 | VIRTUAL BOOKROOM Peggy's List with descriptions, reading levels, teaching guides and related LMC materials. Frequently updated. Grade and Theme Sort Author Sort Title Sort |
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Reading Levels for Thousands of k-8 Titles from the Reading Capital of the
World (pdf file) Reading level is in the fourth column. |
| LESSON PLANS AND WEB RESOURCES eThemes WOW! eThemes is a service of the eMINTS Free -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
Thinkfinity (formerly MarcoPolo)
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| LMC COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CONTENT AREAS picture books, audio and video, and reader's theater |
| MULTI-MEDIA RESOURCES ON THE WEB Add short audio and video selections to your lessons
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| SUPPORT FOR ESL AND DEVELOPING READERS |
Enchanted Learning great for worksheets, maps, and vocabulary, some bilingual resources. User name: ludlowe Password: bulldogs
Tip -- once you select a file, see upper left corner and click on "printable page with normal size images"Special English by Voice of America
Great resource of adapted English. Stories with complete text. Many include streaming audio. (RLMS use Real Player) It is written in clear and simple English for people whose native language is not English. It has a core vocabulary of 1500 words. Most are simple words that describe objects, actions or emotions. See Highlights for a list of programs that support our curriculum.LMC Resources and Services -- We offer:
Books: picture books that support the content areas English History Science Math
Books: High interest / low vocabulary fiction and non-fiction. Grade 3-6 range.
Audio: We have 100s of audio books. Pair them with print. We also loan personal CD and cassette players.
Smart Readers: Level One is 1st and 2nd grade. Level Two is 3rd and 4th grade. Short audio and book kits feature two tape speeds. Excellent Teacher Guides. Many kits include 6 copies of the texts.
Real Deal: Non-fiction High Interest Low Vocabulary audio and texts. See LMC staff for teaching guides.
Equipment: Cassette and CD players, individual headphones and headphone kits that permit several students to listen to a single source.
Headphone kits for lab use.Textbook audios: In some cases, we can load the audio version of your textbook on to a computer in your classroom. Note: there my be copyright restrictions.
iPods for class use: Use prerecorded videos, podcasts, or create your own! Contact Jen for more information.
Rosetta Stone Software: Two computers are equipped with this multi-media program for ESL students. It would also be useful for developing readers.
Include us in you unit planning. We can support differentiated learning by locating alternate titles and web resources. Note: Purchases take several weeks.
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| ICONN Digital Library: Database
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| RLMS
Library Catalog |
| Search the Instructional
Materials Center for videos. |
| Research Sheets |
Fact Sheet
Works Cited: Books and Encyclopedias
Works Cited: Web and Magazine Articles
Works Cited: Grade 6 Format Models
| Web Resources for Teachers |
Remember to test all web sites at school at least two school days before you plan to use them with a class. If a site is blocked by our Internet filter, send the address to Cheryl.
Geography
Radio Expeditions @ nationalgeographic.comLiterature
CyberGuides for Core Literature
Glencoe Literature Guides
Online Poetry Classroom
Reading Capital of the World -- Flesch-Kincaid reading levels for 100s of titlesHistory
American Memory from the Library of Congress
National Archives and Records Administration Digital ClassroomScience and Technology
Engines of Our Ingenuity --If you use Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer, pull down the
Edit menu and use the Find function to search this file.
WritingPractice Writing Prompts Champaign Community Schools
Persuasive and Expository Writing from Bellingham Public Schools
Writing: Essays Paragraphs and Papers from about.com