Resources

Funding Resources for Professional Development

Explore a detailed list of sources available for professional development funding through the approved 2004 Education Budget.
Grant Resources PDF
Four pages of web sites including grant and funding sources and how to write a grant tailored to reading initiatives.

National and State Education Websites

U.S. Department of Education Reading Resources
(http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/read/edpicks.jhtml?src=fp)
Connects you to dozens of resources for teaching reading, including the following: National Reading Panel, early literacy, Reading First, research-based instruction, and language arts lesson plans.
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.
Education Resources by State
(http://wdcrobcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list_by_territory.cfm)
U.S. Department of Education links to state and federal resources broken down by states. There is an map to click and it will identify all of the agencies that relate to education in your state.
Arkansas Early Literacy Model

(http://www.arliteracymodel.com/alm_about.html)

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.
Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Resources
(http://www.pde.state.pa.us/reading_writing/site/default.asp?g=0)
Connects to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education where teachers can view the standards, curriculum, and look for grant resources.

Publishing Company Websites

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.
Stenhouse Publishers
(http://www.stenhouse.com/)
A great publishing company that sells many professional development related books which compliment to Comprehensive Literacy.
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.

National Education Organization Websites

Reading Recovery Council of North America
(http://www.readingrecovery.org/index.asp)
Reading Recovery is an early intervention program focused on ensuring all first grade students read on grade level. It has over 11,000 members and is a powerful force in advancing balanced literacy techniques.
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.

Literacy Related Websites

The Reading Lady
(http://www.readinglady.com)
This site includes some of the following: 4 Blocks, 6 Trait Writing, Author Studies, Poetry, Readers Theater and Comprehension.
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.
K-3 Reading Rug
(http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/readingrug.html)
A website chock-full of reading resources, with anything from fingerplays to KWL charts to rebus rhymes.
Balanced Literacy (http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/balanced.htm)
Perspectives from Dorothy Strickland. "Teaching the Skills AND Thrills of Reading."
KinderKorner
(http://www.kinderkorner.com)
Another great resource website for teachers from PreK-Grade 2.

Teacher Aids

Presentations

Early Literacy—Online Learning for Classroom Teachers (html version)
National Reading Recovery Conference, February 2002
Early Literacy—Online Learning for Classroom Teachers (pdf version 2,189 kb) National Reading Recovery Conference, February 2002
Sharing How Readers Read (581 kb)
Reading Recovery Conference, Little Rock, March 2003 (pdf version)
Shared Reading—Nonfiction (3,260 kb)
Reading Recovery Conference, Little Rock, March 2003 (pdf version)
What's Right About Writing (634 kb pdf)
Oral Language (1,443 kb pdf)
Mondo, Now I Get It! (286 kb pdf)