Students will be able to recognize and use new vocabulary.  Students will be able to follow the general sequence and content of the story.  The students will view the movie its entirety.  Then the movie is shown in segments with a multiple-choice test that follows each section.  A final test is ten given about 2 days after the finish of the viewing of the movie.

  Evaluation – This lesson and plans can provide not only reading, but vocabulary and language comprehension.  The students really get involved because of the big interest of the content.

2. THE EVILS OF BOOK REPORTS
Lesson plans and unit
 http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/LanguageArts.html
Purpose – used by teacher

A major goal of most teachers is to get students to enjoy reading.  Almost every tie a book is assigned, the students are required to write a report and associate book reports with reading.

Evaluation – this site is written by teacher and he thinks that he never gives book reports to his students.  This shows us different view to reading assignment as a teacher.  The main purpose of this is reading has become a pleasurable experience, not one associated with a dread “book report”.

3. SCRATCH PAD SKIMMING EXERCISE
Lesson plans and unit
 http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/LanguageArts.html
Purpose – used by teacher

This site shows the simple method for skimming exercise that Tina Livinstone shows.  Generally, do not take a grade on it, but check together and find and read aloud the exact sentence that answers the questions, proving to students that the answers can very often be found quoted directly from the text.

Evaluation – this lesson plan can be used with all ages of students.  It is very simple but allow skimming skills to students.

4. EXPANDED READING [rapid reading]
Lesson plans and unit
 http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang091.html
Purpose – used by teacher

Double or Triple Reading Speed for 8 to 16 year old children in 15 minutes.  Students will learn to use their Natural Vision while reading books.  This will allow them to see up to several words at glance while reading.  They will them learn visualizing techniques to help them to gain increased comprehension at faster reading rates.

Evaluation – This lesson plan provides good suggestion for acquiring rapid reading.  This helps children to see that there is more than one way to see all the word on a page on print, shows them how to immediately double their reading speed, while maintaining good comprehension, helps the children to learn visualizing techniques to help them to gain greater comprehension.

5. READ-IN
Lesson plan and unit
 http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang048.html
Purpose – used by teacher

This lesson plan and unit site inspires joy in reading books to a captive audience and pride in work well done.  This project covers many language arts concepts and skills at each learner's level of competency.

Evaluation – It can be much better programs if the teacher puts different year students together.  This can be a large, very worthwhile project.  The most important outcome, underlying each step of the process, is children working together, learning to understand varied personalities and differences and similarities, and cooperation.

6.  Lesson Plans
   Lesson plan and unit
  http://teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/lessonplans/index.html
   Purpose – used by teachers

   This site is a lesson plan finder.  You can select the categories and search.

   Evaluation – this site is reliable to find good resource about k12 learning.  It is easy to find the information because it has search engine.

7.  Lesson plan page.com
   Lesson plan and unit
    http://lessonplanspage.com/
   Purpose – used by teacher

   The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent lesson plans were submitted by the users of this web site.

   Evaluation - The Lesson Plans Page was developed to assist educators of all types.  Elementary school teachers get lesson plans that are ready to use in their classrooms.  College students get great example lesson plans or ideas to base their own lesson plans on.  Home schoolers can get lesson plans to use at home and parents can get ideas for educational activities to use with their children.

This site is a multiple list of different resources.  There are places for teachers to get programs for her students, information about programs, etc.

Evaluation - This is an excellent site.  It is full of links that a teacher would love and find very helpful.  I loved it!

9. Children's Storybooks Onlines
Software Evaluation
 http://www.magickeys.com/books/about.html
Children's Storybooks Online copyright 1996-2000  Carol Moore.
Individual stories, illustrations, animation and sounds copyright 1996-2000 by the respective authors.
All rights reserved.
No part of these stories may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any process without prior written permission from the authors.
Permission is granted for nonexclusive use of the Children's Storybooks Online logo at the top of this page for purposes of reference or promotion related to this site.

Purpose- this site can be used directly in the classroom.  Teachers can locate site and let children read the stories right off the page.

On this site there are stories, riddles, mazes, coloring books.  The site has stories for young children or older children.  The site has direct links to stories, mazes, riddles, etc.

Evaluation – I don’t think that I would use this all the time, but it would e helpful every once and a while to incorporate into a lesson.  I enjoyed reviewing it.

10. Helping Your Children to Read
Software Evaluation
 http://www.ifg-inc.com/Consumer_Reports/LearnToRead.html#advertise
Purpose – used by teacher

Advertising the joy of reading.  Goal is to motivate children to want to read so they will practice reading independently and become fluent readers.  This happens when children enjoy reading.

Evaluation – Great site for teachers and parent with helpful motivational links – such as advertise the joy of reading.  Input things to know and a place in which to look for books that motivates younger children to read.
 

