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Word Games and Fun with LanguageTeachers@Random <http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/>
a website for K–12 teachers and librarians [from Random House]
Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
Authors! Authors! Childrens Book Authors and Illustrators on the Web <http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthors.htm>
Author Chats <http://www.authorchats.com>
We provide online chats between authors and school children, as well as provide a wealth of information about children's books and teaching children about reading and writing.Author/Illustrator Information and Links <http://www.fairrosa.info/cl.authors.html>
[children's literature links from Fairrosa Cyber Library <http://www.fairrosa.info/>]Created and Maintained by Roxanne Hsu Feldman, Senior Middle School Librarian, the Dalton School, New York, New YorkCanTeach: Authors, Illustrators, and Their Creations <http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkspecific.html>
Children's Authors and Illustrators <http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/authors.htm>
Children's Literature <http://www.childrenslit.com>
Children's Literature Web Guide—Authors and Illustrators on the Web <http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html>
Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators <http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm>
Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages—Kay E. Vandergrift <http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/index.html>
Reading Rockets: Children's Books & Authors <http://www.readingrockets.org/books/>
TeachingBooks· <http://www.TeachingBooks.net>
[Authors and illustrators, booklists, discussion guides, online book readings; by subscription (free 14-day trial)]Author Pages
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/ALCOTT/LWHP.html>
This page serves as the Home Page for the University of Virginia's hypermedia presentation of Little Women. It was designed to provide browsers with an electronic version of the text along with several other resources in an effort to further understand Louisa May Alcott and her novel.
Alcott Web <http://www.alcottweb.com/>
Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen's WebThing <http://www.j.b.allen.btinternet.co.uk/>
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen <http://HCA.Gilead.org.il/>
William Blake
The William Blake Archive <http://www.blakearchive.org/>
A hypermedia archive sponsored by the Library of Congress and supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sun Microsystems, and Inso Corporation. With past support from the Getty Grant Program and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.Judy Blume
Judy Blume's Home Base <http://www.judyblume.com/home-main.html>
Karleen Bradford
Karleen Bradford <http://www.makersgallery.com/bradford/>
Eric Carle
The Official Eric Carle Web Site <http://www.eric-carle.com/>
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll as Taught in the K–12 Classroom <http://www.lewiscarroll.org/k12.html>
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary <http://www.beverlycleary.com/>
Beverly Cleary: Teacher Resource File <http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cleary.htm>
Roald Dahl
The Official Roald Dahl Website <http://www.roalddahl.com/>
Roald Dahl Fans <http://www.roalddahlfans.com/>
Jackie French Koller
Jackie French Koller <http://www.geocities.com/%7Ejackiekoller/>
Katherine Patterson
The Official Katherine Paterson Web Site <http://www.terabithia.com/>
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco WWW Links <http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/polacco.htm>
Patricia Polacco's web site <http://www.patriciapolacco.com/>
J. K.Rowling
J. K. Rowling Teacher Resource File <http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/rowling.htm>
Dr. Seuss
Seussville <http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/>
William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare <http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html>
[All the plays and poems online; Ability to search the plays; Links to related sites]Shakespearean Insults <http://www.edgewood.net/www/demo/JavaScript/sik-js.html>
Aaron Shepard
Aaron Shepard <http://www.aaronshep.com/>
Mark Twain
About Mark Twain <http://www.underthesun.cc/Classics/Twain/>
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl <http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura.htmlx>
English <http://www.bluerider.com/english/>
[History of English]Verbivore <http://pw1.netcom.com/~rlederer/index.htm>
Welcome to the web site woven for wordaholics, logolepts, and verbivores. Carnivores eat meat; herbivores eat plants and vegetables; verbivores devour words. If you are heels over head (as well as head over heels) in love with words, tarry here awhile to graze or, perhaps, feast on the English language. Ours is the only language in which you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway and your nose can run and your feet can smell.
