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Every year, in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words sponsors a free international poetry and art contest on the theme of watersheds.

Great website for literacy development activities, tips on how to get kids engaged and all sorts of good resources for teachers

Has literacy resources for educators such as videos, classroom strategies, helping struggling readers, reading topics, learning about common core standards. Great site for teachers.

276 Great literacy lesson plans for all grades. Also student activities, books and authors, and strategies and tools.

Multicultural literacy site that has great activities for vocabulary building, reading, history, arts and crafts, and much more.

Site for teachers with free printable worksheets. All different subjects in language arts and vocabulary. You can also make your own worksheets

Poetry for kids website. Fill in the blank poems, poetry theater, poetry class, word games.

Reading fluency website. Has worksheets coloring pages, flash cards , songs , activities, videos.

Fun literacy games for preschool, kindergarten and early grade school kids. PBS KIDS Literacy Games are vetted by teachers and educational experts

computer literacy games for students. Subjects are cognitive development, creative development, reading, and more

An interesting way to brainstorm ideas

From the reading rocket site I also came acros a list of what they believe are the 12 best reading apps. The games seem great, and this site really has a lot to offer. Here is the direct link to the names of the applications.

Cant get your kid to read a book? Try having them read online or on your ipad! This site has top books online that you can read as well as Mad Lib templates to practice parts of speech, games to practice skills such as grammar and root words, as well as comics to read.

California Dept of Ed recommended literature list--search for books by author, grade level, subject, and language.

NPR news article examines pros and cons of Common Core Standards in English.  (radio recording and transcript)

Lemons for Literacy is fun way to build your own vocabulary while giving you the opportunity to help others increase their reading skills.

Op Ed article about the role of educational games in the classroom.

The English Spelling Society explains reasons for spelling irregularities and offers suggestions for teaching spelling.

A brief and humorous summary of the history of English spelling.