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Online resources for the art of reading for P - 12. May 11

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Frayer Model | Classroom Strategies

http://www.adlit.org/strategies/22369/
About a year and a half ago, a few of my colleagues and I had our students begin blogging about their independent reading. Some students finished four posts a year. Some students finished ten. Some more. Below are my top ten takeaways from our students’ blogging experience. http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/top-ten-reasons-to-have-students-blog-about-their-reading-experiences-by-russ-anderson/

TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE STUDENTS BLOG ABOUT THEIR READING EXPERIENCES by Russ Anderson | Nerdy Book Club

Eight Steps to Successful Classroom Readers Theater

Contributed by Dana Truby Readers Theater is a great way to enrich your students’ reading practice and bring joy to reading class at the same time! Performing plays engages students and helps gets them excited about reading and theater. http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2013/02/26/eight-steps-to-successful-classroom-readers-theater
http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com/2013/02/why-older-readers-should-read-picture.html

Why Older Readers Should Read Picture Books

I have often observed how keen some parents and teachers can be to move their children's reading on from picture books to chapter books. Many parents move their children on from picture books very quickly, encouraging their children to read chapter books almost as soon as they become proficient and fluent in reading. In an age when many parents are sold on the idea that ' Your Baby Can Read ' from 6-12 months, there is an urge to move them quickly on to novels.
Reading is an essential skill on par with other literacy skills.It is a way of expanding one's learning repertoire. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/3-great-strategies-to-read-faster.html

3 Great Strategies to Help you Read Faster ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Literacy Resources For Librarians

http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/professionals/librarians/ This free toolkit, developed by Reading Rockets and the Association for Library Services to Children and the Association of School Librarians of the American Library Association, contains resources to make it easy for librarians to offer community forums, discussions, and workshops for parents, teachers, and caregivers on how to support children's reading achievement.
http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/english/widereading/litwideread.htm

English: Literature Reading List

Ancient Homer Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes

Lory's Page: One Minute Readings

I am a busy, second grade teacher that loves to create things for my classroom. I love the fact that I can download my creations to my blogspot and pull them up wherever I am. http://loryevanspage.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-minute-readings.html