Grammar
Daily Grammar <http://www.dailygrammar.com/>
English Basics <http://www.rhlschool.com/english.htm>
This section features original grammar worksheets for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids. Use them for teaching, reinforcement, and review.Guide to Grammar and Writing <http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/>
Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public.Writer's Roosts—KU Writing Guide <http://www.writing.ku.edu/students/guides.html>
Learning to Read
Dolch Lists <http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Dolch.html>
The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words in books that children read. The lists are in order of frequency. These lists are studied in first and second grade; children who learn these words have a good base for beginning reading. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules. These words must be learned as sight words.Generous Books <http://www.generousbooks.com/>
[free resources for book clubs, including for children under 13]Guys Read <http://www.guysread.com/>
[a literacy program for boys from Jon Scieszka]Houghton-Mifflin Reading/Language Arts Center <http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/index.html>
The Reading Center at Education Place provides Reading, Spelling, and Language Arts resources for K–8 teachers, students, and parents. Special features include textbook support, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, Staff Development,and Bilingual Resources.Internet Public Library Reading Room <http://www.ipl.org/div/reading/>
Online books, magazines and newspapers from around the world.Read·Write·Think <http://www.readwritethink.org/>
Read·Write·Think, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.Reading Lists from TeachersFirst <http://www.teachersfirst.com/readlist.html>
Reading Planet from Reading Is Fundamental <http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/>
Ready*Set*Read <http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/RSRkit.html>
The "READY*SET*READ Early Childhood Learning Kit" was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Corporation for National Service, and the Department of Education to advance President Clinton's challenge to help every child in America read independently and well by the end of the third grade.World of Reading <http://www.worldreading.org/>
[From Ann Arbor District Library; children read or write book reviews]Rhetoric
Rhetorical Figures in Sound <http://www.americanrhetoric.com/rhetoricaldevicesinsound.htm>
a compendium of 200+ brief audio (mp3) clips illustrating 38 different figures of speechSpelling
Ray's Spelling and Word Games <http://www.rayslearning.com/spell.htm>
[shareware; trial version is free]Houghton-Mifflin Reading/Language Arts Center <http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/index.html>
The Reading Center at Education Place provides Reading, Spelling, and Language Arts resources for K–8 teachers, students, and parents. Special features include textbook support, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, Staff Development,and Bilingual Resources.Vocabulary
Building a Better Vocabulary <http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/vocabulary.htm>
[aimed at adults; also suitable for older high school students]Cobuild Idiom of the Day <http://www.cobuild.collins.co.uk/Pages/idiom.aspx>
Each day, this page will automatically display a random entry from the Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms.Education 4 Kids Vocabulary Drill <http://www.edu4kids.com/lang1/>
FakeOut—The Definition Guessing Game <http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/index.html>
[Vocabulary building]Houghton-Mifflin Reading/Language Arts Center <http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/index.html>
The Reading Center at Education Place provides Reading, Spelling, and Language Arts resources for K–8 teachers, students, and parents. Special features include textbook support, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, Staff Development,and Bilingual Resources.The New York Times Word of the Day <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/wordofday/index.html>
Vocabulary University <http://www.vocabulary.com/>
Participate in these FREE vocabulary puzzles to enhance vocabulary mastery. Earn your diploma at VOCAB U. Teachers have endorsed this site which enriches classroom curriculum. These exercises help prepare for SSAT®, PSAT®, GED®, SAT® and ACT® tests, they supplement personal vocabulary acquisition, and are being used in home-schooling and ESL programs.Word Centralfrom Merriam-Webster <http://www.wordcentral.com/>
[Online dictionary; teacher resources]Writing
Essay Writing <http://www.essaypunch.com/>
KidPub <http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/>
Welcome to Kidpub, the largest collection of stories by children on the Internet (and maybe in the real world, too). We've been on the web since 1995, and our database holds just over 43,000 stories written by and for children.
[There is a required membership fee of $6.95 (as of May 4, 2004) to post on the site.]Read·Write·Think <http://www.readwritethink.org/>
Read·Write·Think, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.World of Reading <http://www.worldreading.org/>
[From Ann Arbor District Library; children read or write book reviews]Writer's Roosts—KU Writing Guide <http://www.writing.ku.edu/students/guides.html>
Writing-World <http://www.writing-world.com/>
About Books
ALA | American Library Association <http://www.ala.org/>
[Vast compendium of resources for families, teachers, librarians, readers, and researchers; some notable pages on site follow:]
Booklists & Book Awards (Young Adult Library Services Association) <http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm>
Great Web Sites for Kids <http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm>
Literary and Related Awards <http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm>
Teen Reading <http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm>BookHive <http://www.bookhive.org/>
BookHive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents, teachers or anyone interested in reading about children's books. Providing reader's advisory service, this site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas.Children's Literature <http://www.childrenslit.com>
The Children's Literature Web Guide <http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html>
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.
[compiled by David K.Brown, Director, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary]Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site <http://www.carolhurst.com/>
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. We've taken many of Carol Hurst's back articles and sections from her professional books for teachers and librarians and reformatted and interlinked them to create an interactive collection of information.
Children's Literature
Children's Literature Web Guide—Stories on the Web <http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html>
Free E-texts <http://youngpeopleszone.cjb.net/>
Tales of Wonder: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World <http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/>
[Selected tales from] Africa, Central Asia, Central Europe, China, England, India, Ireland, Japan, Middle East, Native America, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, SiberiaGrimm Brothers <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/>
[several fairy tales in a 1914 translation]Adult/General Interest Literature
Bartleby.com Great Books Online <http://www.bartleby.com/>
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.Bibliomania <http://www.bibliomania.com/>
Free Online Literature with more than 2000 classic textsEServer <http://eserver.org/>
Books Published on the English Server <http://eserver.org/books/>
Collections in the arts and the humanities
The EServer's primary function is to publish texts in the arts and humanities. Our collections include art, architecture, drama, fiction, poetry, history, political theory, cultural studies, philosophy, women's studies and music.
