Teacher Links

Read Write Think- IRA website with lesson plans and literacy ideas based in current research and best practice

CT Reading Association- Home page of the Connecticut Reading Association.  List of professional development and leadership opportunities in CT

Jim Trelease Home Page- This site covers all of Jim Trelease's efforts in helping children make books into friends, not enemies —with excerpts from his books and lectures

Teachnet- This site covers the profession of teaching from A to Z. Syntheses on new research in all curricula, information on academic competitions from math to music and art, information on new school products, listings of teacher resources in various geographic regions of the U.S., and guides to Web sites like the one devoted to classrooms with one or two Macs.

International Reading Assoc. - The home site of the largest organization of reading professionals in the world, includes featured articles from the most recent issue of The Reading Teacher, literacy links, editorials, position papers, regional and state conferences, and the last few years' of "Choices" awards.

Teaching Books- This is an amazing site with easily accessible book guides, up close author information, hundreds of audio excerpts for kids, and thematic booklists for teachers.  Looking for a book to fit a unit of study- check here first!

Reading Lady- This is a wonderful site overflowing with information for literacy teachers.  Everything you need to know to teach with four blocks, reader's workshop, and the Six Traits.  She also provides extensive resources for author studies and readers' theater.