11. Descriptive Reading
Software Evaluation
 http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/c/@2oHcctSM4Oxyk/product.html?record@R5759+from@list
Purpose – used by teacher

This interactive tutorial is designed for remedial use with students in grades 3 and above who are able to read at the 1.5-2.0 grade levels or better.  Readability grade levels of the materials are set using the Bormuth and Fry Readability Indexes: Level 1, 1.5-4.5; Level 2, 3-8; Level 3,6-10; Level 4,8-12.  The student selects one of five skill areas to practice: inference, vocabulary, details, main idea, or sequence.  The student begins by taking diagnostic test and is assigned to an instructional level by the computer.  The management system is designed so that a successful student is advanced automatically to a more difficult level and one who is not having success assigned to an easier level. Positive feedback for correct answers is provided.  Incorrect answers receive encouragement to try again, the answer if necessary, explanations, and guidance for re-reading.

Evaluation – This is a good evaluation software that traditional skill-building program provides students with practice on specific reading skills.  The program includes a placement test that will branch students to an appropriate level based on how well they answer the questions.  This would be a good program to use with remedial students several times during the year.  It is a traditional program and is lacking in flashy graphics, but students can get a lot of practice working on the various reading skills.

12. Accelerated Reader
Software Evaluation
 http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/c/@2oHcctSM4Oxyk/product.html?record@R5318+from@list
Purpose – used by teacher

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program generates computer quizzes for more that 11,000 children's and young adult fiction ad non-fiction books.  The test for each book has a pre-determined number of questions based on the difficulty level of the book.  The same questions in the same order appear each time a student takes the test for that book. The tests verify student comprehension and provide a means for teachers to give students credit for self paced, individualized reading.

Evaluation – this is good material for student because AT rewards students’ reading whether assigned in class or free, for both fiction and non-fiction books.

13. Read to Success
   Software Evaluation
 http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/c/@2oHcctSM4Oxyk/product.html?record@R4121+from@list
Purpose – used by teacher

This presentation shares the excitement and promise of reading for pleasure and purpose. Segments emphasize the importance of reading in the world of work and show the following workers reading on the job. The pilot who reads maps, weather reports and flight manuals; police officers who read and write reports; football players who read play books to understand complicated plays. Episodes list common problems such as vision or learning disability that cause reading difficulty and stress the importance of seeking help from a teacher, a parent, or other significant person and to keep persevering until help is given and the problem corrected. The program stresses reading is (1) important to daily living, (2) important to every career, and (3) reading is fun.

Evaluation - Brainstorm occupations that require or depend on reading as a part of the job. Cluster the jobs by the training and skill needed. Identify any job that does not require reading in any way.  It has the teacher's guide includes post viewing activities, too.

14. Reading Blaster Vocabulary
  Software Evaluation
 http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/c/@2oHcctSM4Oxyk/product.html?record@R19321+from@list
Purpose – used by teacher

This skill building program involves students in various game activities in which they use different skills in order to solve a mystery. The activities provide skill practice in areas of prefixes, suffixes, root words, parts of speech, spelling, reading comprehension, categorizing, and creative thinking. Students a) compare word meanings; b) solve word puzzles; c) create new words from two given words; d) categorize words by attributes; e) demonstrate knowledge of words; and f) collect clues which allow them to solve a mystery. This production supports the English-Language Arts Frameworks and Content Standards and incorporates problem-solving skills with language arts skills practice.

Evaluation - The 17-page user's guide includes quick reference, system requirements, and program components. The 101-page teacher's manual includes instructional objectives, purpose and audience, individual or small group activities, cross curricular suggestions, list of related books and supplementary materials, vocabulary, key concepts, blackline masters, bibliography, and parent tips.

15. Reading Galaxy
    Software Evaluation
 http://clearinghouse.k12.ca.us/c/@2oHcctSM4Oxyk/product.html?record@R5385+from@list
Purpose – used by teacher

A TV game-show format provides opportunities to build student interest in reading recommended literature. Among the skills covered in the activities are reading comprehension, deductive reasoning skills, critical thinking, dramatizing, and drawing. Additional skills are following directions, graphing, making presentations, map reading, note taking, oral language, and using reference material. Art, drama, language arts, math, science, social science, spelling and speech activities are incorporated. Lessons are built around 30 carefully selected books such as The Egypt Game, Sounder, Anastasia Krupnik, and Julie of the Wolves.

Evaluation - This program could be used in a computer lab for reading for comprehension. It could be used in an English class to stress the advantages of thorough note taking and correct spelling or as a follow-up after the novel has been read. This is a very motivating program that offers experiences that could only take place on the computer. It uses good literature to give students practice with various reading and language arts skills. It may inspire some students to read the novels independently. The teacher can assign novels to students, and the program will save a file so the student can continue the exercises at a later time.

