Illinois New Teacher Collaborative

Brain pop has short content videos in each content area. At the completion of each video is a post assessment that can either be taken by computer or printed off for individual student use. Great resource for review, introduction, or filler.

This program has passages for students to cold read and then practice to build fluency. Students then take a hot read and track growth. Comprehension questions for the passages is available.

Resources about MLA and APA formatting. Also information about avoiding plagiarism, developing a resume, etc.

CLOVER is an acronym representing the six main vowel patterns that you teach to help students spell and decode new words. This may be an acronym you'd like to teach your students.

The 'Two Sisters' set about designing a structure that would ensure all children were working at their level of challenge while taking responsibility for their learning and behavior, and that would pr

Professional organization which promotes excellence in early childhood education.

This site contains various leveled books to use in guided reading instruction. Book options include wordless, alphabet, sight word and more. Some free samples are available.

Are you looking for the "how" of literacy leadership, written by colleagues who are just as smart, funny, and passionate about teaching reading and writing as you are?

Resources for teaching vocabulary, writing, and literature (To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, etc.) from a high school English teacher.

This project set up by the United States Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser, is a weekly column that includes a poem and a brief explanation of that poem.

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