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Publications in Reading and Education Resources for Children's Literature Resources for Reading Educators Disabled Readers Resources for Secondary Reading Resources for Bilingual/ESL NIU Literacy Dissertation Abstracts

Resources for Literacy Educators Resources for Involving Parents in Literacy Reluctant Readers Resources for Middle School Reading Educators Resources for Language Arts Educators Resources for Multicultural Education Children's Book Council: Author and Illustrator Sites

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Professional Organizations and Agencies in Literacy Education

• Center for Applied Linguistics
• Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
• College Reading and Learning Association
• National Center for Educational Statistics
  • 1998 Nation's Report Card on Reading (NAEP)
  • 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• American Library Association
• American Reading Forum
• History of Reading Special Interest Group
• Literacy*Americorps Home Page
• National Council of Teachers of English- Links to the HomePage for the leading association for those involved in teaching English.
• National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
• National Center for Developmental Education
• National Council for the Social Studies
• Literacy Link - PBS Adult Learning Service
• National Adult Literacy Database
• National Center for Research in Vocational Education

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Publications in Reading and Education

• Journal of Literacy Research
• Journal of Educational Research
• The Reading Teacher
• Language Arts
• Reading Research and Instruction
• Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
• Scientific Studies of Reading
• Reading Online
• Educational Researcher
• Illinois Reading Council Journal
• Book Links
• Research in the Teaching of English
• Voices from the Middle
• American Reading Forum Yearbook
• Reading and Writing Quarterly
• Journal of College Reading and Learning
• Harvard Educational Review

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Resources for Literacy Educators

• NCREL
• International Reading Association
• International Technology, Reading, and Learning Difficulties Conference
• Literacy Link
• PBS Teachersource
• Ideas@Work
• KIDREACH
• The Teacher's Corner
• Center for Supplemental Instruction
• Pizzaz! Ideas for Teachers
• ERIC Links to the library database for publications, lesson plans, and Special Interest Groups.
• Cearch Virtual Schoolhouse
• Education Place
• Learning Support Centers in Higher Education

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Resources for Children's Literature

• Tell me more!: Information about children's authors & illustrators and their books
• Bookwire
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• The Newbery Medal
• Newbery & Caldecott Book Themes
• On-line books page
• The Children's Digital Library
• Internet Book Information Center
• Bibliomania-The network library
• Library in the Sky for Teachers, Parents, and Students
• Reading Rainbow
• Internet Public Library
• Children's Literature: Authors and Illustrators
• Hungry Mind Review
• Lesson Ideas
• Favorite Teenage Angst Books
• The Book Bag
• Book It !
• America Reads Challenge
• Education World
• Cultural Connections

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Resources for Involving Parents in Literacy

• Consortium for Parent Information and Education
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement and Educaton
• National Center for Family Literacy
• National Parent Information Network: Clearinghouse on Elementary, Early Childhood, and Urban Education
• National PTA Website
• Parent Education Resources
• Parent Institute Website
• Project Appleseed: A Checklist for an Effective Parent-School Partnership
• PTO Today Website
• Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)
  

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Resources for Reading Educators

• A Word a Day
• Learn Vocabulary
• Learning to Read
• Critical Thinking
• Graphic Organizers
• SCALE
• Vocabulary
• Writing Den
• Writing and Grammar
• Homonyms
• Expressions of our American Ancestors
• Focusing on Words

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Reluctant Reader

• Relunctant Readers
• All about Reading: Reluctant Readers
• Books for Reluctant Readers
• Linking for Learning-Let's Read

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Disabled Reader

• LD Online: Reading and Dyslexia
• Reading Rockets-Children with Dyslexia
  

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Resources for Middle School Reading Educators

• The National Middle School Association
• The Middle Web Middle School Index
• Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education
• Middle Level Leadership Center
• National Council of Teachers of English – Middle Section
• International Reading Association: Focus on Adolescent Literacy and Young Adolescents
• International Reading Association: Middle Matters
• American Educational Research Association: Middle Level Education Research
• The National Forum – To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform

