English+LA

(K-8) ||< An amazing online interactive thesaurus. Shows parts of speech and will pronounce word. Terrific for vocabulary for all content areas. Subscription Site. || ||= A very comprehensive pre-reading and early reading skill site. || ||< A free online interactive site for spelling or vocabulary words. Students can enter words and get tested on spelling. ||
 * 1 || [|ReadWriteThink] || High quality resources for Reading / LA - search for a listing of "Project-Based Learning" ideas. ||
 * < 2 ||< [|Visual Thesaurus]
 * < 2 ||< [|Visual Thesaurus]
 * = 3 ||= [|Starfall] (K3 - 2)
 * < 4 ||< [|Spelling City] (1 - 6)
 * < 5 ||< [|Magnetic Chat] (K - 8) ||< This site works like refrigerator magnets. Scroll to the bottom for an alphabet chat. You can even enter words of your own into the chat boards - just Shift-Click anywhere and type the new word. ||
 * < 6 ||< [|This I Believe] (4 - 8) ||< Essays read by famous and not-famous people noting what it is that is important to them. Hosted by NPR. ||
 * < 7 ||< [|Comic Life] ||< Comic Life works with a PC or Mac and allows the user to "enhance" photos with "talk" bubbles or "thought bubbles. Great for a different kind of a writing activity. You can also add any text to tell a visual story for a flow chart or "first, then, next, last." Comic Life is a subscription site. $29 per user. ||
 * < 8 || [|Oral History / Digital Story Telling (4 - 8)] ||<  ||
 * < 9 ||< [|Poets.org] (4 - 8) ||<  ||