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Great podcast from Peter Johnston wherein he discusses the impact of language on students' perspectives (e.g., culture of language of strategies) and knowledge. Worth a listen!

NYSRA Members need to know Volume 20 of the Language & Literacy Spectrum is now online. Members type in their username and password to gain access. Great articles pertaining to Digital Literacy that include social bookmarking, bloggin, wikis and more.

This is a map of newspapers that can be searched and filtered by language (many, many languages). Looks very interesting.

Decoding skills for kids who missed phonics. A syllable is a basic unit of written and spoken language. It is a unit consisting of uninterrupted sound that can be used to make up words. For example, the word hotel has two syllables: ho and tel. These will be marked here as in ho/tel.

Great site syllabication rules that will help students who struggle with decoding at middle school level. A syllable is a basic unit of written and spoken language. It is a unit consisting of uninterrupted sound that can be used to make up words. For example, the word hotel has two syllables: ho and tel. These will be marked here as in ho/tel.

Text to speech...many languages.

ONLINE bulliten board--could be used for quick responses, predictions, connections, summaries and more. Lots of potential.

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! We wanted to create a place to record the beautiful language that kids use that could grow as we continue to notice great language. This looks like a great place to store these ideas, especially when wall space is always at such a minimum.

Online newspaper resource--will translate languages with a click--helpful with current events worldwide.

Debbie Dermady sent me this link (Thinkfinity) with lots of ideas for National Poetry Month.

Annotated websites for English teachers--good collection.

From EdTechTeacher, lots of helpful resources for teaching English (K-12) using technology.

Ideas for using TED talks to stimulate reading, writing, and the language arts.

I think this website would appeal to kids to foster comprehension strategies--lots of visuals and good clear voice as students (grades 3-8--probably best) self select what they want to do (e.g., visualization).

Interactive whiteboard activities K-12th grade