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Reading Extentions
Universal Level (Tier 1):- Accelerated Reader
- Lexile K-12 A fantastic way to find books at your reading level.
- Career education
- Literature Circles
- Accelerated Instruction
- Differentiated Writing Prompts
- Pre-assessment of Language arts skills
- Literature at advanced instructional levels
- Reading Olympics (Click the link below for the Reading Olympics document.)
- Guided Reading Carousel (Click on the link below for the document.)
- Literature Circle Printable Cards
- Book Club
- Early instruction in research, presentation and study skills
- Submit work for real-world publications
- Navigator Units from William & Mary College
- Study of interdisciplinary themes, concepts, multicultural and global issues
Selected Level (Tier 2):- Reading: Interactive Games from Linn-Mar Westfield Elementary
- Newsela - Up to date current events for nonfiction readers
- Foreign Languages - Study some root words "Latin for Kids"
- Junior Great Books (We do not own this program.)
- English Festival (Gr. 7-8)
- Philosophy for children
- Battle of the Books
- Advanced course work
- College of William and Mary Units
- Early entrance to AP
- Online advanced courses (Aleks)
- Competitions in writing, speech, drama
- National History Day
- ACT, SAT and Explore Tests (NUMATS)
- Small group programs/presentations
- Build a Prezi Ideas matter! Have your students develop a prezi to organize, present and share ideas. Create an interactive presentation.
- Timetoast.com - Create an online Timeline
- LucidChart.com -Create online diagrams
- Animoto.com - Create an online slideshow
- ToonDoo The world's fastest way to build a cartoon. Unique way to make a different kind of presentation.
Targeted Level (Tier 3):
- Publishing work
Other Reading Activities
Readers Theatre 2-9 This website is a great resource for scripts, and how to do them effectively.
Scholastic K-12 Neat interactive activities that are sortable by grade level.
Education.com K-12 A comprehensive list of reading activities.
Spelling City K-8 An on-line interactive spelling system that allows you to create your own word lists.
Assorted Word Games, Puzzles 3-12Title says it all, lots of puzzles.
Online Crossword Puzzles - 3-12 Not only crossword puzzles, but many language challenges.
Word Games K-8 Original word games. I enjoy the "build your own dictionary activity"
Language Across Borders - Interactive 3-12 Multi-lingual stories that are based on that old campfire game where you continue a story where someone else left off. This site is unmoderated.
Interactive Poetry Site 3-12 Same concept at language across borders except with poetry.
Newslink -- newspapers/radio/tv 2-12 Find any on-line newspaper.
Literature Trivia Links 2-12 All sorts of trivia sites based on literature.
Reading Metasite 2-12 Website that searches the internet for you and gives you up-to-date articles on current topics, trivia, and all sorts of interesting items.
