Shepard Elementary School Reading/Writing Web Site

The online reading & writing resources on this  site are for Shepard school administrators, teachers, students, and parents.

St. Louis Public Schools
Shepard Elementary School
3450 Wisconsin Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
Phone: (314) 776-3664
Fax: (314) 664-3708

Mrs. Carol Hall-Whittier
Principal, Shepard Elementary School
Carol.Hall@slps.org

Please visit:

Shepard Elementary School Home Page
Shepard Elementary School Instructional/MAP web site

Shepard
Elementary School Online (Virtual) Library

Study Skills Tips
Study skills
Study skills self-help

Parents and Children
Parents and children together online: A project of the family literacy center. This is a magazine that is freely available on the World Wide Web.

Online Parent Brochures
Parent brochures. The free downloadable parent brochures have been provided by the United States Department of Education.

General Resource Links
Resource links for teachers, students, and parents
Early literacy continuum
Brain-based learning:
Where’s the proof?
Literature circles resource center
Teacher resources for literature circles
Brain/mind learning home page
The National Right to Read Foundation
Discussion groups and literature circles
Interactive writing
The economics of literacy
The reading wars
The learning theories
Brain research in education
Teachers' lounge
Parents' resources
Reference tools
Education resources
The biography maker
How a book is made
Spelling & vocabulary plans

Online  Reading Resources for Middle School Teachers
Reading links
A daily dear program: Drop everything, and read!
Free Reading And Learning E-Books. The site provides free downloadable reading
books.
Phonics instruction
Reading programs. Which one is best for your child?
Reading resources
ReadWriteThink lessons by title, grade, or date. The site has a lot of
reading resources. A must visit site for reading teachers.
What is differentiated instruction?
Resources for reading recovery
Reading skills and children's literature
Reciprocal teaching
Children's literature - resources for teachers
Reading comprehension
Homework spot
Instructional resources
Reading resources for school and home
Reading resources for the teacher
Literacy web for classroom teachers
Literacy
Reading comprehension: What works
MarCopolo Internet content for the classroom
Reading online: A journal of K-12 practice and research published by the International Reading association.
Teacher links
Welcome to the word pool: The children’s book site for parents, teachers and
writers. 
ABC teach
Reading websites
Teacher resources
Carol Hurst's children's literature newsletters. It is free. You can get it by e-mail or read it online.
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Reading resources. The site has many free reading resources.
Reading and writing resources. The site awesome resources. A must visit for
any reading teachers.
An African folktale why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. Designed for lower
elementary students, this five-day series of lessons includes map study,
vocabulary words, and reading skills.
Teaching kids to read
Reading and learning disabilities
Children's literature - resources for teachers
Reading recovery council of America
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Learning to Read
Words and pictures
Starfall
Kindergarten phonics and rReading
Reading comprehension worksheets and organizers
Implementing effective instruction for students with learning disabilities
Critical reading
Balanced Literacy: Teaching the Skills and Thrills of Reading
Reading activities for children
Grade one reading and writing teacher reviews
Teachers' net reading and writing lessons
Beginning to read lessons
The big R/ remedial tutoring tips
Phonics and reading activities
Reading comprehension connection
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Resources for Reading Improvement
Improving reading skills
An action plan for improving reading instruction
The effects of independent reading on reading achievement
Fifty ways to improve reading
Reading skills. A must visit website for elementary educators.
25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers. The site has many reading resources.
A visit website for reading teachers.
Reading: List of questioning techniques for you to ask your students as they are reading
Read-aloud do's and don'ts

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 Online Reading and Writing Resources

Suggested reading strategies

Reading acquisition

Reading models

Commonly asked questions about reading instruction

Teaching word identification skills and strategies

Technology and literacy

Balanced reading instruction

Working with words

Miscue analysis: A critique

Log on to literacy

The role of phonics

The alphabet superhighway

About phonics

Strategies for improving reading comprehension

The children's literature web guide

Reading aloud-are students ever too old?

Components of effective reading and writing

Reading workshop for fluent readers

Reading and writing workshop project

The Three-Cueing System

The accelerated reader program

The essence of phonics

Scaffolding children's writing in a range of genres

Reading initiative log

The teaching of reading 

Reading and training materials

Reading improvement 

Reading resources

Junior varsity readers

Reading comprehension

Reading fluency

A profile of a struggling reader

Silent sustained reading


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Early Literacy: Free Children's Online Books, Stories, and Other Resources
Reading and writing

Grammar gorillas

Animals, myths, and legends**

Stories and fun

Children's storybooks online**

Online story books

FunBrain: Online word exercise for kids

Free Merriam-Webster dictionary & thesaurus online

Online children's stories**

Reading rainbow

Wendy's world of stories for children

Reading comprehension for beginners

Read and write stories**

Aesop's fables online collection**

Kids' whootie stories. Whootie Owl's stories are Fun, Upbeat,
Kid-tested have Positive Messages, and they're Free!

Frosty readers' 2001

Frosty links

Reading & language arts website for students

English picture dictionary with links for little explorers**

Reader rabbit

Beginning reading and writing **

American folklore **

Illustrated vocabulary exercises. Each exercise is reinforced with pictures.***

Kids' corner. Beatrix Potter's stories - text & pictures in English.

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Reading Resources for Parents

Resources for parents to read with their children at home ***

Family information center. It is dedicated to providing educational materials
and services to parents who take an active role in their children's education.
The site has free parent resources and online reading resources.

Great web resources for parents. The site has reading resources.

Helping your child learn to read

Reading with your child

Parents! Trying to reinforce positive behavior in your kids? Click one of the
themes on the website.

Children's literature - resources for parents

Parent's resources

KinderStart: This search engine is designed for the parents and caregivers of
young children.

Fun links for kids

Web resources for parents

How to instill a love for reading in your child

Family read-aloud: Read-aloud ideas for parents with children of all ages.

Teaching kids to read effectively at home

Children's literature - resources for parents

Children's literature - resources for storytellers

The best children's literature on the Internet. A must visit for parents.

Online reference sites for kids

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Online Reading Lesson Plans

Alphabet made easy with learning styles. An AskERIC Lesson Plan.

Reading lesson plans

K-12 lesson plans

Online lesson plans in all subjects

K-12 teaching materials

Lesson plans. The site has reading, writing, handwriting, literature, spelling,
storytelling, and vocabulary lesson plans lesson plans.


Online lesson plans. The site has lessons by grade and subject.

Lesson plans for teachers.
The site has over 120,000 lessons.

Online lesson plans in all subjects

CEC lesson plans.
The site has lesson plans by subject and grade.

Ask ERIC reading lesson plans

Phonics lesson plans

Reading lesson plans

A lesson plan on developmental activity. The lesson includes five activities
designed to help children develop the first developmental skill in gross motor
coordination, fine motor coordination, auditory, language, and visual areas,
using the story "The Little Red House"

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Free Online Worksheets

Reading comprehension worksheets. The site has many free worksheets. A must
visit for reading teachers.

Free online worksheets

Time saving worksheets

Worksheets

Worksheets

Worksheet makers

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Last updated on 02/06/2005

 

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