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Education
Reading and Language Arts
- America
Reads Challenge--from the Dept. of Education, publications
including Checkpoints for Progress (reading competencies children
should have attained at certain ages) and other aids for improving
reading.
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Beginning Handwriting
Instruction
- Book
Bytes-- columns on books, including extensive, annotated lists of
books for the reluctant reader: sports fiction, humor, young adult
books, horror, fantasy, romance, read-aloud for kids, and more.
- Center
for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence--works to
identify and develop effective educational practices for linguistic
minority students.
- ESL
Pronunciation -- pronunciation tips for consonants and
vowels
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ESL
Research Guide -- A useful guide to books, AV materials,
websites, and databases for ESL instructors and students.
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ESL
Vocabulary -- from Ohio University
- ESL
Vocabulary Quizzes -- variety of quizzes for beginning ESL
students
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Helping
a Child Learn to Read
- Learning
to Read- - clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research
to promote the reading process and teaching techniques.
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The
Lexile Framework for Reading -- measuring reader ability and
text difficulty.
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Literacy
and Education Archive.
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Reading:
State Snapshots for 2003 -- a report that presents key
findings and trends in a condensed format.
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To Read or Not To Read
A Question of National Consequence-- NEA's report on the state of
Reading in America. An important and influential study not to be missed.
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