Reading Improvement Professional Development

Dr. Sherry W. Powers 
Western Kentucky University
sherry.powers@wku.edu

Middle and Secondary Reading and Writing Resources


Adolescent Literature Children's Literature Resources
Teaching Thematically

Theme Form 

OnLineNewspapers.com
Thousands of the world's newspapers all on-line.
Writing in the Classroom Words Their Way Watson's go to Birmingham 
Novel Unit
Higher Order Thinking Skills Holes Creativity
Language Arts Trade Books Language Arts Internet Sites Multicultural Adolescent Literature
Aesop's Fables On-line Collection The Cinderella Project (WebQuest)  Internet School Library Media Center:  POETRY 
Country Reports
(research site for all countries around the world)
Guys Read English-to-Go

These are very "worksheet" based, but might be useful to you if adapted and coordinated with a "theme."

This is a modified cloze. Try it too!

Brainteasers, Puzzles, and Riddles    

 


Muskingum College
Reading Comprehension
Teachervision.com
Graphic Organizers
Introduction to Teaching Strategies
Graphic Organizers
Teaching Strategies
Graphic Organizers
Brainstorming Activities
Thinking Skills
Graphic Organizers
Reading Comprehension
On-Line Reading Lessons
Teaching Strategies
Graphic Organizers 
Pre/During/Post Reading Strategies

 


Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Writing Adventures
The Five Paragraph Essay
Thesaurus.com
Spelling and Vocabulary Plans
Vocabulary.com
Enthusiasm is All Right
Writing Process
The Academy
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Word Game of the Day 
The Writing Process
Writing Prompts/Journal Topics
Word Find Puzzles 
Homonyms 
Word Play Links
Anagrams
Spell Check
Five Paragraph Essay
Vocabulary Cartoons