WEB RESOURCES FOR LITERACY TEACHERS
©2003, Denni Scates, Region 10 Education Service Center
Selected Commercial Sources
Barnes and Noble. Billed as the world’s largest online bookstore.
Amazon.com. A totally virtual store with no physical counterpart outside of cyberspace; offers online comments from readers and authors. You can add your own book reviews.
Scholastic. Excellent source of children’s books and practical teacher resources.
Education Place. Houghton Mifflin's site, offering resources and support for major textbook programs, plus general resources for all K-8 content areas. Contains numerous related Internet links.
Troll Instructional Resources. Includes Teacher Tips, presented by grade levels (K-2 and 3-6). Also offers Kid's Zone, an interactive feature for kids.
The Wright Group. Teacher information about ordering books, attending workshops, also contains a section called TeacherHelp.
Don Johnston. One of the best producers of research-based reading software. Especially oriented toward struggling readers. (Don't leave out the t in " Johnston " or you get the actor!)