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Literacy: Middle - Secondary

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   Websites that support, re-enforce, extend and enrich learning...

 

Middle and Secondary School Literacy

 

Website

Description

 

 

Digital BookTalk

  • extensive collection of high quality digital 'book trailers' for k-12

 

Imagination Prompt Generator

  • prompt generator to inspire writing and blogging
  • links to prompt sites for other creative activities
  • part of CreativityPortal
  • site is ad-supported

KidPub

  • online site for kids to publish and share their writing 

Lit2Go

  • free collection of mp3 stories and poems
  • download files to mp3 player
  • listen on computer and view text online
  • print out stories and poems

LoudLit.org

  • "Literature for your eyes and ears"
  • high quality audio available while reading text
  • extremely well read (human, not text to speech)
  • read online or download for offline use

ManyThings

  • extensive collection of activities to support language learning and development
  • valuable for learners who are not ESL/EFL

PicLits

  • creative writing activity
  • combine words with images
  • work can easily be shared online (embed code)

 

Simple English News

 

 

Tar Heel Reader

  • engaging books for beginning readers of all ages
  • literally thousands of categorized books
  • created with Flickr images and limited text
  • can be read online, with or without text-to-speech
  • can be downloaded for use offline (work beautifully in PowerPoint with text-to-speech by PowerTalk)

 

WritingFix

  • "home of interactive writing prompts"
  • based on 6 Traits
  • extensive collection of activities and resources

 

 
   

 

 

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