Winnisquam Regional School District:
READING WEBSITES

Biography.com
(Grades 4-12)

  • Search over 25,000 biographies
  • Includes classroom activities and quiz sections

Books and Literature: Facts Encyclopedia
(Grades 4-12)

  • Long list of links to information about books,
  • authors, and other literature-based resources

CyberGuides
(All Levels)

  • Thematic units and literature resources for specific books
  • Organized by grade level groups

 

Dr. Seuss On-Line
(Grades K-4)

  • Games, story maker, and printable activities

 

 

FanFiction
(Grades 4-12)

  • Read stories based on books, movies, and t.v. shows, written by students
  • Add your own stories and comments
  • Uses rating system like that used in movies to describe the appropriateness of content

 

Lexile Framework for Reading
(All Levels)

  • Lexiles measure the difficulty of a piece of text and can be used to match text of an appropriate level to students
  • Search by title, author, keyword, or Lexile score
  • Word lists and activities for some books (in PowerV)
  • Additional resources for parents

 

On-Line Books Page
(Grades 6-12)

  • Detailed information about books and authors
  • Includes links to passages that demonstrate themes and describe characters
  • Some novels have full text on-line

 

 

Project Gutenberg
(Grades 6-12)

  • Free books "digitally re-published"
  • Because of copyright issues, the books available are mostly pre-1923

 

 

 

Read Write Think
(All Levels)

  • Lessons, standards, web resources, and student materials to support language arts and reading instruction

 

Reading A to Z
( Grades K-6)

  • District Membership
  • Books according to Benchmarks
  • Differentiated by topic and reading ability

 

Jan Brett Home Page(Grades K-4)

  • Author presents lesson plans
  • Activities
  • Graphics