California Reading Association

LITERACY LIFELINES: Connections for Instructional Support

Young Poet's Word of the Month Poems - Encourage students from grades 3-12 to join the challenge of writing a poem inspired by a single word. Each month a new word is posted. The challenge is to think about the word until it inspires a poem. Poems can be long or short, funny or serious. It doesn't matter. The idea is to encourage young writers to have fun and try their luck. A teacher can select up to three student poems and post them on a blog where a lot of others can see them. For more information go to http://davidlharrison.wordpress.com, you'll find the spot above the posting that says Young Poet's Word of the Month Poems. Click on that and see the guidelines and the place where you can post your classes poems.

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Read - Write - Think is a collaborative project between NCTE and IRA that provides educators and students access to the highest quality resources for the instruction of Reading and Language Arts. This site offers numerous lesson plans ans teacher resources.

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Teaching That Makes Sense - Do you find it difficult to help your students improve their writing? Are your students having difficulty understanding what they are reading in science and social studies? Then check out this site. You will find numerous resources that will meet your needs.

http://www.ttms.org/

Writing Fix - If you explore this website's pages, you will find prompts, lessons, and resources that have been created and shared during workshops and in-service classes sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project. New ideas are posted monthly. You can also sign up to be on their maiing list.

http://writingfix.com/index.htm

Whole Brain Teaching - You cannot teach if you have disruptive students. Check out the classroom management stratigies and resources offered on this website. Resources include You Tube videos and numerous downloadable resources.

http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/

Florida Center for Reading Research - This site offers numerous centers that can be used to help your struggling readers or to challenge your on or above grade level readers. Each of the centers is ready for you to download and use with little to no time spent in preparation by you.

www.fcrr.org



	LITERACY LIFELINES: Connections for Instructional Support Young Poet's Word of the Month Poems - Encourage students from grades 3-12 to join the challenge of writing a poem inspired by a single word. Each month a new word is posted. The challenge is to think about the word until it inspires a poem. Poems can be long or short, funny or serious. It doesn't matter. The idea is to encourage young writers to have fun and try their luck. A teacher can select up to three student poems and post them on a blog where a lot of others can see them. For more information go to http://davidlharrison.wordpress.com, you'll find the spot above the posting that says Young Poet's Word of the Month Poems. Click on that and see the guidelines and the place where you can post your classes poems. TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Sign up for their weekly digital newsletter to receive timely resources for your classroom. http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.cfm Read - Write - Think is a collaborative project between NCTE and IRA that provides educators and students access to the highest quality resources for the instruction of Reading and Language Arts. This site offers numerous lesson plans ans teacher resources. http://www.readwritethink.org/ Teaching That Makes Sense - Do you find it difficult to help your students improve their writing? Are your students having difficulty understanding what they are reading in science and social studies? Then check out this site. You will find numerous resources that will meet your needs. http://www.ttms.org/ Writing Fix - If you explore this website's pages, you will find prompts, lessons, and resources that have been created and shared during workshops and in-service classes sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project. New ideas are posted monthly. You can also sign up to be on their maiing list. http://writingfix.com/index.htm Whole Brain Teaching - You cannot teach if you have disruptive students. Check out the classroom management stratigies and resources offered on this website. Resources include You Tube videos and numerous downloadable resources. http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/ Florida Center for Reading Research - This site offers numerous centers that can be used to help your struggling readers or to challenge your on or above grade level readers. Each of the centers is ready for you to download and use with little to no time spent in preparation by you. www.fcrr.org