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Reading Resources:
Biography.com (Grades 4-12)
  • Search over 25,000 biographies
  • Includes classroom activities and quiz sections
Books and Literature: Facts Encyclopedia (Grades 4-12)
  • Long list of links to information about books, authors, and other literature-based resources
CyberGuides (All Levels)
  • Thematic units and literature resources for specific books
  • Organized by grade level groups
Dr. Seuss On-Line (Grades K-4)
  • Games, story maker, and printable activities
FanFiction (Grades 4-12)
  • Read stories based on books, movies, and t.v. shows, written by students
  • Add your own stories and comments
  • Uses rating system like that used in movies to describe the approproiateness of content
Idaho State Library (LiLI) (All Levels)
  • Excellent collection of on-line research resources, including specific information for elementary levels
  • Log-ins and registration are free for Idaho educators
  • Access to a variety of databases, full-text journal and magazine articles
Lexile Framework for Reading (All Levels)
  • Lexiles measure the difficulty of a piece of text and can be used to match text of an appropriate level to students
  • Search by title, author, keyword, or Lexile score
  • Word lists and activities for some books (in PowerV)
  • Additional resources for parents
On-Line Books Page (Grades 6-12)
  • Detailed information about books and authors
  • Includes links to passages that demostrate themes and describe characters
  • Some novels have full text on-line
Project Gutenberg (Grades 6-12)
  • Free books "digitally re-published"
  • Because of copyright issues, the books available are mostly pre-1923
Read Write Think (All Levels)
  • Lessons, standards, web resources, and student materials to support language arts and reading instruction

 

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