Websites for Teachers

Reading:

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

Heartland Express Search Page (All Levels)

• Database of novels from Iowa school district
• Search for books by author, subject, keyword, Lexile, reading level, Accelerated Reader points and/or interest level

Idaho State Library (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