Edutopia
Edutopia: Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy Strategies
Explicitly teach a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: A Learning to Read Book
'On the internet' is a learning-to-read book for children aged 4 and above. It has been written for your child to read, with your help when needed. There is no 'right' or 'expected' number of words for your child to read in this book....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Timeline: Making High School Count
This Khan Academy resource is an article that discusses the activities you can pursue to make the most of your high school experience in preparation for college.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 11: Summer Learning
Adventures in Summer Learning offers practical suggestions for parents about how to create a literacy-rich summer, as well as profiles of effective formal programs for at-risk youth and children with learning disabilities. Video excerpts...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 10: Toddling Toward Reading
Hosted by Reba McEntire, "Toddling Toward Reading" examines what it takes to give preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Features children's book author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, whose...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 8: Reading and the Brain
Hosted by Henry Winkler, who has had his own struggles with reading, Reading and the Brain explores how brain scientists are working to solve the puzzle of why some children struggle to read and others don't. Startling new research shows...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 7: Becoming Bilingual
Acclaimed actress Rita Moreno hosts Becoming Bilingual, a 30-minute PBS program that examines the challenges of teaching children to read in a new language. The show visits six cities across the country to learn about the different ways...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 6: Empowering Parents
Empowering Parents, a PBS special hosted by Al Roker, visits schools in Huntingtown, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon, to see how families learn to identify early signs of reading problems and find ideas for getting their kids the help and...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 1: Roots of Reading
Hosted by Fred Rogers, The Roots of Reading looks at the earliest stages of literacy in such locations as a baby speech lab and a Head Start center. The program examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get...
Starfall
Starfall: Not Too Little to Help
This is a fictional interactive ebook about a tiny mouse and a big lion. Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Wolves
This is a nonfiction interactive ebook about wolves and their family. Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Folk Tales
This is an interactive collection of six folk tales. Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Four Friends
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "The Four Friends". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Mr. Bunny's Carrot Soup
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "Mr. Bunny's Carrot Soup". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Little Red Hen
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "The Little Red Hen". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Little Rooster
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "The Little Rooster". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Chicken Little
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "Chicken Little". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Turnip
This is an interactive ebook of the folk tale "The Turnip". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Greek Myths
This is an interactive ebook collection of six Greek Myths for young children. Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Maze
This is an interactive ebook of the Greek Myth "The Maze". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Midas Touch
This is an interactive ebook of the Greek Myth "Midas Touch". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Pegasus
This is an interactive ebook of the Greek Myth "Pegasus". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: Wings
This is an interactive ebook of the Greek Myth "Wings". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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Starfall: The Woman Runner
This is an interactive ebook of the Greek Myth "The Woman Runner". Children can choose to read the book independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.