National Center for
Education Statistics
(http://nces.ed.gov/)
NCES in the primary federal program for gathering, analyzing, and
disseminating education data and statistics. Their website contains
a vast amount of data, including info on student volunteerism, teacher
quality, school violence, NEAP scores, and college enrollment.
The Arkansas
Literacy Model for School Change has helped students
in high poverty schools make significant literacy gains--not just
in Arkansas, but in states throughout the country. Their website
is excellent, filled with useful information and practical
resources. Click on the "Teacher Resources" link for two dozen
downloadable planning, assessment, and coaching documents.
Reading Matters
(http://www.readingmatters.net/)
A terrific publishing and distribution company that has tons of products that
compliment e-Literacy's products and courses. They distribute
materials for e-Literacy and Stenhouse, along with selling the Joy
of Literacy series books and others.
Wright
Group Home Page
(http://www.wrightgroup.com/)
A rich site. Make sure to check out the Teacher Help link.
Current teacher questions and answers pertaining to balanced
literacy may be helpful. They also have an extensive archive
for education topics.
International Reading Association
(http://www.reading.org/)
IRA is one of the most influential organizations focused on
literacy education. It includes a network of over
300,000 educators and sponsors many conferences and
publications every year. This website contains an
amazing amount of resources for teachers.
Education Week
(http://www.edweek.org/)
Education Week is an invaluable news and information
resource for everyone in the education world. Their
website and weekly newspaper provide information on the
latest developments in education.
ASCD
Research Briefs
(http://www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=887)
The Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development provides
educators with an easy way to keep up with the latest research in
education. Every two weeks they review a new study, many of
which relate to reading and other important issues in today's
classrooms.
Learning
to Read
(http://toread.com)
The purpose of this web
page is to improve the quality of reading instruction through the
study of the reading process and teaching techniques. It will
serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading
research. Links provide developments in literacy, professional
materials, research and critical issues.
