edTech Goodies: Language Arts

Literacy Links for Teaching:

Class Discussions on Edmodo:
https://www.edmodo.com

Poll Everywhere:
https://www.polleverywhere.com

First Day Jitters Activity Guide: http://www.charlesbridge.com/client/client_pdfs/downloadables/FirstDayJitters_ActivityGuide.pdf

First Day Jitters Follow-Up:

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literature_guides/firstdayjitters.html

An excellent example of Grade 7 Language Arts Blog:

http://lifein4b.blogspot.ca/2011/12/were-baaaack.html

International Reading Association: Choices Reading Lists (Children’s; Teachers’; Young Adults’)

http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx

Children’s Literature Sites: 

http://www.booksintheclassroom.com/allreviewed.php

eBooks
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazing-adventures-eco-boy/id391516570?mt=8

Apps

Bookemon
http://www.bookemon.com/mobile-app

eMaze
http://www.emaze.com

demiBooks
http://demibooks.com

iBrainstorm
http://www.ibrainstormapp.com

Cursive Words
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/cursive-practice/id492625990?mt=8

Story Creator
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/story-creator-easy-story-book/id545369477?mt=8

Book Wizard
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

Differentiated Kindergarten
http://www.differentiatedkindergarten.com

Data Wall
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/datawall/id634879921?mt=8

Teaching Practice Videos

Guided Reading:
http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/precision/reading.shtml

Literature Awards:

Canadian Children’s Book Centre

http://www.bookcentre.ca/award

American Awards

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/awards/nat_awards.html

A Guide to Effective Instruction in Reading: K-Gr.3, 2003  

http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/Reading_K_3_English.pdf

Books for teaching Literacy:

Olness, R. (2007). Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction. IRA.

Daniels, H. (2002). Literature Circles. Stenhouse Publishers.

Day, J., Spiegel, D., McLellan, J. & Brown, V. (2002). Moving Forward with Literature Circles. Scholastic. 

Duncan, D. (2008). Teaching Children's Literature Making Stories Work in the Classroom. Routledge.