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OKAPI! is a web-based application that allows you to enter a text sample and to format that sample as a set of Examiner and Student Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA) reading probes. The application also computes a readability index for the sample. OKAPI! can save you hours of work in creating correctly formatted CBA reading probes that include estimates of reading level. OKAPI! gives you a range of options. You can for example change the font-type and letter-size for the CBA probes. Additionally, you can specify that either the Spache or Dale-Chall Readability Formula be used to compute a passage's readability index.

Check out these interactive reading interventions for elementary kids!

where learning to read becomes reading to learn

This is a list of authors who offer free 20-minute Q and A sessions with classes and book clubs that have finished reading one of their books. Can you imagine how exciting this would be for your students?  Wow!

It's getting to be that time of year. Your chances of seeing school supply commercials have increased exponentially. Kids are breaking out last year's Elmer's in anticipation of glorious glue feasts. Teens are cramming their entire summer reading into the last week of August. Yep, it's back to school time, folks

"A curious child stopped a teacher one day And said, "Miss, I have something important to say… I've been learning to read and to write and to spell But sometimes it hasn't been going so well And it's starting to make me a little upset There are quite a few things that I REALLY don't get!"

"SaneBox separates your most important emails from the ones that can wait, helping you prioritize the way you read your messages and saving you time and frustration. Easy to use: start using SaneBox in minutes. Multi-platform: SaneBox works with any email client or service. No training necessary: for you or the software. Great customer support: another way to stay sane."

Two Indiana teachers, Harriet Armstrong and Autumne Streeval, whom I trained how to use tic-tac-toe as a strategy for implementing universal design for learning in February, won a national contest sponsored by Microsoft. They will travel to Brazil in November to compete internationally. Read more in eSchool News. View their award winning tic-tac-toe grid on the Industrial Revolution (9th grade), and view their rubric.

"Whenever friends or family forward those jokes emails or motivational videos clips, the first thing I'll do is to delete them. Pardon me, but I seldom see any true value in those emails to really justify the few minutes reading or watching them. But a few days ago, something made me watch a motivational videos clip. It was sent by my sister. And I was glad I did that. It was so heart wrenching and yet motivational that for the first time I realize there can be gems in such emails! I cried. And I just couldn't stop. Because of that, I've decided to compile a list of all the wonderful motivational videos clips that I can find and hope they'll inspire you just like how they've motivated me. Live your life to the fullest pursuing your dreams. Regardless of whatever odds you may face. And be absolutely grateful for everything around you. Be it your friends, family, classmates or even your neighbours."

1. Submit! Input a series of questions and answers. 2. Create! Get a QR code for each question. 3. Display! Put the QR codes around your school. 4. Begin! Students find and answer the questions. No programming experience needed - just cut and paste from a word processor Automatically generated as text files, no need for web access to read Be creative - different sizes, different places The team with the most correct answers in the time available wins

This clever little widget reads the page the widget is on, tries to find out what's interesting, and then lists the results in the widget, with links off to a site search, a Google search

"The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world. We invite you to explore our growing library and learn how you can contribute to our efforts. "

The aim of the game Grow your own story from the story plant.

Welcome to Learning Chocolate! Our site is designed to help you memorize English, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) or Spanish vocabulary in an easy, fun way that really works. The exercises use pictures, sounds and games to make learning a new language as fun as enjoying a piece of chocolate!

Welcome to Vocabulary.com, the quickest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary.Regardless of your education level or age, Vocabulary.com will help you to master the words that are essential to academic and business success.