Submitted by Brenda Goff
Simsbury High School
Connecticut
English
Spelling
Reading
Study Skills
Homework Help Sites(Hartford Courant 1/8/01)
U.S. History
- A team of educators is conducting a "US Trek"
to visit historic places, interview historic figures, and meet experts
in US history. The trek is documented twice a week in text, pictures, audio
and video in the website.
http://www.ustrek.org
Dictionaries
- OneLook Dictionaries
(The Faster Finder)
Search for on-line dictionary web sites. Over
2 million words in 675 on-line dictionaries now indexed.
- www.dictionary.com
Type in the word and this site queries a number
of different online dictionaries
- www.thesaurus.com
Type in the word and this site queries as many as 20 online thesauri to
help find the exact word or phrase.
- www.encyclopedia.com
This site has an online version of The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
with links to external articles on the Internet.
Software
- Ultimate Speed Reader - Davidson
Six programs to help increase reading speeds.
Included are word and letter flashes, timed printed reading, newspaper
columns.
Grades 7 and up.
It's decent, not great!
Saddleback Educational Inc.
3 Watson
Irvine, CA 92618-2767
Tel: 949-860-2500
- Baggetta_Ware
Helps student through classics. Software display
segment of a classic and then asks questions about the material that they
have just read. Student pay careful attention to their reading. The software
is Baggetta_Ware. To access more information about this software at the
following web site:
http://baggetta.click2site.com/
- Reading Investigations
Excellent reading software 1-12
Reading Strategies. The programs are timed readings. The students enjoy
them and can see their progress quickly.
Submitted by Win Brickmeir
Newtown, Connecticut
General Resources
- The Connecticut State Library
Free databases and digital works on the Internet. Topics currently
available are: Art and Images, Children, Collections, Computers,
Extensive Links to Electronic Texts and Related Resources, Health, Historic
Documents, Individual works or Databases - References (includes area codes
listing, Bartlett's Quotations, College Source on-line, ERIC, National
Public Radio, switchboard.com, Travel and Directions, US Census Bureau,
The Weather Channel and World Weather), Individual Works - Fiction, Journals,
Law, Music, Philosophy, Virtual Reference Service.
http://www.sclib.org/cln/elecdata.htm
Science Web Sites
- Welcome to BioTech
Extensive site that includes a useful dictionary, chemical acronym databases,
directories, educational guides, science resources and articles.
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu
- High School Physics Resource
Resources for the students: tutorials, animations, project ideas, sample
quizzes
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html
- The Catalyst: Chemistry Resources for the Secondary
Education Teacher on the WWW
Developed specifically for the high school chemistry teacher to provide
a place for finding relevant information for use in and out of the classroom.
http://www.thecatalyst.org/
A Dictionary of Measures, Units, and Conversions
- This site provides a summary of most of the units of
measurement to be found in use around the world today, with the appropriate
conversion factors.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
- Citing Sources - Support for students
This site gives the latest info on MLA approved citations of materials
found on CDROM's or on the Internet. The answers FAQ's and provides links
to other important sites. http://www.mla.org/style/sources.htm
Submitted by
Josephine Grove
Amity Regional High School
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Websites
- America Reads
Highlighting President Clinton's reading initiative, this site offers strategies
for meeting the national goal of ensuring that every child can read well
by the end of third grade.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/
- American Library Association (ALA)
Discover ALA's recommendations for the best children's and teen's books
on this well organized site. You will find tips for parents and links to
many other reading web sites.
http://www.ala.org/parents/
- International Reading Association (IRA)
Learn more about IRA, a professional association devoted to reading instruction.
You'll get information about publications, conferences, and research.
http://www.reading.org
- National Council of teachers of English (NCTE)
Exchange strategies with other educators at this unusually interactive
site. You can access information about grants, professional development
and standards.
http://www.ncte.org
- Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
Get involved with one of the nation's best-known reading initiatives by
visiting the RIF site.
http://www.rif.org
- Reading Online.
Discover articles on current reading issues and related discussions. You'll
also find research summaries, international perspectives, and online conversations.
http://www.readingonline.org
- Young Adult Library Service Association
Get booklists, resources and links to other sites for teachers and students
of young adult literature (ages 12 - 18).
http://www.ala.org/yalsa
- About.com
Filled to the brim with reading resources, this site will appeal to teachers
and parents alike, as well as anyone who has an interest in learning about
cultures and experiences.
http://childrensbooks.about.com/parenting/chilrensbooks/cs/culturetradition/index.htm
Software
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension software based on critical thinking
Get A Clue Vocabulary Development Series: Builds general vocabulary
skills useful in school and preparation for the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.
Get a Clue Literature Series: Provides students with study
guides emphasizing vocabulary and reading comprehension with the context
of specific, popular text.
Lyceum Communications
15 Franklin Street
Portland Me 04101
207 - 253 - 5220
On-line Reader
Software is designed to improve students' reading comprehension skills
and scores on performance-based, standardized tests.
EBSCO Publishing
800 - 653- 2726
Curriculum Sales Representative: Tracy
Tourville (tourville@epnet.com <mailto:tourville@epnet.com>)
Submitted by
Marlene Salvatore
Har-Bur Middle School
Burlington, CT
About Books
Software
from Davidson/Hartley
- Spell It Plus
- Word Attack
- Ultimate Speed Reader
- Word Blaster
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