Purpose - This is used by a teacher.  She can buy materials for her classroom to use for
teaching reading.

This is a store for teachers to purchase reading materials.  There are links to the
Products and information about each product.

Evaluation – I thought this site was good.  If I was a teacher, I think this would be
very helpful in buying good materials for my classroom.

17. Development New Literacies!  Using the Internet in Content Area Instruction for Teachers
Content Resource
 http://web.syr.edu/~djleu/content.html
Purpose – used by teacher

Dealt with the repeated change of technology an to be effective teachers it is important to understand an use technology in classroom.
A. How can I use Internet to quickly find information
B. How can I integrate Internet into classroom teaching?
C. How do I protect children as they explore the Internet
D. How can I keep up with changes taking place with the Internet?

  Evaluation – This presents particular problems to those of us charged with preparing children for their future.  How can we best prepare children for the new literacies that will be needed for the new technologies of information and communication that appear.  This is very good site for teacher to know about reading.

18. Learning Abilities Books banner
Content Resource
 http://www.gate.net/~labooks/
Purpose – children, teachers, parents, and homeschoolers regarding regular and special education in Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

This site provides education resources for children and teachers in education grades Pre-K-5th.  Site also provides a kid’s page, bookstore, lesson plans, hints and read tips.

Evaluation – Wonderful site for teachers who enjoy up to date information about reading and an introduction of new ideas.

19. Active Author
Content Resources
 http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/academy/4thgrade/activeauthor/teacher.htm
Purpose – used by teacher

Students will read an illustrated story over the Internet.  They will identify the elements of the story and will then write a story of their own modeling the parts of the story that were identified.  The students will then outline the identified elements and write a number of drafts before illustrating and publishing their stories.

Evaluation – this site is very available for teachers.  There are many links that take you to another web page.  This activity also provides for students to have skill for using Internet Access, Microsoft Word and group working.

20. the READING
Content Resource
 http://www.abbylearn.com/
   Purpose – used by teachers and students

   This site provides essential reading and learning skills for busy professional, educators, and students.

   Evaluation – This site is good for educators.  It is very useful to get some easier tips for reading and learning.  There are divided into some sections and have links, so it is easy to look at this site.

21. Reading/Study Skills
   Content Resource
    http://www.lsc.cc.mn.us/programs/read/internet.html
   Purpose – used by teachers

   The list of the links, which are very helpful for students in reading/study skills course.

   Evaluation – This is very useful for teachers to get the information about the reading and study skills.  The links it has takes you to get more detail information.

22. National Event Clarification Discussion
   Content Resource
  http://www.k12.de.us/science/olympiad/event4-6.htm
   Purpose – used by teachers

  This site has useful lists for teachers.  For example, MAP READING -- Individual contestants will be given two-part questions, which can be answered by using various kinds of maps.

  Evaluation – This site has many lists that are helpful for teachers, but these description about each one is a little not enough.

23. Reading Packets
   Content Resource
 http://www.chimacum.wednet.edu/multiage/readingpackets.html
   Purpose – used by teacher

   As an aid to help students be thoughtful in their reading we designed reading packets for the various pieces of children’s literature that were used by the groups.  The reading packets were designed to help students.

  Evaluation - The Looking Back page could be viewed as a way to summarize the whole book. It mostly helped students focus on the story's elements such as plot and theme.

24.  4th Grade Recommended Reading List
  Content Resource
   http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/fammatre/libforth.htm
  Purpose – used by teacher

  You can find the list of books that we have compiled from a variety of subjects based on your own personal preference and recommended reading list from students, parents, and teachers across the country.

  Evaluation - The books will vary in difficulty to help meet the needs of individual children. Many of these books can also be used as family Read-Alouds. Your local librarian can also provide suggestions on up-to-date popular selections and authors.

25. Leaning Network
  Content Resource
 http://search.familyeducation.com:8765/query.html?qp=&qs=&qc=&pw=100%25&ws=0&qm=0&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&rq=0&col=all&qt=reading&go.x=19&go.y=2
  Purpose – used by teacher and parents

  As the school year gets underway, Learning Network's initial focus is on K-12 students, parents, and teachers.  Devoted entirely to the unique learning needs of K-12 students, parents, and teachers, our content is organized by grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) and by subject (math, reading, etc.). Learning Network for K-12 is the most trusted and safest place to connect with other students, parents, and teachers: this online destination and its content are endorsed by nearly every major K-12 organization in the United States.

  Evaluation – This site has assembled the best selection of educational resources for you to enjoy, with an initial focus on teachers and parents of K-12 students, as the school year gets underway. The K-12 section of the store is filled with books, software, toys and games, videos, music, and activities, along with guidance, techniques, and online programs to make your role as teacher or parent (or both) easier.
 
 

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