Reading, Literature and Language Arts

The Teaching of Reading     Elementary Reading     Language Arts & Grammar  

Junior High & High School     Curricula


  The Teaching of Reading
 
Rimes & Rhymes
great resource for 
teaching reading
Learning 
to Read
Valder Phonics Program
Phonics
Resources 
and Activities
great site!
HKWD 
teaching reading
Bricks and Mortar
basic reading skills 
Boost 
for Readers
Systematic Phonics & Spelling
Starfall Reading
teaching comphrension &
phonics
Reading Reflex
different but very successful program for teaching reading
Balanced Literacy
Solution to the Reading Wars?
article
Reading Comprehension
free worksheets
Reading A to Z
Guided Reading, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Alphabet and more. 
Free samples
Study Zone
activities for building comprehension
grades 2-5
Literacy Education
the how and why of teaching reading
Beginning Reader Course
and more at Dositey
Kids Lab
site reading practice
Reading & More
from the Resource Room
Launching K-3 Reading 
Online Course
Learning to Read
Resources
Reading Key
lots of free resources 
& fee based program
Sample Reading Curriculum Timeline: 
Preschool Through Eighth Grade

"Reading fluency is the ability to read quickly and easily enough to focus active attention on meaning. Reading fluency is measured by the rate at which students can read aloud accurately and with proper expression. Developing fluency is a key component of reading for comprehension."

Elementary Reading
 

Grade Level Reading Lists
K-8th
Database 
of Award Winning Children's Literature
CyberGuides to Literature
database for K-12
The Children's Literature 
Web Guide
McDougal-Little Novel Guides
Reading Level Estimator
Accelerated Reading Lists
1000 Good Books
by reading level
Carol Hurst's Literature Site
a must see!
ALA's Literary Award Winners
w/ links to Newbury lists, Caldecott & more
Fiction List
with a Strong Geographic Background- various countries
Historical Fiction List
prehistoric-present


Study Questions
Various Books
Primis Online
e-books 4th gr. & up
ERIC Clearinghouse
reading, english & communication 
extensive links
Children's Authors & Illustrators 
On the Web
The 
Doucette Index
K-12 lesson ideas 
for literature
a must see!
BookAdventure
another must see searchable data base
Children's Literature Activities
lots of great learning ideas
Aesop's Fables Online Collection
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Judy Blume
Children's Picture Book Database
Reading Corner

Language Arts & Grammar

Reading
Language Arts Center
at the K-8 Education Place
The Web English Teacher
unbelievable amount of resources for elem. through young adult
Language Arts
Mini-Lessons Elementary (K-5)
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Language Arts Lessons (K-5)
World Wide Words
This site explores the English language like nobody's business!
Pronunciation Online
a list of pronunciation and spelling sites for both language arts and ESL
Language Arts Lessons (6-8)
Elementary Language Arts Core Directory
good example of scope & sequence for K-6
Bob's Place of Educational Links
Elementary Language Arts
Lesson Plans
AskERIC 
Language Arts
Lesson Plans
Houghton-Mifflin English Grammar 
K-8
The Beehive
Middle School
English Grammar
Language Arts Lesson Plans 
and Resources 
extensive links
Writing and Grammar Lesson Plans
The EServer Poetry Collection 
Writing, Grammar & Literature 
Lesson Plans
Writer's Choice Lesson Plans
6-12
Grammar Worksheets Awesome Library's Language Arts Worksheets 
Free Grammar and Writing Worksheets Language Arts Worksheets OWL 
Online Writing Lab
Daily Grammar

Junior High & High School

Young Adult Literature
great site w/ links
Bibliomania
free on line literature
& study guides with over 2000 classics
The Literary Traveler
database of famous authors & the places that inspired them
English Language and Literature Resources
lots of links
The EServer
extensive bibliography of links to humanities-related sites
English Language and Literature
Stanford Humanities Review
Literary Resources 
on the Net (Lynch)
Creative Writing for Teens
 Bartleby Great Books Online
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more
The Online Books Page
a searchable index of links to over 18,000 text, PDF, and HTML versions of books found on the Web
Project Gutenberg
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
great resource
The EServer Poetry Collection
Young Adult 
Librarian's Help/Homepage
Writer's Handbook
a series of college-level handouts that would be helpful for the secondary school student in all areas of writing

Homeschooling Curriculia  

Reading Reflex: 
"The Foolproof Phono-Graphix Method for Teaching Your Child to Read" 
Teach Your Child to read in 100 Easy Lessons   The Writing Road to Reading  Writing Strands
Multi-Sensory
Orton-Gillingham
Shurley English
English for the Thoughtful Child
 
Reading Champions
Rummy Roots
Spelling Power
Spelling Workout
Total Language Plus
Peace Hill Press
First Language Lessons 
for the Well Trained Mind
Learning Langauge Arts Through Literature
from Common Sense Press

Write Source
K - 12

Stewart English Program
7 - 12

Note: the links provided are for informational purposes and do not constitute promotion of a particular supplier.  Please research and check out various homeschooling message boards to see what curiculum may best meet the needs of your child.  You can do a search to compare prices or often find used curricula on line.
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