Literacy Resources
The Charleston County School District has identified Literacy as a major focus for all content areas. The following resources provide lessons and activities that support literacy and technology integration in the classroom.
Professional Resources
Read Write Think - NCTE's recently redesigned literacy web site with high quality language arts lesson plans and interactive student activities.
National Writing Project - A national organization committed to improving the teaching of writing.
International Reading Association - Lesson plans, booklists, and professional development resources for literacy professionals.
Reading Rockets - Professional resources for teachers, parents and principals.
Primary and Elementary Learners
Into the Book - FREE reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers that focuses on eight research-based strategies.
Meddybemps - Young Writers Workshops, stories, games and ideas for Parents and teachers.
Starfall (PK-3) - Primary Literacy Site with interactive games, books and activities for early readers.
Story Place (In English and Spanish) -Interactive stories for Primary, Elementary from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
Words and Pictures – BBC -Interactive phonics and writing activities for primary students.
Seussville - "If you never did, you should. These things are fun. these things are Good." Games and activities from your favorite Dr. Suess books.
Between the Lions - Early childhood literacy games and activities.
Middle and Secondary Learners
Wordahead - Vocabulary flash cards and videos.
Writing Fix - Interactive prompts, lessons, and resources for writing classrooms.
Spotlight on Voices and Vision – Video series on 13 most famous American poets.
Poetry Forge - An open source archive, designed to allow teachers and student writers to explore, manipulate, create and develop innovative tools for the development of poetry.
Shakespeare Searched- Searchable Shakespeare quotes from the Folger Shakespeare Library.
American RadioWorks – A Century of Great African American Speeches.
Poetry Everywhere – PBS – with Garrison Kellor.
PBS Masterpiece - Teacher guides and learning links to accompany the film adaptations of literary works for Masterpiece Theater.
Make Belief Comix – Comic strip maker.
Google Lit Trips - This site teaches great literature using Google Earth.
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