Reading

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Web English Teacher - Reading

A varied set of links focussing on reading and literature - organized by author, special collections and general resources. A site well worth visiting and taking time to peruse.

 

Reading is Fundamental

Although this site provides teachers and parents with strategies to help children become good readers, writers and learners,the focus is on reading.

 

The Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework

This is an excellent and comprehensive resource for the teaching of reading, based on current and extensive research. This site gives the research background on teaching reading as well as practical tools for teaching and assessing student learning in reading.

 

Read Up On It A classroom resource from Library and Archives Canada

A program to promote Canadian Children's literature and reading. Features award winning Canadian children's books in all categories. Contacts and information available.

 

Reading Rockets

A wonderful site all about teaching and learning to read. This site is heavy on excellent resources, site links, book recommendations, articles. News and views presents articles about reading that are updated daily from newspapers. A great deal of time could be spent gathering information from this site.

 

Gazette in Education

The Gazette in Education (GIE) is a program that helps teachers at all levels use the newspaper in the classroom. This site provides information about using newspapers in the classroom. Find out about youth pages, activities, tours and special projects.