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Leveled Reading List. Portland Public Schools (Oregon) has an excellent and very extensive reading list, levels K - 8, which can be entered by author, by title, or by reading level. The listing by reading level can be viewed at: www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/lb_grade_level.pdf.
To reorganize the list using author or title, simply enter the first portion of the address in your browser (www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/) and then make the appropriate choice from the menu provided.
Education Directories
Educatelibrary.com - provides links to educate directory resources and information websites. This educational library directory supports and promotes international libraries, library media centers and library services for educators looking for a wide range of educational resources.
Increase Reading Speed and Comprehension.
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SPEED READING 4 KIDS will double or triple your child's reading speed while improving comprehension --Guaranteed! Many children improve their reading speed 8 to 10 times or more. Children with ADD, ADHD and Dyslexia usually become exceptional speed readers. Simplified step-by-step method requires no written paperwork for the children. Just have them practice the skills in easy, fun reading material of their own choice. For children from ages 8 to 18 who possess at least a beginner's reading ability (3rd grade level on up).
Special Education
Tinsnips is a special education resource which contains tools for teachers and and parents of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, related developmental disabilities, and other children with special needs. Quite a few of the activities are also appropriate for Pre-K and kindergarten. You can visit the site at www.tinsnips.org
Apraxia-Kids Internet Resources is your online source for reliable and comprehensive information about Childhool Apraxia of Speech for families, professionals and all those who care about a child with apraxia and other speech and language disorders. Visit the site at www.apraxia-kids.org.
Kindergarten and Primary Grades
Saving Childhood Forum is an interesting website which includes discussions of current topics in a Hot Potatoes forum as well as a collection of constructive games, arts or crafts activities to do with
children which have appeared in the site's Weekly Whatnot. A free e-mail subscription for Weekly Whatnot can be obtained at http://www.savingchildhood.org/childhod/Activities/DoSomething.htm
www.TLCart.com is a site which which features materials to "Teach the kindergarten curriculum through art!" Materials offered include a series of teacher's manuals to teach early childhood through primary curriculum, including ESL.
The site is run by Kaye Espinosa and Virginia McCormick, who are very experienced kindergarten teachers. We are pleased to note that Kaye uses "Picture Me Reading!" materials in the classroom for teaching reading.
Betsy Lee’s Learning Abilities Books (Pre-K - 5th Grade Educational Resources) site underscores the importance of teaching the high frequency Dolch Sight Word vocabulary, and provides stories to read for practice and fun when the words have been mastered. Check it out at www.learningbooks.net.
Homework Help
Math and Reading Help for Kids is a directory of articles offering tips for homework help, improving test scores, developing positive study habits, and more. This directory contains hundreds of articles about a variety of children's education topics including: homeschooling, online tutoring, learning disabilities, test anxiety, and more. Although the articles in this site are primarily written for a parent audience, there is also a Just for Kids section created specifically for children. Click here for the homework information section or go to www.Math-And-Reading-Help-For-Kids.org for information about the entire site.
Math
Memory Joggers was developed by a former special educator. The Memory Joggers flash cards use a visual-conceptual method to teach mastery of basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) by using pictures and stories. The method is similar to that used by "Picture Me Reading!" Visit the site at www.MemoryJoggers.com
Homeschooling
The DLTK web site is one of the largest and most helpful sites on the internet which is dedicated to the needs and interest of homeschoolers. Explore all they have to offer at www.dltk-kids.com.
ABC Home Preschool is a resourceful site for parents teaching their preschool children at home. It is the site of the original "use and reuse" wipe-off ABC Home Preschool Workbooks 9 month curriculum. Find them at www.abchomepreschool.com.
Tutors
Look for a tutor in your neighborhood to help your child learn to read with "Picture Me Reading!"
(If you are a tutor using "Picture Me Reading!" and would like us to link to you, please contact us by e-mail at picturemereading@cox.net.)
Los Angeles, California: Academic Advantage offers tutoring services, test preparation and math tutors to the US. Specializes in Algebra and Geometry in http://www.academicadvantage.com.
Math Tutor In Sacramento, California: Just Math Centers provide professional math tutoring for Sacramento area student levels elementary through college, plus SAT preparation and general test taking and study skills. Click on the name to visit the site: Just Math Centers.
San Diego, CA, East County area: A retired teacher with 24 years of teaching experience (11 years in Special Education) offers individualized support for students (Grades K through 5) needing assistance in reading, written language, and math. Tutoring offered in your home, or at available alternate locations for $35 per hour. Contact Betsie Alves at bealves@aol.com or by phone at (619) 588-9768.
In North Carolina (Apex, Cary, Raleigh area), Lynne Gregorio is one such professional offering this service for both math and reading. Read how successful she was in teaching reading to her own "special needs" son with this method (see Austin on our User Comments page). The address for her website is www.EduConsulting.org.
Language Training
www.study-languages.com - Increase your career possibilities: do a foreign language course. This site (and its many useful links) contains information about opportunities for learning another language, including immersion studies abroad and online studies.
Some Favorite Charities
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization that helps transform the lives of the world’s poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries, including the United States. Their non-profit work extends assistance to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background.
Visit the website at www.worldvision.org to learn more and to see how you can help.
The Smile Train is an international non-profit charitable organization that is providing cleft lip and palate surgery to children in the US and developing countries. Committed to eradicating the problem of cleft palates, The Smile Train helps provide free cleft surgery and related treatment for children who would otherwise never receive it. In as little as 45 minutes, and at an expense of as little as $250 per patient (free to the recipients), Smile Train doctors can help give these children not just a new smile – but a second chance at life. Visit the website at www.smiletrain.com.
A Leg To Stand On levels the playing field for disabled children in developing countries.
Ther statement:
"We transform the lives of disabled children through the use of corrective surgery and the provision of prosthetic limbs. By leveling the playing field for these children, we seek to give them access to education, work and community opportunities - the tools they need to make a better future for themselves." To learn more,
visit the website at www.altso.org.
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