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Dear HPS Educator, 

This page is a one-stop literacy resource page that has been designed especially for you.  The following components are included:

  • NCDPI online tutorials for DIBELS Next
  • NC Diagnostic Assessment for Reading
  • Leveling Books
  • Teacher Resources
  • Literacy Documents
Please share your resources and ideas with us!  If you would like to add a resource or a component to this page, please contact your school's instructional facilitator.  We look forward to collaborating with you as we work on expanding this site.  Please visit often, as this page will be updated on a regular basis.

Teacher Resources

Resources have been compiled so that you can quickly find activities, lessons, printables, as well as ideas for teaching literacy.  Click on the button to access the resource.  A description of each resource has been provided for you under each button.  Enjoy! 
Blue Ribbon Readers
  • K-5 Resource
  • Resources and interactives from the book 7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It!
Colorin Colorado
  • K-12 ELL Resource
  • Resources, strategies and ideas for educators and families
Common Core Connect
Common Core Connect is a site that has been produced by Tulare County's Office of Education in California.  This site has a variety of resources that support CCSS instruction.  While exploring this site, be sure to explore the ELA Standard Bookmarks.
Discovery Education
  • K-5 Resource
  • Captivating, high quality, dynamic, digital content
Dovewhisper
  • K-5 Resource
  • Computer centers already organized by grade level
  • Click on a grade level to access the subjects / topics
  • Click on the subject to link to the activity
ELA and Literacy
  • K-12 Resource
  • Source:  Piney Grove Elementary School
  • Check out the "Bloom's Fiction and Nonfiction" resource
FCRR
  • K-5 Resource
  • Over 522 teacher resources
  • Available are specific instructional plans or student center games and activities
Formative Assessment
  • K-12 Resource
  • Source:  West Virginia Department of Education
  • Formative assessment resources
Free Reading
  • K- 5 Resource
  • Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension and more

Giggle Poetry
  • K-5 Resource
  • Fun poetry to support teaching fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension
  • Scripts provided for poetry theater
  • Click the links provided on the left to take you to additional site with more activities
Into the Book
  • K-5 Resource
  • Printables, lessons, and interactive strategies
K12Reader
  • K-12 Resource
  • Resources for grammar, fluency, phonics, etc
  • Reading comprehension passages available
Learn Zillion
  • Grades 2-12 Resource
  • Free instructional video library
  • Click grade level and the Common Core State Standard you would like to teach
Mrs. Waltke's Literacy Page
  • K-5 Resource
  • Reading Street Resources
  • Click on a grade level and scroll down
  • PowerPoints are created for your instructional use
NC Livebinder for Read to Achieve
  • K-5 Symbaloo of teacher resources
Newsela
  • Upper Elementary and above
  • Nonfiction leveled texts
  • Matching ELA anchor standards listed
Oak Grove Links
  • Source:  5th Grade team at Oak Grove Elementary School
  • Comprehensive pathfinder for students
  • Helpful EOG resources available
Phonological Awareness
  • K-5 resource
  • Phonological awareness activities
  • Under each activity description there is a link to the materials needed
Reading Rockets
  • K-5 Resource
  • Author studies, videos, writing prompts, lessons
Reading Street Resources
  • K-5 Resource for Reading Street
  • Source:  Scottsboro County Grade 2
Read Tennessee
  • K-3 Resource
  • Wonderful CCSS aligned resources
Read Write Think
  • K-12 Resource
  • Classroom resources, links to mobile apps for classroom use, and professional development information.
ReadWorks
  • K-8 Resource
  • Reading comprehension lessons organized by reading concept and grade
  • Sign up to get the full benefit of the site, but it is free
  • On the homepage:  concepts are listed down the left side 
  • All the materials there for you to print and use
  • Lesson plans already written and follows very closely the "Me, We, Two, You" format
  • Lessons aligned with NC CCSS:  Just make sure you click NC at the end of the lesson to get the standards
Resources for Working with English Language Learners
  • K-5 Resource
  • Written by Melissa Park
  • Resources and strategies for English Language Learners
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
  • K-5 Resource
  • Source:  Piney Grove Elementary School
  • Revised Bloom's Taxonomy resources
Scholastic Close Reading
  • 1-8 Resource
  • Close Reading strategies for nonfiction text
Scholastic Free Lessons
  • K-8 Scholastic Resource
  • Lesson plans:  Type in subject and grade level to filter lessons
Southwest Elementary's Global Awareness Site
  • K-5 Resource
  • Resources that promote Global Awareness
  • Page dedicated to literacy is available
Story Online
  • K-3  Resource
  • Stories read by famous people.
  • Click on the book you want to hear!
  • Activities available for students to complete after listening to the stories.
Strategies Unlimited, Inc
  • K-2 Resource
  • TONS of ideas, PowerPoints with pictures, information, activities, and downloadable ideas to use right away for literacy. 
  • Click on the tabs to the left to begin exploring.
Teach 21
  • K-12 Resource
  • West Virginia's Department of Education user-friendly bank of ELA strategies. 
  • Check out their additional Teach 21 resources here.
Teach Thought
  • Excellent website for ideas for the digital teacher! 
  • 21 different digital tools compiled that support word learning, review, and play with language.
  • They are grouped into four categories: Reference Tools, Word Clouds, Games and Review, Word Walls and Virtual Field Trips.
Teacher Resources K12
  • Click on the links to access many more resources and activities that you can use to help improve your students’ reading abilities.
Teacher Vision
  • K-12 Resource  (Free trial, need log-in)
  • Printables, lesson plans, graphic organizers, rubrics, and other teaching tools available!
Text Project
  • Evidence-based lessons and word lists including Spanish/English cognates. 
  • Click on the tabs to access word lists, word pictures, read-alouds, and vocabulary ideas! 
The School House
  • K-3 Resource
  • Free phonics lessons are available on this site!
The Teachers Corner
  • Daily writing prompts, printable calendars, and other classroom printables.
Tween Tribune
  • K-12 Resource (need a log-in)
  • Nonfiction text geared towards student interests. 
  • Students read and respond to what they have read.
Vocabulary Development
  • K-12 Resource
  • West Virginia's Department of Education has compiled excellent vocabulary development resources.
Wonderopolis
This site offers a “wonder of the day” selection that is of high interest to students—aligned to the Common Core Standards.
Word Sift
  • K-12 Resource
  • Interactive site for teaching vocabulary! 
  • Easily sift through texts - just cut and paste any text into WordSift and you can engage in a verbal quick-capture!
  • The program helps to quickly identify important words that appear in the text.
Documents:
list_a_sight_words.ppt
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list_b_sight_words.pptm
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six_syllable_types_handout.doc
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close_reading.pptx
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close_reading_resources.docx
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