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 * 1.GO TO []**
 * 2.TYPE INFORMATION INTO THE TEXT BOOK OR COPY PASTE A PAPER IN THE BOX>**
 * 3.THEN SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK GO**
 * 4. THE WORDS POP UP IN A DISPLAY**
 * 5. THE WORDS USED THE MOST WILL BE BIGGER THAN THE OTHERS**
 * a. If they put in a paper then you can point out the biggest words may be words they need to go back into their paper and find a new word choice to replace a few of those words.**
 * 6. CHANGE THE COLOR,FONT, LAYOUT.**
 * 7. SAVE THE IMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER**
 * 8. Great visual or cover to an essay or story of the work written.**

@http://teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Literature- lesson plans for all grade levels!

[|Vocabulary Games] - This site is an interactive vocabulary game website. It allows students to practice vocabulary by playing fun games.

Flashcards- Site where you can set up flashcards online for vocabulary or spelling words. You can send these to ipods or give students the link for a great way to practice these words on their own at home.

[|Interactive Reading Games] - This site is an interactive online reading activity resource which allows kids to read a piece of literature and then play games to show their understanding of the story and the vocabulary used in the story. It is a great site to give those kids who are tired of probes that are no fun.

http://ohioliteracyalliance.org/fluency/fluency.htm- reading probes

Leveled Reading Online - This site will allow you to find a story at the level of your students and read things that are of interest to him or her.

Reading Probe Creator - If your kids are tired of reading the bi-weekly probes you have to assess reading, you need to go to this site. This site is a place where you can generate your own probes. You can find material the students are interested in at specific grade levels and paste it in this box and create your own probes. These probes may be more interesting and we all know that interest plays a key role in success in reading. || [] - GREAT SITE FOR READING, WRITING, UNDERSTANDING ERRORS, ESSAY TYPES AND HOW TO WRITE. ||  || Classic Authors and Novels Online - I absolutely love this site because you can search for authors and novels of classic literature and read them directly from an online resource.It allows you to find a specific author and select the works of the author to read. If you have a speech tool on your computer then these stories can be read aloud from your computer for your students. It does not require you to type any long stories, and it is also able to be copied and pasted into a document so you can modify with vocabulary, or turn into a readers theater if you so choose.

Project Gutenburg - This is a great site for any language reader. It allows you to download ebooks for free of books in any language. This would be a great tool for those students who have a language barrier and want to read something for fun in their own language. Plus, it is a great way to build your own bookshelf at this site of books kids can read on the computer. You could even have them read to the kids if you have the speech capabilities.

EBOOKS This site another online storehouse of free ebooks. These books however, have a lot more lower to adolescent reading books available for download. Therefore, they are a little less chalked full of adult vocabulary and concepts. This would be better for the younger students, or struggling readers. Again being an online book, the students would not lose them, could go online to read at home, school or even on their phones if they have internet capabilities.

BOOK SHELVES - This site is a link to Shelfari. It is an onine book shelf of books you have read or are reading. It is a go2web2.o program. It allows you to blog and discuss your books online. You can rate your books, and it allows students to find others who have read their books and discuss them.

Graphic Organizers for Stories- Amazing free printable PDF organizers to assist students in reading. They can be great to assist them in writing down predictions, connecting to prior knowledge, inferences, and other reading strategies that good readers do. These are great and I use them in my Second Chance Reading to help give the students a visual of what we are working on.

Daily Lit Excerpts This site gives you a daily, weekly, or weekday only literary excerpt in either your email or an rss feed. You can decide when and what time you want the feed or email sent. This would be a great way to intrigue students to read books and to expose them to a lot of different pieces of literature. It is helpful for SCR type classes because you can use the excerpt as a already typed version of a weekly story from new and intriguing literature. The excerpts are from big book review sites like Oprah's Book Club.

Online Children's Books These are ebooks of children's literature. The thing I love most about this site is not only is it filled with great lower reading materials but a kid in high school reading at this level will not be embarrassed carrying around an illustrated children's book that is at his or her level to read. Therefore, this site can empower them to read more because it is online, and they can curl up with a computer, (their phone would work if it has internet capabilities) and read a level they can comprehend and not worry about being made fun of because it is a lower level.

Online Fairy Tales and Fables This site is best for younger students, but can be used by upper level students as a way to read stories and practice fluency with a purpose. There is a link to watch, read or listen to a fable or fairy tale (classic little kiddo books an nursery rhymes) however, one of the coolest things about this site is the capability to record yourself Karaoke style reading these books. It is a fantastic way to read, work on fluency, and not even think you are working or getting assessed.


 * Online Books and Journals by subject areas- This site allows you to read books and journals on a certain subject. Plus, it allows you, as the**
 * reader, to highlight information, add notes, or add citation directly from this site. The subject areas are vast and it would allow students to read**
 * on a variety of topics or choose one that interests them.**
 * Subject Categories**
 * [|Art and Architecture]
 * [|Communication]
 * [|Economics and Business]
 * [|Education]
 * [|History]
 * [|Law]
 * [|Literature]
 * [|Music and Performing Arts]
 * [|Philosophy]
 * [|Politics and Government]
 * [|Psychology]
 * [|Religion]
 * [|Science and Technology]
 * [|Sociology and Anthropology]

[|Study Center]- Great reading activities, interactive, online, and free for different levels of reading.

Rent a Text Book- This site is more for college level adults. You can rent a textbook from this site instead of buying one for less than you can buy it.

Audio Books This site is not a free one. You pay $8 for three months and $15 every month thereafter. However, if you love audio books you can order them on your ipod or computer to listen to. It would be a good service if you want to read lots of books but are an auditory learner and processor.

Free E-books

Great Language Arts site

@http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM- Reading tests

http://www.readbookonline.net- great ebooks sites

http://www.englishdaily626.com/tfvocab.php?091- Grammar and vocab site! EXCELLENT

Shenandoah.lib.ia.us - great site for free online books. High interest teen and children's literature.