ProTeacher: Early Reading and Writing
At this site educators will find classroom activities and resources for teaching early reading and writing.
http://www.proteacher.com/070009.shtml
Patti's Electronic Classroom: Kindergarten and Grade 1
This site provides classroom activities, assessment tools, and reading resources.
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/k-1.html
Judy and David's Online Songbook
Here teachers will find popular children's songs with lyrics and music. It is an excellent resource site for parents and teachers of young children who are developing emergent literacy skills such as phonemic awareness.
http://judyanddavid.com/Songbook/M.html
Songs
This site contains links to sites with children's songs and lyrics that can be used to support emergent literacy development. Many of the sites include animation and sound clips from the songs.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/songs.htm
Between the Lions
Information on the PBS show Between the Lions can be found at this site. The site has helpful information for teachers of young children, including songs, word helpers, recommended books, parent information, and an on-line newsletter.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This site has lists of books for children, including those in pre-K through grade 2. Featured books include teaching ideas.
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/allreviewed.html
Book Suggestions for Young Children
This site has book suggestions for young children that are divided by topic.
http://www.head-start.lane.or.us/education/activities/books/index.html
Books for Beginning Readers
Here teachers will find lists of books for emergent and beginning readers in the following categories: rhyme and rhythm, repetition, picture clues, sight words, clear context and sight words, and putting it all together.
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/jensen2.htm
