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Doing What Works is a website dedicated to assisting teachers in the implementation of effective educational practices. The Doing What Works website contains practice guides developed by the Department's Institute of Education Sciences that evaluate research on the effectiveness of teaching practices described in the guides. The website also contains examples of possible ways this research may be used, but not necessarily the only ways to implement these teaching practices.

The site is home to a package of interactive games, stories and resources that have been developed to help emerging readers learn to read. The site can be used at school or at home. It's one of the most comprehensive interactive literacy resources on the net that is freely accessible... no area of the site is password protected. RTZ also aims to make life easier for educators who teach reading skills. You'll never be more than 3 clicks (...if that!) away from what you need. Recently over 360 educators assessed the effectiveness of the resources on www.roythezebra.com - 100% of the respondents agreed that RTZ had helped their pupils become better readers, 100% agreed that the site made reading fun and 100% said that they would use RTZ in the future. You can view the survey results at the about page. What can I find on this website? 1. Fun Interactive Reading Games that can be used on your interactive whiteboard or computers. The games focus on all aspects of teaching early literacy covering the following subject areas: * Capital letters * Full stops * Words that rhyme * High frequency words * Alphabetical order * Question marks * Singular or plural * Long vowel phonemes * Does it make sense? * Words within words * Double consonants 2. The Original RTZ Guided Reading Story A delightful nine part story about Roy the zebra's daring escape from the worst zoo in the world and his search for his herd. The story comes complete with: * Literacy worksheets * Before reading discussion sheets * After reading discussion sheets 3. Lesson Plans Each interactive literacy game comes complete with a lesson plan that gives practical step-by-step guidance on how to use the games in the classroom and in computer suites. The lesson plans are packed full of literacy resources that can be printed. Each resource is designed to support the teaching of literacy and to make the educator's life easier (no more late nights creating

The Big Deal Book for Educators of English Language Learners Fall 2008

BrainPOP Jr. provides educational movies and homework help for K-3 students. Each animated movie has quizzes, games, vocabulary, and activities for kids. BrainPOP Jr. is a great resource for teachers and homeschools, offering lesson plans and lesson ideas that develop critical thinking and inquiry skills.

clipart, free teaching resources and personalized classroom materials (e.g. Puzzlemaker)

This site offers several games for specific ELA skills at various grade levels

Interactive phonics and word study center

pre-K to 6 ela, science, math, geography interactive games and activities