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Professional Doc
Other

Literacy Coach:key to Improving Teaching & Learning in Secondary Schools [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This report offers information about the role of teachers identified as literacy coaches as they interact with students and with colleagues. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Professional Doc
Brown University

Adolescent Literacy Resources: Linking Research & Practice [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Literally a book, this resource looks at 4 key components of successful adolescent literacy programs, and includes both practical strategies and theoretical frameworks for working with struggling teenage readers. Requires Adobe Reader....
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Lesson Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Amplify Education, Inc.: Introduce Reading Connected Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
An exciting introduction to reading! The instructor writes a simple, one-line story on the board from literature, and the students learn to sound out the words.
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Website
Other

Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
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Interactive
Other

Nanozone: Save the Farm!

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive animation, with voiceover narration and clear diagrams, demonstrates how a type of nanotechnology called a microcantilever can be used to determine the presence of infectious agents in cow's milk.
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Activity
InterLink Language Centers

Interlink Language Centers: Reading Exercises Science

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An interactive exercise for students to use while developing an understanding of how to read scientific informational texts. The text is presented one paragraph at a time and difficult vocabulary words are defined as footnotes. Then...