ReadWriteThink
(http://www.readwritethink.org/) is a website that offers educators,
parents, students, and afterschool professionals with quality resources and
information. ReadWriteThink is a partner
of the International Literacy Association, National Council of Teachers of
English, and the Verizon Foundation. The
International Literacy Association is an organization that promotes and
supports literacy. The National Council
of Teachers of English is an organization that is also dedicated to the
improvement of teaching and learning of the English language and language arts
in the classroom. The Verizon
Foundations supports ReadWriteThink through its generous funding.
ReadWriteThink
offers teachers with free lesson plans, student interactives, mobile apps, and
various printables for educators to use.
When you click on the lesson plan tab, you are able to see the title,
and appropriate grade level for each lesson plan. Once you choose a lesson plan suitable for
your topic, you are able see a synopsis of the lesson, the standards the lesson
covers, resources, and other materials you will need to prepare. Another great feature is that there is a
daily instructional plan that maps out the activities for each day/meeting
included in the lesson plan. This would
make your lesson more effective since you will be able to prepare the resources
and materials you will need for each day.
Another useful tab is the “Comments” tab. Once you have tried this lesson plan, you may
submit your comments to review the effectiveness, and include other suggestions
that would make the lesson better.
Additional related resources are listed in a tab as well. These related resources would include a
lesson that you may teach next, strategy guides, and a professional
library.
Additional
useful features of ReadWriteThink are the videos. Although we have YouTube and TeacherTube to
access streaming videos, the videos on ReadWriteThink are not as overwhelming in
the amount that are available. You are
able to peruse through the four categories and find a video of your
interest. The categories include
“Literacy in Action”, “Presentations”, “Using RWT”, and “Just for Fun”. Each video has a brief description along with
the length of the video.
Lastly, the
Parent & Afterschool Resources include resources such as hand-on activities
and projects that promote literacy.
Games, tools, tips, podcasts and printouts that enhance literacy are
described under individual tabs. The top
five resources are also listed at the bottom of the page along with their
links.
ReadWriteThink
is an excellent website to find teacher and parent approved resources. It is easy to navigate and the descriptions
are easy to understand. If you want to
find a specific topic, there is even a search bar for you to type in your
topic. You may browse through the many
resources or look for your specific grade and unit and you will do this knowing
this site has been endorsed by two organizations that strive to promote and
improve literacy.
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