Reading


 

State Assessments

Kansas State Department of Education-Reading

Bubble Test Form Generator

Literacy Matters

Literacy Net

 

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures

Treasures Reading Program

Treasures Activities

 

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness

StarFall-Great for Pre-K-2 for decoding and phonemic awareness
Building Language for Literacy-3 on-line activities from Scholastic with rhyming, letter and work matching
 
Vocabulary

Merriam-Webster-on-line dictionary, thesaurus with word games
Word Central-a dictionary, thesaurus, daily buzzword and much more
Wordsmyth
Fun With Words-lots of wordplay activities and games
Word of the Day-hosted by the New York Times
Learning Vocabulary Fun-
build vocabulary with on-line games and activities

 
Fluency

Giggle Poetry-read and write your own poetry
Interactive Diamante Poetry-create Diamante poems

Shambles Poetry-poetry links on Shambles
Magnetic Poetry-interactive poetry creation
Favorite Poem Project-view videos of famous and not so famous Americans reading favorite poems, includes teacher resources
Write Poetry With Famous Authors-Scholastic's poetry workshops with favorite authors
Find a Poem on Bartelby-search for poems by title or verse
Mathematical Poetry-just what it says, poems about Math
Poetry and Math-Math Forum-more links to poems about Math
Reading Lady Poetry
-advice and resources on using poetry along with poems on different topics
Teaching Heart Reader's Theater-lots of plays and scripts to print along with links to other reader's theater sites
Aaron Shepard's Site-Aaron has scripts to print and many other resources for reader's theater
Audience Participation Stories-Stories in which your whole class can participate
Comprehension

Reading Lady Comprehension-Suggestions for teaching strategies, resources, lessons, downloadable supports
Awesome Stories

IStory Quests-interactive stories with links to information in the stories

Stories on line

Story Line Online-stories read by actors and actresses
RIF Reading Planet -read stories and sing along in English and Spanish
Storynory -free downloadable children's stories
Light Up Your Brain -free downloadable children's classics
RobertMunsch.com -listen to Robert Munsch read his stories aloud
Kiddie Records Weekly -listen to children's stories and albums from the 1940's and 1950's
Silly Books.net -read and listen to stories written by children
Wired for Books-Kids' Corner -listen to some classic stories read out loud-featuring Beatrix Potter's stories

Literature
Aesop's Fables-classic fables with some audio and lesson plans
American Folklore-folktales, myths, legends, tall tales from each of the 50 states with lesson plan ideas
Carol Hurst's Literature Site-book lists with activities related to many of the books
Children's Literature Web Guide-teaching resources and book lists of children's literature with many links to author and other literature sites
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Children's Literature
-bibliographies of books about many cultures with links to other resources
Index to Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators-many links to resources for authors and illustrators

Judy Freeman's Site-information and links for Judy's workshops and other resources
 
General Reading Links

Florida Center for Reading Research-activities for differentiated instruction and reading research links
Literary Patterns for Reading and Writing-lists of books and activities for the eight patterns writers use for predictable books
Reading Lady.com-reading resources, discussion groups, links to other resources, an excellent site
Kansas Reading Association-Information about KRA  with lots of links for reading resources
The Story Place-Stories and activities for reading in English and Spanish

Genres

Genres Resources-links to activities, lessons, and information about reading genres
Nancy Keane's Book Lists-lists of books for genres and many themes and topics

   

 

Gardiner Elementary
1951 S. Laura
Wichita, KS 67211
Phone # 316-973-1700
Fax # 316-973-1710

Principal-
Craig Bright
Vice-Principal-Lynn Simnitt


 

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