Literacy Resources

A collection of 600 fables and some are read aloud.
A site geared for younger students with large type and information about Arthur. Students can read about their favorite characters, submit art to the gallery and visit the story writing center to get ideas for creating their own stories.

A collection of sites with links to authors on the web.

A free site that students join and can take quizzes about the information in over 6000 books. Similar to Accelerated Reader.

Provides over 1,000 short booktalks for library personnel and teachers that includes bibliographical information, interest and reading grade level.

Provides books to read, riddles, a maze and coloring books.

A collection of the most common errors in English. Students can view which cite/site/sight they should use in their document. The site gives numerous examples of common errors in addition to a list of non-errors and a list of the most commonly misspelled words.

A collection of dictionary tools including Ask Doctor Dictionary, interactive crossword and word search puzzles, Roget's Thesaurus, Word of the Day, writing resources, grammar, usage, style guide styles, and more.

Provides ideas, activities, examples and quizzes to help with the writing process.
Creates bibliographies for print and electronic resources.

Creates bibliographies for print and electronic resources in MLA format.

Purdue Writing Lab - provides an on-line information for writers, with resources for planning and writing papers.

Provides teacher guides, thematic and interdisciplinary units, reader's companions, biographies of authors and illustrators and more.

Provides on-line information about Dr. Seuss, new books, trivia contests, and activities.

Provides information about Shakespeare, including his plays, poems, biography, question of the day, plots, glossary, analysis and more.

Provides access to the UA Library with links to SABIO for doing on-line searches.

Uses Java Maplets to illustrate in 3 dimensions the relationships between the words.

Provides information, resources and activities, on advanced placement, children's literature, critical thinking, drama, grammar, journalism, literature, prose, speech, vocabulary, writing, and so much more.