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 Peregrine
Falcons, Tower City/Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio
Division of Wildlife and APK.net have teamed up to present one of
the most exciting real world science projects online. Students have
a rare opportunity to develop literacy skills as they read posts, complete
research projects, and record observations of the mating, nesting,
hatching, and parenting behaviors of peregrine falcons. Students who may
struggle with inference in literature selections in class, may learn
inference instead from watching and journaling about the behavior of
falcons on a web cam and later analyzing those recorded observations. As
the same
Photo by Scott
Wright students compare their personal observations and inferences with
those made by professional biologists, they will naturally begin to
develop new skills and abilities for interpreting written materials.
Student learning was also supported significantly by volunteer biologist
Scott Wright who posted outstanding responses to student questions and
inquiries throughout the nesting season.
Raptors in the
City provides excellent additional resources to make this project
an outstanding real world learning experience. This project to support the
Peregrine Falcons as they adapt to the environment of the city meets
science and language arts standards at many grade levels.
 Differentiating
Your Language Arts Program at Reading and Writing.com
Check out tested
language arts activities at this site. Student writing will soar as you
visit links to writing lessons provided by famous authors. Student reading
skills will improve as your students read books and online biographies in
order to participate in live chats with their favorite authors online.
(Writing
with Writers ;
Author Chats )
Language
Arts
Jan Brett's Site
http--www.jayzeebear.com
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators - Critical Evaluation Surveys
Literacy
Links
Media
Literacy Clearinghouse
Reading
Recovery Lesson
teachers@random
-
Arthur
Books
- Arthur:
The World's Most Famous Aardvark
Cliff-type
Notes on Lit
- SparkNotes:
Great Expectations
- Plot summary and
analysis for Great Expectations , by Charles Dickens
- SparkNotes:
Literature
- SparkNotes.com!
The best free study guides on the Internet. Written entirely by
Harvard students and teachers.
Shakespeare
- The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Phonics
- BBC
Education - Words and Games - Consanant Clusters
- BBC
Education - Words and Pictures
- iKnowthat.com
- Reading
- Phonemic
Awareness for Young Language Learners
- Chants written
by EFL teachers for young Enlish language learners
- Primary
Language Activities
- Phonics for Kids
- Surfing
the Net with Kids: Phonics Game Show
- Phonics Game
Show
Root
Words (Greek/Roman)
- Calliope:
Muse of Eloquence
- English words
from classical mythology, vocabulary practice
- Vocabulary.com,
Free Word Puzzles and Activities at Grade Level
- Great practice
with root words.
Vocabulary
Work
- Cobuild
Idiom of the Day
- Merriam-Webster's
Word Puzzles
- The
Mavens' Word of the Day
- Word
Of The Day
- Each day we
select an interesting new word for you to consider. More than just
the definition: anecdotes, origins, quotes and current events make
the
Poetry
Publishing Online
- English
Online - Writers' Window
- KidAuthors
Home Page
- Hey Kids,
Welcome to KidAuthors. KidAuthors is a creative place for kids
like you. Here you can share your stories and poems with people
around the world.
- poetry
pals: the k-12 student poetry publishing project
- Poetry
Writing with Jack Prelutsky
- Study the genre
of poetry by taking part in step-by-step workshops with favorite
authors.
- The
English Room
- English/Language
Arts lessons that require students, rather than teachers, to
access the Internet.
- The
Poetry Zone. Poems by children and teaching resources for schools
- An inter-active
poetry website for children. It also contains poems by well-known
children's poets and a wealth of educational material for teachers
Writing
Reference Tools
- Merriam-Webster
OnLine - Dictionary - Thesaurus - Word of the Day - Word Games -
- research.html
- Thesaurus.com
Literacy
Centers
- The
Internet Picture Dictionary
- The
Literacy Center, second edition by Lesley Mandel Morrow
Reading
- Texts
Textual Self-Improvement Program
- iKnowthat.com
- Reading
- Read
Across America, An NEA Project
- Read,
Click and Win with BookAdventure!
- Reading
Village
Spelling
- Double
the Consonant Spelling Rule
- Ray's
Spelling and Word Games - Multimedia Spelling Bee and two fun word
games.
Folktales
- American
Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American
myths,
- Field
Trip: Folktales on the Web
Fairy
Tale Units
- Fairy
Tale Quest - A Webquest
- FREE
-- Fairy Tale Unit Studies
- Lesson
Exchange: Fairy Tale Unit (Elementary, Reading/Writing)
Authors
and Illustrators
- Children's
Authors & Illustrators on the Web
- Children's
Literature -- Authors & Illustrators -- Fairrosa Cyber Library
- Google
Search Authors for Children
Reading
Instruction
- Reading
Village
- Patent-pending
learning tools empower kids 3-7 to read stories, write emails,
play learning games and safely surf the web with or without adult
superv
- Welcome
to Reading Online
- A journal of
K-12 practice and research, published by the International Reading
Association
Franklin
the Turtle Sites
- Franklin
at nickjr.com
- Franklin
Coloring Book Pages - Downloads, Printable Pages
- Franklin
the Turtle
Writing
- BBC
Education - Listen & Write: Main Menu
- Biography
Maker
- CBC
4 Kids Words
- Composing
Help - Creative Writing for Teens Net Links
- Consulting
with Students about Writing
- English
Online - Writers' Window
- Funny
poetry for children
- Gloria's
Web Site/Writer's Workshop
- Shape
Books - Home
- Shape-Book
Patterns
- Story
Starters Collection - Creative Writing for Teens
- Writer's
Block - Creative Writing for Teens Net Links
- Writer's
Roosts | KU Writing Guide
Edited
on:
11/13/2007
by Linda Foote
Instructional Curriculum Specialist
Poway Unified School District
lcfoote@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
ŠJune 2002
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