Reading Grades 3-5

By: Amber Ferguson
Date: May 1, 2001

Resources

Name	Type of Resource	Location	Purpose	Description	Evaluation
Education Place	Internet Project	http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/	This provides resources for teachers, students, and parents.	The resources include textbook support, Professional Development, Intervention, Author Spotlight, Wacky Web Tales, and Bilingual Resources.	This is a great place for students to choose a theme and a resource and play a game or do an activity that corresponds with what they have chosen.
Pro Teacher	Lesson Plans and Units	http://www.proteacher.com	To provide teachers with resources	This site has a search engine for teachers along with lesson plans, and materials.	This is a great site for teachers to use to find materials or make lesson plans.
Sites For Teachers	Webliography	http://www.sitesforteachers.com/	To provide teachers with links and descriptions of various websites for their content area.	This site allows the teacher to see the description of a particular site without going on the site.	This is a great place for teachers to start when looking for educational websites.
Between the Lions**	Internet Project	http://pbskids.org/lions/	To provide stories and games that relate to reading	Allows the student to choose a story to read or a game to play	This is good for students who learn by having fun.
Study Web	Homework help	http://www.studyweb.com/	To provide students with help on homework.	Allows the student to pick the subject and then have a "study buddy" to help them with it.	This is a great place for students to go for help with others aren't there to help them with their homework.
Scholastic (Lesson Plans and Reproducibles)	Lesson Plans and Units	http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/index.asp	To help teachers with lesson plans	Allows the teacher to choose the grade level, subject to create lesson plans	A good way for teachers to create lesson plans for their classroom.
Ask Jeeves for Kids	Specialized Search Tool	http://www.ajkids.com/	To allow kids to search the web in the form of a question in order to get results on their level of learning	A website where a student types in a question and it is then answered	This is a good way for students to ask questions and search the web.
Kids Click	Specialized search tool	http://www.kidsclick.org/	To allow students to search the web	A website designed especially for students to search the web	This is a good place for students to search the web for a specific topic.
Word Central	Reference Tool	http://www.wordcentral.com/	To give students an online dictionary	A website designed as a student dictionary.	This is a good site for students to go to when unsure of the meaning of a word when they don't have a dictionary present.
Learning network	Reference Tool	http://www.factmonster.com/	To give students an online dictionary, almanac, and encyclopedia	A website where students can have access to the dictionary, almanac, and encyclopedia	This is a good site for students to find information about a particular topic in an encyclopedia.

**hands on activity

Standard

Reading: Grades 3-5

Content Standard:

The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text.

Goal Statement:

Reading is a lifelong process which builds on language development. Students must apply a wide range of strategies to enhance the reading process. They improve their comprehension of printed information and gain knowledge of themselves as world citizens through varied experiences with literature. As students respond to texts individually and share in literary communities, they become critical readers and experience increased comprehension and personal satisfaction.

Learning Expectations:

Experience and develop interest in literature which includes multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity.
Apply a variety of reading strategies.
Extend reading vocabulary utilizing sight words, phonetic and structural analysis, and context.
Improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text.
Use comprehension strategies to enhance understanding, to make predictions, and to respond to Literature.
Read orally to develop fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence.
Read independently for a variety of purposes.
Utilize sources of information including technological tools.
Develop study skills to facilitate learning.
Develop skills in making inferences and recognizing unstated assumptions.
Identify literary genres.
Identify and interpret figurative language.

Bibliography

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