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Literacy tools for gr. 4-12

Financial Literacy introduces students to finances and how to make wise financial decisions from a young age.

Over 100 news articles with questions related to vocab, word selection, sequencing, conclusions, etc. Differentiates by giving the option of reading full article, an abridged version and an outline. Having students examine the outline of the article could help them with their own outlining skills.

Digital tools for before, during and after reading strategies

Before, during and after reading strategies & downloads

Numerous downloadable resources!

"A modern dictionary for a modern world. Visuwords™ represents Language visually." Enter a word to discover various aspects of/about the word: part of speech, is a word for, is a kind of, is an instance of, is a member of, is a part of, is a substance of, is similar to, pertains to, opposes, also see, and more!

Common core aligned, leveled, cross-curricular informational texts (same article is written at 5 lexile levels) with quizzes. Students can highlight & annotate while reading passages online & teacher will see those annotations. Free teacher & student accounts, but all articles & quizzes are printable if you don't want students to use the online version.

"So below are 30 innovative ways to use Google search in the classroom. And rather than gimmicks, or general ways by typical content areas, the intended outcome here is the student's sustained ability to self-direct and manage the search process as the digital universe continues to evolve and grow."

Tools for constructive conversation skills, argumentation activities, cause/effect thinking, opinion discussions, etc. Scaffolds students in having academic conversations.

Sites to help students learn how to find & evaluate information on the web.

Ideas for encouraging creativity in your students, exploring project-based learning, and teaching 21st century skills through design thinking. 

Slavery poster from 1855

The new ebook platform Zing offers thousands of free trade-book titles that students will want to read, including award-winning book and series titles from well-known authors, Spanish leveled books, and short texts, poems, and articles. On Zing you can browse for books by topic, language, or reading level and access the books anywhere-on desktops, laptops, tablets, and interactive whiteboard. Customizable teaching points within the books support students in developing the skills and strategies they need in order to comprehend the texts. In the Zing reader, students will find a built-in dictionary and tools for taking notes while they read. Zing also enables student progress monitoring and reporting to provide actionable data for teachers and schools.

Thousands of free books/audiobooks. Free for elementary teachers & librarians. Create individual profiles for each student to get personalized recommendations based on reading level & interests.

Reading Bear is the first free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media.

This website allows you to check the readability of a whole website or just a passage.