ELA
Welcome to the ELA homepage. In order to organize all the information there are ELA sub-categories on the left. Resources and links can be found on each sub-page. More will be added to accommodate additional resources as needed.
Related Files
Writing Now
NCTE's policy research brief examines what writing means in our changing world.
Related Links
Graphic organizers from Fountas and Pinell
http://books.heinemann.com/comprehending/graphicOrganizers.html
Graphic organizers from Houghton Mifflin
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
NYS ELA curriculum home site (updated 2/2010)
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/home.html
Free Reading
This is a free, open-source supplemental reading program developed by teachers for grades K-3. There are vocabulary activities for 150 books commonly used in primary classrooms, content-neutral graphic organizers and templates, writing lessons, and word list generators.
Book Talks
Skip the book report and have your students write short book talks. There are hundreds of short introductions to books meant to sell the book to the reader. Students are invited to submit their own book talk. In addition there are book talk tips and lists of books. Think of this site as a collection of trailers for great books, from picture books to the great works of literature.
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks
Reading Lists
The Children's Book Council's Reading Lists