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1 ELL Links to Teacher Websites 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 noncommercial and has no advertising. TESL/TEFL teachers may want to recommend this site to their students. RTI General RtI RtI Network RtI Overview IRIS Center IDEA and Research for Inclusive Settings OSEP (US Department of Special Education) Ideas that Work RtI Wire RtI: Links to Good Websites National Center on Response to Intervention Illinois RtI Website Progress Monitoring AIMSweb National Center on Student Progress Monitoring Research Institute on Progress Monitoring The IRIS Center IDEA and Research for the Inclusive Classroom RtI and Reading Instruction Access Center -Enhancing access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities Best Evidence Encyclopedia Center on Instruction Ed. Gov Doing What Works Florida Center for Reading Research Florida Department of Education National Reading Panel Read Write Think Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts Tier 3 Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts Evidence-based Interventions Social Programs that Work Institute of Education Sciences Intervention Central Promising Practices Network Scientifically Based Research

2 The Savvy Teacher s Guide: Reading Interventions that Work (Jim Wright) What Works Clearinghouse What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides Effective Educational Practices Center on Instruction Best Evidence Encyclopedia Curriculum-based Measurement Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Manual for Teachers (Jim Wright) Curriculum-Based Measurement Warehouse Easy CBM CBM for Progress Monitoring Math and RtI The Access Center Best Evidence Encyclopedia Elementary Math Best Evidence Encyclopedia Secondary Math Secondary (some of these are not secondary specific, but apply to secondary populations) Best Evidence Encyclopedia Secondary Reading Best Evidence Encyclopedia Secondary Math RtI Network OSEP Ideas that Work RtI: Links to Good Websites National Center on Response to Intervention National Center on Student Progress Monitoring Research Institute on Progress Monitoring Consortium on Reading Excellence Florida Center for Reading Research National Reading Panel Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts The Savvy Teacher s Guide: Reading Interventions that Work (Jim Wright) Intervention Central Promising Practices Network Behavior Advisor GOOD WEBSITES FOR TEACHING READING 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,

3 downloadable teaching materials & ebooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more. FreeReading is a free, high-quality, opensource 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) Ready to print resources to accompany Mosaic of Thought and Strategies That Work. Includes posters, bookmarks and graphic organizers. International Reading Association site Includes lessons, standards, many web resources, and student materials. Extensive website directory in all content areas for games, lessons, free printables. Teaching Tools reading resources and materials, including printable rubrics, checklists and other informal assessment tools; lesson plans, and Powerpoint presentations. Into the Book is a free reading comprehension resource for students and teachers. Includes videos and online interactive activities. (Requires log-in key) Provides strategies for reading, writing, organizing, discussion and vocabulary, particularly in Social Studies topics. CyberGuides for a vast number of current children s books. Students early reading skills are reinforced through K-2 phonics games. 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. This site provides sections for kids, teachers, principals, superintendents and parents. Kids link has audio stories at all reading levels. Houghton Mifflin website with related Language Arts links. Book Basket Labels in (downloadable) PDF format. GOOD WEBSITES FOR TEACHING WRITING ABCteach website providing a list of writing prompts with templates. 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). 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. Resources for teaching writing, including the Six Trait Writing process. How to write a diamante poem (a poem in the shape of a diamond).

4 Illinois State Board of Education website link to writing assessment rubrics, student writing samples, and other important information about the ISAT writing test. Link from a Six Trait Writing site to a lesson on sentence fluency, as well as other related activities. Educational Video Series Video lessons to help OLDER students improve handwriting skills. PrimaryGames.com website link to writing stationary in printable format. The Western Kentucky University Writing Project Resources for student (writers) and teachers (list of links to other writing websites, including Wacky Web Tales). Extensive list of websites with a focus on Language Arts Writing and Reading. Educational Technology Training Center s link to instant poetry forms. ReadWriteThink Printing Press Templates to create a booklet, newspaper, brochure or flyer. GOOD WEBSITES FOR PHONEMIC AWARENESS List of phonological awareness activities from FreeReading, an open-source, free reading intervention program for grades K-3. Proteacher directory of phonics/decoding lesson plans for elementary school teachers. Link to article: Phonemic Awareness: An Important Early Step in Learning To Read By Roger Sensenbaugh 1/teacher/assessment/tools/tools.html Phonemic Awareness assessment tools. Professor Garfield Meet the Gang online phonemic games. Between the Lions website with stories, songs, video clips, etc. TEAMS Educational Resources website Assessing the Students Concepts About Print. GOOD WEBSITES FOR VOCABULARY / WORD STUDY List of Vocabulary Development games, activities, worksheets at Pete s Power Point Station website. List of vocabulary resources to enhance word skills. A variety of online vocabulary quizzes. List of syllabication rules and practice activities.

5 Vocabulary games and activities. Vocabulary exercises for the Academic Word List. tytype=14&ap_urlid=56721&ap_continueplay=true&id=56721matching game for syllabication rules. Printable Word Family booklets. Merriam-Webster s site can post daily vocabulary word, build own dictionary, play word games and browse teacher resource (websites) list. Includes root-word lesson plans, thematic puzzles, word lists and test prep activities. Dolch sight words (K-3) flash cards, word lists, PowerPoints. 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). Includes word games, problem-solving tools (help solving word puzzles) and an online dictionary (also multi-lingual). ASSESSMENT WEBSITES Math, Science, Reading and Grammar practice tests. (Free but need to register) Resources to help students practice skills required on various assessments. Illinois State Board of Education student assessment page. Free tool to help teachers create their own rubrics (Free, but do need to register/log in). GENERAL WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS 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. Dolch Word List games and activities. (Scholastic) Book Search Tool Database of over 50,000 book titles, with questions and extension activities. Teacher resources by subject and grade level with extensive and alphabetized topic list. (formallyhttp:// U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences Clearinghouse for research-based practices in education. Kathy Schrock s categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Resources, ideas, lessons, free printables, including in the area of literacy.

6 Directory of literature and literacy strategies for the middle and high school levels. 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. (link from Online programs produced by (PBS) Reading Rockets for young learners. Phyllis Hostmeyer s website includes her schedule of educational workshops, and helpful downloads of her workshop presentations. Resources selected with reading and literacy in mind (click on resources tab). Instructional plans across the curriculum created by North Carolina educators. Google directory in many categories: Language Arts category has Children s Literature, Lesson Plans and Reproducibles, and Reading Instruction sites, for example. 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. 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. The premier web site for test results and other school improvement information for Illinois schools! 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. Musical videos with lyrics written to fit the historical event or era. 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. 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.