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"Word Dynamo is an academic review exercises site hosted by Dictionary.com. The Word Dynamo name might make you think that it only offers vocabulary exercises, but there is more to it than that. In addition to vocabulary quizzes and flashcards, on Word Dynamo you will find quizzes, games, and flashcards for studying topics in social studies, science, math, and fine arts."

"Dr. Marzano describes a six-step process in the instruction of vocabulary (Building Academic Vocabulary).  The first three steps are to assist the teacher in direct instruction.  The last three steps are to provide the learner practice and reinforcement."

"Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage."

"The elementary ITRTs threw togehter this Literacy Training Blog that contains information you could use at your convenience. Here are some other great ideas that they came up with that can be used at any grade level."

Have you been looking for an easy way to have students put in their ideas and outlines into a visually appealing format? Text 2 Mind Map provides students with a visual representation of their brainstorming activity. This free, online, tool would be great for pre-writing activities, vocabulary instruction, foreign language acquisition, or whenever you introduce a new concept that revolves around a particular subject area.

A way to raise reading levels quickly.