[formerly known as The English Server]The On-Line Books Page <http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/>
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare <http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html>
[All the plays and poems online; Ability to search the plays; Links to related sites]
ALA | American Library Association <http://www.ala.org/>
[Vast compendium of resources for families, teachers, librarians, readers, and researchers; some notable pages on site follow:]
Booklists & Book Awards (Young Adult Library Services Association) <http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm>
Great Web Sites for Kids <http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm>
Literary and Related Awards <http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm>
Teen Reading <http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm>Bartlett's Familiar Quotations online <http://www.bartleby.com/100/>
Cobuild Idiom of the Day <http://www.cobuild.collins.co.uk/Pages/idiom.aspx>
Each day, this page will automatically display a random entry from the Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms.EDSITEment <http://edsitement.neh.gov/>
[T]he product of a partnership forged in Spring 1997 among the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, MCI WorldCom and the National Trust for the Humanities. The EDSITEment experience includes: a user-friendly website with links to 49 of the top humanities sites; online lesson plans which bring EDSITEment to life for teachers, students, and their families; and exciting in-school activities.The Internet Public Library <http://www.ipl.org/>
The Internet Public Library Kidspace <http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/>iTools <http://www.iTools.com/>
Quick access to the best Internet tools: Search Tools, Language Tools, Research Tools, Financial Tools, Map Tools, Internet ToolsSyracuse University Library Reference Shelf Dictionaries and Encyclopedias online <http://libwww.syr.edu/research/refshelf/dictency.htm>
To Teacher Resources Page
[Copyright and Fair Use, How to Cite Online Sources, Plagiarism, General Reference, Maps]Lesson Plans
EDSITEment <http://edsitement.neh.gov/>
[T]he product of a partnership forged in Spring 1997 among the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, MCI WorldCom and the National Trust for the Humanities. The EDSITEment experience includes: a user-friendly website with links to 49 of the top humanities sites; online lesson plans which bring EDSITEment to life for teachers, students, and their families; and exciting in-school activities.Read·Write·Think <http://www.readwritethink.org/>
Read·Write·Think, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.Teaching Tools from Discovery.com <http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html>
Puzzlemaker, Worksheet Generator, Quiz Center, Vocabulary Quiz Whiz, Instant Glossary Builder, Clip ArtTeachers@Random <http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/>
a website for K–12 teachers and librarians [from Random House]Word Centralfrom Merriam-Webster <http://www.wordcentral.com/>
[Online dictionary; teacher resources]Worksheets
English Basics <http://www.rhlschool.com/english.htm>
This section features original grammar worksheets for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids. Use them for teaching, reinforcement, and review.Free Worksheets <http://www.freeworksheets.com/>
Phonics, Mathematics, Language Arts, Science/Geography, Social Studies, Ages 3 to 6, Reading, Activities, Miscellaneous, Thinking Skills, Kindness to Animals, History, HandwritingQuia English <http://www.quia.com/dir/eng/>
[16 types of curriculum-related activities and games; free to use, $49/year (educational rate) to use templates to create your own; ability to track student scores and a teacher web page included with annual subscription]
AltaVista Translations <http://babelfish.altavista.com/>
English to French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish to English
Castle Caper (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Webquest) <http://www.esc20.k12.tx.us/etprojects/formats/webquests/fall2000/wq011201/castle/default.html>
Harry Potter WebQuest <http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq108/>
[On banning books]The Power of Persuasion <http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/studentpage.htm>
Radio Days <http://www.thematzats.com/radio/>
[Research "The Golden Age of Radio" and create your own radio drama. Middle School level—written by Cynthia Matzat]
Anagram Site <http://www.anagramsite.com>
FakeOut—The Definition Guessing Game <http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/index.html>
[Vocabulary building]FunBrain Kidscenter: Educational, Interactive Kids Games for Learning <http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html>
Funster Multiplayer Word Games <http://www.funster.com/>
[Play against yourself or other people on the site. Log in with a made up name and password.]Heteronym Homepage <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/heteronym.html>
Heteronyms are specific types of homographs in which the different pronunciations are associated with different meanings. Many heteronyms are the result of one pronunciation being a verb and another being a noun.Quia English <http://www.quia.com/dir/eng/>
[16 types of curriculum-related activities and games; free to use, $49/year (educational rate) to use templates to create your own; ability to track student scores and a teacher web page included with annual subscription]Thinks.com <http://thinks.com/>
Games, Pastimes & Family Leisure [from the U.K.]