Virginia Community College System

" Language Arts: Reading Activities" from Learning Haven. These are simple, fun activities you can do at home. They are especially suited to reluctant readers, but can be used with all beginners.

VII. Speaking resources Speeches, Poster Sessions, and Oral Presentations, Colorado State University

Writing Strategies for Poster Sessions, Colorado State University

VIII. Spelling and Vocabulary building/teaching resources All's Well that Spells Well Teaching That Makes Sense, Inc. web site. Best Practices: Teaching Vocabulary with Francie Alexander Scholastic’s Reading Resources Network is putting the focus on vocabulary. Here, you'll find activities and resources to use in your classroom. Building Vocabulary Through Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes Are you looking for an element of English language study that is utilized in every aspect of language usage? I recommend the study of prefixes roots and suffixes. High-Frequency Words and Vocabulary Learning to recognize high-frequency words by sight is critical to developing fluency in reading.

Presenting Vocabulary This article looks at what needs to be taught when teaching vocabulary and ways to present and teach vocabulary. Resources for Learning Vocabulary This reference was developed for home-school instruction but useful in regular classrooms. Teaching Vocabulary There are two main approaches to teaching vocabulary, the list approach and the contextual approach. This site shows how to implement a “Word Wall” as a teaching technique. Teaching Vocabulary Two Dozen Tips and Techniques Teaching Vocabulary To Advanced Students: A Lexical Approach Focus is on learning individual words to support comprehension of text. Useful for middle school special needs students. Teaching Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension
This article describes a 16-week intervention in which the comprehension of middle and high school students reading below grade level was improved significantly by instruction that developed their vocabularies through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Technology Tip of the Month: Approaches to Teaching Vocabulary Three main principles appear to underlie effective vocabulary teaching. First, learners should be provided with both definitional and contextual information about words. Second, learners should be encouraged to process information about words at a deeper level. Finally, learners need multiple exposures to words . . . Extensive reading is the most often cited remedy for this lack. The Tech Tip this month addresses some methods and some software programs that use different methods to teach vocabulary.

Vocabulary Resources for Teachers Vocabulary resources for English language teachers

IX. Writing resources

OWLs: Online Writing Labs

The Guide to Grammar and Writing aka: GGW A comprehensive on-line handbook and workbook. And it is FREE, courtesy of Capital Community Technical College, Hartford, Conn. ( Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Charles Darling, site developer)
Guide to Grammar and Style Professor Jack Lynch, Rutgers University
HyperGrammar University of Ottawa Writing Centre

ABC's of the Writing Process: A Universal Process for any Writing Task A.E. Lipkewich and R. Mazurenko, Westmount School

Best Practices of Technology Integration: Vocabulary/Writing Strategies (4-adult), Berrien County, Michigan, Intermediate School District (BCISD) Web site.

Editing and revising Checklist from the GGW

This is a good resource on how to identify and correct fragments. (GGW)

Sentence Fragments, identifying and correcting, Purdue University OWL

This resource helps and shows you ways to edit, proofread, and revise your paper. (GGW)

General Writing Concerns (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres), Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Getting an A on an English Paper Professor Jack Lynch, Rutgers University

Journal Writing in the classroom can take many forms. Some teachers use journal writing to meet specific goals; others use journals for more fluid purposes

Lesson Links: Literature, Writing, Poetry, Library Outta Ray's Head. Ray Saitz (h.s.) English Teacher, Peterborough, Ontario. A very detailed resource in itself.

Let's Get Creative Creative writing web activities, by Bruce Van Patter

Pre-writing strategies from English Works, English Tutoring and Writing Center, Gallaudet University

Sentence Combining Skills from the GGW

The Sequential Teaching of Writing Skills at Grade Eight This curriculum will provide writing practice. Since the major objective of this program is to reduce errors in writing, more than half the program deals with grammar.

Teaching Guides for Writing Classes, Colorado State University

Writing: genres in the disciplines and processes, Colorado State University

Writing Guides, Colorado State University

" 75 Writing Lesson Plans" Teachnology: The Online Teacher Resource

Writing Resources Provides resources to assist adolescents with reading and writing from Awesome Library

Writing Strategies index of links for a variety of purposes and genres, Sadler-Oxford dot com

Writing Teaching Strategies This is a collection of strategies for writing tasks appropriate to various grades. The R.A.F.T. technique will be particularly useful for middle school “news reports” writing assignments.

Writing tutorials and activities, Colorado State University

X. Life Management

“ The Goose Story” How do you see yourself as a member of a community or society?

Occupational Outlook Handbook ( OOH), 2006-07 Edition

Social Skills for Middle School Students Prevocational information

Time Management Guide from Results in No Time, time management consulting group

Time Management, University of Minnesota at Duluth

Time Management Skills and Techniques, Time-Management-Guide.com

XI. VCCS iTunesU A collection of of the best content created by students and faculty within the VCCS.

VCCS iTunesU

XII. Miscellaneous

Character Education Free resources, materials, lesson plans from GoodCharacter dot com (service learning, ethics education, character in sports, etc.) Did I Miss Anything ?" A poetic answer to this eternal (or infernal) question, by Tom Wayman Websters Dictionary Online Education World Gamequarium Educational games Games links Puzzles, brainteasers, Sudoku from thinks.com Practice tests : SAT, ACT, COMPASS, GRE, LSAT, you name it Successful Students , Skip Downing, On Course web site Teachers.Net Gazzette Zeeks Provides board games, puzzles, math games, and more.