ONLINE RESOURCES:
The following links are those used throughout this website to expand upon the teachings. The first two links listed below are not listed elsewhere and contain information in multiple areas. They are worth in-depth study.

An exceptional resource for literacy educators is the Ohio Resource Center. The site is designed to support math, science, and language arts teachers. It contains standards-linked lessons by grade level, assessments, literature, professional resources, and much more. The address is: http://www.ohiorc.org/

The Ohio Department of Education also has rich resources for language arts teachers. Start with: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicRelationID=1207. From there, you can access the OH Academic Content Standards for English Language Arts, as well as lesson plans, teaching tools, assessments, and an alignment toolkit.

Phonemic Awareness:
Lessonplanz.com has a series of phonemic awareness lesson plans. Go to: http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/__Grades_K-2/Phonemic_Awareness/index.shtml
Other good lessons are on the proteacher.com website: http://www.proteacher.com/070171.shtml

Phonics:
English Phonemes, Spellings, Example Words, Meaningful Names and Gestures can be found at: http://www.auburn.edu/%7Emurraba/spellings.html and http://www.auburn.edu/%7Emurraba/gestures.html

For a more in-depth explanation of Word Walls, see http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/block4.html.
In addition to word lists, there are cheers and chants that help children remember spelling patterns at http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_chants.htm

One way to reinforce phonics sounds is to do cooking activities related to each sound. See http://www.amug.org/~jbpratt/education/theme/alphabet/abcsnacking.html.

Vocabulary:
Benchmark School Word Identification Program: http://www.benchmarkschool.org/b_available_programs.htm.
Put Reading First on vocabulary teaching: http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1vocab.html

Comprehension:
Put Reading First on comprehension teaching: http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1text.html

Reading A-Z website: http://www.readinga-z.com/guided/index.html

For the Four Block description of the Guided Reading Block, see http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/block1.html.

For a description of how to spend your time during guided reading, see http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/guided_reading_block.htm:

Dr. Gay Su Pinnell is a guru of Guided Reading and author of Scholastic’s Guided Reading Program. See http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/guidedreading.htm for her description of guided reading on the Scholastic website.

Another good resource for guided reading is http://208.183.128.8/read/guidedr.html. There are many links to teaching resources and lesson ideas on this website.

For guided reading opportunities using good literature, see Carol Otis Hurst’s website: http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/reading/guided.html.

For kindergarten-level guided reading suggestions, see http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/guided_reading.html.

For Hubbard’s Cupboard, a site for early childhood educators, see http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/index.html

Fluency:
National Institute for Literacy’s Put Reading First fluency web pages: http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1fluency.html.
Reading A-Z website: http://www.readinga-z.com/fluency/index.html

Free reader’s theater scripts that are already identified by level are available at Aaron Shepard’s website:
http://www.aaronshepard.com/rt/RTE.html.

Tips on scripting, staging, and reading are found at: http://www.aaronshepard.com/rt/Tips.html.

To involve students in developing their own scripts, see this page: http://www.aaronshepard.com/rt/sheets.html.

Organization:
Reading A-Z has everything teachers need to address all of the essential components of teaching reading, including leveled readers that can be printed, bound and sent home; assessments; and interventions. See www.readinga-z.com.
For details on the Four Blocks Model, go to Pat Cunningham’s website http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/index.html. Also see http://www.four-blocks.com/, which is the Carson-Dellosa Publishers site. They publish Four Blocks support books in grade level bands.

Writing:
For the North West Regional Educational Laboratory’s suggestions on teaching the writing process, see http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/teaching.php?odelay=2&d=1

Good ideas for teaching writing can be found at Kim’s Korner for Teacher Talk: http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/menu.html.

Scholastic’s ideas on teaching writing can be found at: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachwriting/tips_new.htm