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Jerz's Literacy Weblog: Gender Neutral Language
This very readable piece uses charts, examples and brief discussions to explain ways to create gender-neutral writing and speech.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Figurative Language
Discover how authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and explore the differences between similes and metaphors in this animated video [3:37] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their...
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Kindergarten Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 kindergarten activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: Way to Go!
Which type of vehicle do you dream of driving? The book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: Watch Out!
Learn to recognize different safety signs you may see in your community or when traveling. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: Trains, Planes and Boats
A book about trains, planes, and boats, and the difference between those that carry people and those that carry cargo. Includes audio narration in eight additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: The Assembly Plant
A book about making things with tools and different materials. Includes audio narration in six additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Community: Farm Tractors at Work
Learn about all the jobs that a tractor does on a farm. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Apple Annie
Follow along as an aunt teaches a young girl how to make dried apple dolls. Book includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies for Speakers of Arabic.
This is the Arabic language version of a study skills site also available in English and other languages as well. Different sections teach skills in reading and writing, Internet literacy, critical thinking, math, science, dealing with...
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Tibetan Language
Learn one of the official languages in China, found in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Nepal. Study the alphabets and number systems used and practice with the online games.
Other
English Language Activities, Exercises and Tests
This site offers tests and activities which can be used by a teacher as well as by an advanced ESL high school student doing a self-guided study.
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: First Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 first grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Third Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 third grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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New York State Education Department: Regency Exams: 6th Grade Language Arts
Links to past New York State English Language Arts Grade 6 tests for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006. Links to a practice test are also available, and all links open in PDF format.
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides and Strategies in Korean
Study guides and strategies for general school work including project management, classroom participation, preparing classes. Some Korean expressions are not completely translated in the content. Site also provides versions in English...
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Second Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to one hundred second grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set,...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Jordan and the Little Magic Pencil by Anna Kondis [Pdf]
Through this fairy tale "Jordan and the Little Magic Pencil" children will realize that language and spelling are like games. It offers tricks to make learning language skills easy. Parents and teachers should help them understand the...
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New Jersey Dept. Of Ed: Teacher Practices for Kindergarten Ccss for Ela [Pdf]
These teacher practices correlate with the Common Core English Language ArtsLiteracy State Standards for Kindergarten and are intended to give teachers guidance as they carefully, and systematically plan for language arts literacy...
Other
Go Army
Official site of the US Army lists a variety of training opportunities including GED, the GI Bill, skill training, and money for college.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: News and Media Literacy
This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. Media literacy...
Starfall
Starfall: Peg the Hen (Short E Listening Practice)
English language learners and beginning readers can listen as they read this wonderfully animated story about Peg the Hen. Excellent drill for learning to pronounce the short E sound with excellent reinforcement of basic vocabulary...
Starfall
Starfall: Robot and Mr. Mole (Long O Listening Practice)
Learn English words with the long O sound by listening to this read-aloud story about a robot. English language learners and beginning readers can practice listening to and pronouncing words with long o's. Great graphics, unlimited...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze How Author's Style and Syntax Support Meaning
Analyze how an author's style and syntax support meaning in a text. RI.9-10.3 author unfolds. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3