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Resources for Secondary Reading Educators

• Allied for Excellent Education
• BBC Online/Schools Online
• California Department of Education
• DPI Wisconsin
• John New Bery Medal ALA/ALSC
• Literacy Assistance Center
• Literacy Matters
• LSCHE: The Web Portal for Learning Assistance Professionals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Council for Social Studies Standards
• National Council for Teachers of English
• National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
• National Science Education Standards
• National Standard for History
• Scholastic
• Teacher Talk Forum
• WestEd
• What Works Clearinghouse
• Wisconsin State Reading Association

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Resources for Language Arts Educators

• Education Place
• Judy Blume Home Base
• K-3's Favorite Links
• Language Arts/Literacy Zone
• Reading & Language Arts Resources on the Internet
• Teachers' Resource Site

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Resources for Bilingual/ESL

• Bilingual Dictionaries
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• CIA World Factbook
• Dave's ESL Cafe'
• The ELL Outlook (free online newsletter)
• English as a Second Language
• Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education (IAMME)
• Illinois State Board of Education Division of Language Learning
• Illinois State Board of Education Division of Language Learning, Communicating with ELL Parents
• Illinois TESOL/BE
• The Internet TESOL Journal
• Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual, and Foriegn Language Teachers
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
• Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
• Resources for ESL Learners in Mainstream Classrooms and Content-based ESL
• Resources for Reading for Spanish-Speaking Parents
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
  

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Resources for Multicultural Education

• Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
• Links to Multicultural Education
• Multicultural Education
• Multicultural Pavillion
• National Association for Multicultural Education
• Synthesis of Scholarship

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Children's Book Council: Author and Illustrator Sites

• Children's Book Council: Author and Ilustrator Sites
• Kay E. Vandergrift: Learning about the Author and Illustrator Pages
• Eric Carle
• Nikki Grimes
• J.K. Rowling Official Site
• J.K. Rowling Scholastic
• J.K. Rowling Stories from the Web
• Brian Jacques
• Crockett Johnson
• Christopher Paul Curtis
• Joseph Bruchac
• Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• AAAS/Subaru/Science Books
• Alex Awards
• American Indian Library Association
• America's Children's and Young Adult Lit Award
• Asian Pacific American Award for Lit
• Batchelder Award
• Best Books for Young Adults
• Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards
• Caldecott Medal
• Carnegie Medal
• Carter G. Woodson Book Awards
• Charlotte Zolotow Award
• Children's Africana Book Awards
• Children's Choices
• Corretta Scott King Award
• Elizabeth Burr Award
• Golden Archer Awards
• Hans Christian Andersen Awards
• Jane Addams Children's Book Award
• Kate Greenaway Medal
• Michael L. Printz Award
• National Book Award
• Notable Trade Books for Young People
• Notable Children's Books in the English/Language Arts
• Orbis Pictus Award
• Outstanding Science Trade Books
• Pura Belpre Award
• Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
• Regina Medal
• Robert F. Silbert Informational Book Medal
• Sydney Taylor Book Award
• Teacher's Choices
• Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award
• Whitbread Book Award
• Young Adult's Choices
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
• Planet Esme
• Trelease-on-Reading
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• No Flying, No Tights
• Picturing Books
• What Parents, Teens, Teachers and Librarians Want to Know about Graphic Novels
• Read Roger: The Horn Book Editor's Rants and Raves
• Beginning with Books Center for Early Literacy
• Poetry 180
• Comic Books for Young Adults: A Guide for Librarians
• Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
• The Comics Get Serious: Graphic Novel Reviews
• What Parents, Teens, Teachers and Litrarians Want to Know about Graphic Novels
• AS IF: Authors Supporting Intellectual Freedom
• Banned Books Week
• Kidspeak!
• America's Children's and young Adult Literature Award/Commended List
• Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
• Criticas
• Multicultural Review
• Small Presses Owned and Operated by People of Color

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