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= Reading and Writing Sites=

@http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ @http://www.storiestogrowby.com/choose.php @http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html @http://www.aesopfables.com/ @http://www.storylineonline.net/ @http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/read_aloud_stories.htm @http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/ @http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html

- Good for all reading strategies eg. summarising, inferring, making connections, synthesising etc.
 * [|Reading Strategy Practice - Into the Book]


 * [|Summarising Practice]


 * [|Making Inferences]


 * [|Comprehension Practice] - Click on Grade 5 and above.


 * [|Inferring]

Here are a mixture of literacy sites to help improve students' reading, writing and spelling!


 * [|ICT Games - Literacy]


 * [|Stories online]


 * [|Spelling, Grammar, Reading, Writing and Vocab Skills]

//**Other sites:**//

 * [|Kidsreads.com] – A great place to find out about your favourite author, new releases, and book reviews too!
 * [|CyberGuides] – Great supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.
 * [|The Children’s Literature Web Guide] – Internet resources related to books for children and young adults
 * FableVision Place – A “fabulous” multimedia “place” for kids to explore!
 * [|Kids@Random] – Literature features abound on a major publisher’s Web site.
 * [|Merriam-Webster Online] – Site features on-line Dictionaries, a Thesaurus, Word Games, a Word of the Day, and lots more!
 * [|Dictionary.com]
 * [|Wordsmyth] – With a word list of over 50,000 words, an integrated thesaurus, and a clear, comprehensive style of displaying words, The Wordsmyth Dictionary/Thesaurus is a great site to bookmark!
 * [|Where do words come from?] – Find out from this BBC site!
 * [|Writers’ Window] – This site publishes student poetry, reviews, research papers, and short stories.
 * [|Listen & Write] – The British Broadcasting Corporation presents Listen & Write, an interactive site that makes creative writing fun.
 * [|Poetry Express] – Activities, tips, and techniques for new poets or experienced.
 * [|Writing With Writers] – Part of the larger Scholastic site, Writing With Writers provides an excellent resource for writing.
 * [|Dance Mat Typing] – Learn to type at this BBC website.
 * [|Children’s Storybooks Online] – A collection of online storybooks for children of all ages.
 * [|Mighty Book] – The mission of Mighty Book is to promote “Literacy, Creativity and the Power of Reading.” It offers online books, videos, music and more.
 * [|Web-Pop On-Line Books] – Web-Pop Books, created by author Stephen Cosgrov
 * [|Scholastic News for Kids]
 * [|Time for Kids]
 * [|Kids News Room]
 * [|BBC for Kids]
 * [|Yahoo! Kids]

= Jack's Spelling Game= = Spelling-word association =

 1)use white paper  2)use a red pen to write the word you want to remember  3)hold up the paper  4)focus on a corner  5)do not move your head  6)click your eyes 3 times(like a camera shutter)  7)do this for the 4 corners of the paper  8)remove the paper  9)keep your eyes closed while you spell the word aloud backwards and forwards  10)Test yourself again the next day