posters, bookmarks and graphic organizers. http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=182 International Reading Association site – Includes lessons, standards, many web resources, and student materials. http://gamequarium.com/ Extensive website directory in all content areas for games, lessons, free printables. http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm Teaching Tools reading resources and materials, including printable rubrics, checklists and other informal assessment tools; lesson plans, and Powerpoint presentations. http://reading.ecb.org/ “Into the Book” is a free reading comprehension resource for students and teachers. Includes videos and online interactive activities. (Requires log-in key) http://www.readingquest.org/home.html Provides strategies for reading, writing, organizing, discussion and vocabulary, particularly in Social Studies topics. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html CyberGuides for a vast number of current children’s books. http://www.starfall.com/ Students’ early reading skills are reinforced through K-2 phonics games. http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/fluency.html Busy Teacher’s Cafe is a K-6 resource site for busy teachers and educators of all kinds. Here you will find resources, ideas, lessons, free printables, and more. http://www.linkslearning.org/Home/_index.html This site provides sections for kids, teachers, principals, superintendents and parents. Kids link has audio stories at all reading levels. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/rdg.jsp Houghton Mifflin website with related Language Arts links. http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/indexbasketlabels.htm Book Basket Labels in (downloadable) PDF format.

GOOD WEBSITES FOR TEACHING WRITING http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/writing/writing_prompts/ ABCteach website providing a list of writing prompts with templates. http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/writing.htm Lee’s Summit, MO R-7 School District website with writing prompts, lessons, graphic organizers, and many other student and teacher resources (some for purchase). http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=275 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 Verizon Foundation. These groups work together to provide educators and students free, Internet-based reading and language arts content. http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/menu.html Resources for teaching writing, including the Six Trait Writing process. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/ How to write a diamante poem (a poem in the shape of a diamond).

http://www.isbe.net/assessment/writing.htm Illinois State Board of Education website link to writing assessment rubrics, student writing samples, and other important information about the ISAT writing test. http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sentencefluency.htm Link from a Six Trait Writing site to a lesson on sentence fluency, as well as other related activities. http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/video.htm Educational Video Series – Video lessons to help OLDER students improve handwriting skills. http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/stationery/stationery.htm PrimaryGames.com website link to writing stationary in printable format. http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/English/WritingProject/reswrit.htm The Western Kentucky University Writing Project – Resources for student (writers) and teachers (list of links to other writing websites, including Wacky Web Tales). http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_write.htm Extensive list of websites with a focus on Language Arts – Writing and Reading. http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm Educational Technology Training Center’s link to instant poetry forms. http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title ReadWriteThink Printing Press – Templates to create a booklet, newspaper, brochure or flyer.

GOOD WEBSITES FOR PHONEMIC AWARENESS http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Phonological_Awareness_Activities List of phonological awareness activities from FreeReading, an open-source, free reading intervention program for grades K-3. http://www.proteacher.com/070011.shtml Proteacher directory of phonics/decoding lesson plans for elementary school teachers. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/phoemic.p.k12.4.html Link to article: “Phonemic Awareness: An Important Early Step in Learning To Read” By Roger Sensenbaugh http://teams.lacoe.edu/DOCUMENTATION/classrooms/patti/k-1/teacher/assessment/tools/tools.html Phonemic Awareness assessment tools. http://www.professorgarfield.org/Phonemics/farm3.html Professor Garfield – “Meet the Gang”online phonemic games. http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/ “Between the Lions” website with stories, songs, video clips, etc. http://teams.lacoe.edu/reading/assessments/print/concepts.html TEAMS Educational Resources website – Assessing the Students’ Concepts About Print.

