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Media Access Group at WGBH/Caption Services
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/captioning/
This website has a wealth of information on using captioned programming to improve literacy for young children as well as adults.
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.com
Here is a site with a variety of reading resources.
Using a Predictable Text to Teach High-Frequency Words
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=131
Teachers visiting this site will find a lesson plan that uses Eric Carle's book, Have You Seen My Cat?, to help students master high-frequency words.
Writing a Movie: Summarizing and Rereading a Film Script
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=200
Similar to Readers' Theatre, Writing a Movie is a technique that builds fluency by rereading. Teachers visiting this site will find a lesson plan that helps them use films such as E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and The Wizard of Oz to develop fluency and descriptive writing.
Seussville
http://www.seussville.com
This site uses the lively books and colorful artwork of Dr. Seuss to help young children build sight vocabulary and become fluent readers.
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