Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Harriet Martineau
 

  Baltimore County Public Schools Reading Strategies Cornell Notes for Research
   Activities for Teaching Reading Using cued reading, duet reading, echo reading, group dynamic reading, lap reading, paired reading, repeated reading , shared reading , guided questioning , sustained silent reading, tape assisted reading
     
  CyberGuides CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards.  
     
  Curriculum Guides
Table of Contents
Baltimore County Public Schools 
     
  Deep Thinking and Deep Reading in an Age of Info-Glut, Info-Garbage Info-Glitz and Info-Glimmer Dr. Jamie McKenzie defines what it means to read now.
     
  Discussion Starters Great questions to get students to talk about the book they have read. 
     
  Engines for Education 

The Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) at Northwestern University is an interdisciplinary research and development lab
dedicated to applying principles of cognitive science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and educational theory to improving the way people learn. NOTE: Read articles the following articles by following navigation arrow at end of each article.

  • Helping Children Learn to Read
  • Johnny Can't Read
  • Reading and Understanding
  • Reading Is Based On Understanding
  • Good Readers
  • The Way Reading Is Typically Taught
  • Teaching Reading
  • Teaching a Child to Understand
  • Main Task of Teaching Reading
  • Obstacles in Reading
  • Understanding to Read Well
     
  ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

Literacy education resources, children's literature resources, NAEP Reading Report Card, and the National Reading Panel.

  • Associations, Organizations, and Research Institutes
  • Special Projects, Programs, and Initiatives
  • Evaluations of Reading Programs
  • Literacy Assessment
  • Online Periodicals
  • Children's and Adolescent Literature
  • Diverse Learners
  • Theories, Perspectives, and Models
  • Curriculum Frameworks and Standards
  • Lesson Plans
  • Online Discussion Groups
  • Instructional Approaches, Methods, and Strategies
     
  Fry's Readability Graph  Kathy Schrock Check the readability of a piece of writing. Graph created by Edward Fry, formerly of the Rutgers University Reading Center, Graph and directions for use are included. Information published on Kathy Schrock's outstanding website for educators!
  Kathy Schrock's Guide to Literature and Language Arts A rich source of links to sites about children and young adult literature and language arts.
     
  Links to Dyslexia Information  This resource is provided by The Greenwood School, a pre-preparatory boarding school for boys with dyslexia and related language disorders, and The Greenwood Institute, offering training for teachers and parents of students with dyslexia and related
language disorders. 
     
  Literacy and Learning: Reading in the Content Areas Literacy & Learning involves a cooperative effort between Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Public Broadcasting to design and distribute a set of strategies that school staff (5-8) can use in implementing "reading across the curriculum." Strategies, lessons, and resources are included.  
     
 

Literacy Connection: International Reading Association
  • Resources for Teachers and Parents
  • Adult & Family Literacy
  • English as a Second Language
  • Education Associations
  • Research Centers
     
  Literacy Workshop How to plan and manage a literacy program developed by the International Literacy Department.
     
  MSPAP Website
Stephen Decatur Middle School		 This is an excellent resource developed by Cam Miller,
Curriculum Planner at Stephen Decatur Middle School to help teachers better understand MSPAP. It is a comprehnsive site which includes strategies for reading, writing, content area reading, and links to other MSPAP resources.
     
  MSPAP Information   What is MSPAP? Guide and Tips for Parents; Sample Tasks for Practice at Home
     
  MSPAP References
Montogomery County
Public Schools		 "The MSPAP Guide compiles information that currently exists in many different forms and documents from the Maryland State Department of Education, the Maryland Assessment Consortium, MCPS, and other school systems in our state."
     
  Overview of the Reading Initiative  National Council of Teachers of English reading initiative. 
     
  Purposes for Reading  Lessons for Reading for Literary Experience, Reading to Be Informed, and Reading to Perform a Task. Includes for each a Reading Response Prompt and A Reader's Checklist for Success.
     
  Reading Comprehension Page Great site! 20+ reading strategies plus much more developed by Muskingum College
     
  Reading Comprehension Strategies  Strategies include: 1) Shared Resources 2) Round Robin Questions 3) Retelling a story 4) Cooperative Reading 5) Focus Sheets for Background Knowledge Part One 6) Focus Sheets for Background Knowledge Part Two 7) Construction of Graphic Organizers 8) Domes 9) Story Graphs 10) Story Sequence 11) Semantic Mapping 12) Sequence and Cartoons 13) Bears, Bears, Bears.
   
  Reading in the Content Areas  Includes links to articles and a WebQuest on reading in the content area. Compiled by Della Curtis, Coordinator, Office of Library Information Services, Baltimore County Public Schools.
     
  Reading Instructional Strategies
Maryland State Department of Education 		 These exemplars provide models for applying the principles and
practices of performance-based instruction and assessment to help
students achieve Maryland learning outcomes. Links to resources developed by Maryland teachers and administsrators.
     
  Reading Wars Articles and resources that will shed light on the reading debate and how the teaching of reading is evolving in American schools. This is an outstanding site that is rich in information and resources for teachers and librarians.
     
  Reading Resource Guide This is a comprehensive reading resource guide developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Some features include: Reading stances, assessments, ways to adapt reading instruction, and much more!
     
  Strategies for Teaching Critical Reading  5 step guide to critical reading
     
  Ten Reading Comprehension Strategies These reading comprehension activities focus students' attention on the various ways of reading a text, with an eye toward helping them differentiate among skills such as comprehension, summary, interpretation, and analysis. 
     
  America Reads in California: Teacher's Page This page is for Teachers searching for ideas on how to help their students read better. They will find ideas, tips and activities, as well as links to other web sites just for teachers.  
     
   What Are Reading Skills
  • Word attack skills let the reader figure out new words.
  • Comprehension skills help the reader predict the next word, phrase, or sentence quickly enough to speed recognition.
  • Fluency skills help the readers see larger segments, phrases, and groups of words as wholes.
  • Critical reading skills help the reader see the relationship of ideas and use these in reading with meaning and fluency.
     
   What Are Critical Reading Skills Critical reading skills are the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize what one reads. They are the ability to see relationships of ideas and use them
as an aid in reading.  
  Website created by Della Curtis, Coordinator
Office of Library Information Services
July 2000