GOOD WEBSITES FOR VOCABULARY / WORD STUDY http://languagearts.pppst.com/vocabulary.html List of Vocabulary Development games, activities, worksheets at Pete’s Power Point Station website. http://www.wordfocus.com/vocabulary-resources.html List of vocabulary resources to enhance word skills. http://www.wordexplorations.info/quizzes-list.html A variety of online vocabulary quizzes. http://jc-schools.net/langarts/syllables-rules_files/v3_document.htm List of syllabication rules and practice activities.

http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/vocabulary.html Vocabulary games and activities. http://www.academicvocabularyexercises.com/ Vocabulary exercises for the Academic Word List. http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1914996266&AP_activityType=14&AP_urlId=56721&AP_continuePlay=true&id=56721Matching game for syllabication rules. http://hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#WordFamilyBooklets Printable Word Family booklets.

http://www.wordcentral.com/home.html Merriam-Webster’s site – can post daily vocabulary word, build own dictionary, play word games and browse teacher resource (websites) list.

http://www.vocabulary.com/ Includes root-word lesson plans, thematic puzzles, word lists and test prep activities. http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm Dolch sight words (K-3) flash cards, word lists, PowerPoints. http://www.spellingcity.com/ Spelling word practice in “Test me”, “Teach me” and “Play Game” formats; Students can enter own list or use featured spelling lists (including color and number words). http://www.wordplays.com/p/index Includes word games, problem-solving tools (help solving word puzzles) and an online dictionary (also multi-lingual).

ASSESSMENT WEBSITES http://www.mytestbook.com/ Math, Science, Reading and Grammar practice tests. (Free but need to register) http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm Resources to help students practice skills required on various assessments. http://isbe.net/assessment/ Illinois State Board of Education student assessment page. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Free tool to help teachers create their own rubrics (Free, but do need to register/log in).

GENERAL WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml Education World®. The Educator’s Best Friend. The surfing is over. Here you will find the best education links and original content the Net has to offer. http://www.theschoolbell.com/ Dolch Word List games and activities. http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do (Scholastic) Book Search Tool – Database of over 50,000 book titles, with questions and extension activities. http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.cfm Teacher resources by subject and grade level with extensive and alphabetized topic list. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ (formallyhttp://www.whatworks.ed.gov/) U.S. Department of Education – Institute of Education Sciences – Clearinghouse for research-based practices in education. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ Kathy Schrock’s categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/index.htm Resources, ideas, lessons, free printables, including in the area of literacy.

http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/middlehigh_school/ Directory of literature and literacy strategies for the middle and high school levels. http://www.allthingsplc.info/tools/samples.php A Professional Learning Community – This section provides proven tools educators can use to establish their schools’ baseline performance, set goals, plan future initiatives and evaluate efforts toward collaboration and joint decision-making. http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/watch (link from http://www.readingrockets.org/) Online programs produced by (PBS) Reading Rockets for young learners. http://www.phylsquill.com/downloads.htm Phyllis Hostmeyer’s website includes her schedule of educational workshops, and helpful “downloads” of her workshop presentations. http://www.gaillovely.com/ Resources selected with reading and literacy in mind (click on resources tab). http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/ Instructional plans across the curriculum created by North Carolina educators. http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Education/ Google directory in many categories: Language Arts category has Children’s Literature, Lesson Plans and Reproducibles, and Reading Instruction sites, for example. http://www.4teachers.org/ 4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students. http://www.inspiringteachers.com/ Inspiring Teachers a community of educators networking for mutual growth and support in the teaching profession. The mission is to empower beginning teachers and provide strategies to help them not just survive, but thrive in the classroom. They also seek to encourage those who train, mentor, and lead new teachers, and offer resources to help them in their efforts. http://iirc.niu.edu/ The premier web site for test results and other school improvement information for Illinois schools! http://intc.education.illinois.edu/homepage Illinois New Teacher Collaborative. INTC Online offers resources for preservice teachers, new teaching professionals, teacher mentors, K-12 school administrators, service providers, and higher education professionals. http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers Musical videos with lyrics written to fit the historical event or era. http://www.curriki.com/ Curriki helps connect educators, parents, and students in the development of curriculum and other educational materials. With its open-source curriculum format, Curriki allows anyone to post their teaching ideas for others to view, download, use, reformat, and reshare. http://nsdl.org/ Looking for math resources related to the new Math Common Core State Standards released in June 2010? You came to the right place! NSDL has assembled a collection of math resources from its providers and partners to create the NSDL Math Common Core collection. This is a fantastic website with lots of great lesson plans for K – 12.