Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Berrien RESA to the Rescue

I found a website run by Berrien RESA. Click here to visit.This page had an extensive list of website links for classroom resources for Language Arts. The links were broken up into five categories: Authors, Books, etc.; Early Readers, High School Lit; Words and Writing; and Just for Teachers. In the first category, the links dealt mostly with finding new authors and discovering new young adult literature. There were also some links to young adult lit magazines. The Early Readers category was geared toward children in kindergarten through third grade. It contains links to sites that help improve early reading fluency and comprehension. There were some links to educational games.

The High School Lit category was broken down into sub categories of British Lit, Women’s Lit, and Adult Literacy Information; each subcategory contained relevant links. The Words, Stories, and Writing category housed link to sites that helped with grammar rules, online publishing for students, writing exercises, MLA format, and much more. The Just for Teachers category was very helpful. It had links for lesson plans, classroom sets of books, activities and games, suggested books for kids, and so much more.

This site was so helpful. I loved the way they categorized everything. It was very organized. The links were listed alphabetically, with a brief description of the site next to it. I was very impressed with it. A lot of sites like this have so much information and no organizational system, so this was a really nice change. I would trust these links because the site is run by the Berrien County School system. So I know that the information was reliable. All in all, I would recommend this website to someone in a heartbeat. It is neat, organized, and loaded with helpful tools and information. What more could you ask for?

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