Focus: using drama to explore characters in more depth
The Reading Book
Weblinks for chapters
Recommendations for high interest, low reading age texts
rainbowreading.org.nz/series/selections-series/
https://www.rainbowreading.org.nz/series/marathon-books/
cengage.com.au/primary/browse-series/fast-forward
instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/Instructional-Series/School-Journal-Story-Library
English language learners
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.
Getting ready for learning to read – useful websites and resources
Expert literacy videos
Name selector tools
classtools.net/random-name-picker/
itunes.apple.com/nz/app/team-shake/id390812953?mt=8
Cooperative learning
Resources and links to support teaching reading comprehension
Information and research about critical literacy
wiobyrne.com/critical-literacy/
Information on structured word inquiry (using morphology and etymology to support decoding, spelling and word meaning)
wordworkskingston.com/WordWorks/Home.html
A spelling resource produced by the UK Department for Education
https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/4831/1/c4b989c553cc6dd6f2b6fab92f6cb310.pdf
Resources to support the teaching of phonological awareness, phonics and high frequency words
rainbow-nursery.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/playintro.pdf
Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics UK Department of Education https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/190599/Letters_and_Sounds_-_DFES-00281-2007.pdf
Vocabulary
Dictionaries and Thesauri resources
An online etymological dictionary
Good general dictionary with simple explanations of words
Simple dictionary with synonyms, pronunciation and example sentences
Visual thesauri
Book lists
https://clpe.org.uk/books/booklists
clpe.org.uk/ Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (UK). This site requires registration but is free. There is extensive collections of texts at different levels.
goodreads.com/list/show/328.Best_Read_Aloud_Chapter_Books
https://dsf.net.au/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=5e928e9f-418c-4f14-b437-c9f5c98c8268 Book recommendations for each year group by The Australian Reading Spine
NZ National Library
natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/strategies-to-engage-students-as-readers/reading-aloud
Audio and video stories online
youtube.com/channel/UC12bW2PEn1Ot-arl_ZaPrFQ
Indigenous Australian children’s books
readings.com.au/collection/recommended-indigenous-australian-childrens-books
Books and videos in Te Reo Māori
creativeclassrooms.co.nz/maori-resources/te-reo-books.html?p=3
mcleodsbooks.co.nz/c/children-s-maori-books__1
https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/
Books with Pasifika and Māori focus
Digital texts
Websites for shared reading
https://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/
https://www.2starsandawish.com/ This site has links to songs and poems.
Picture books available as big books
Walker Books Australia (search 'Big Book' under category)
Modern Teaching Aides (NSW)
teaching.com.au/catalogue/mta/mta-big-books-fiction
Oz Publishing
ozpublishing.com.au/collections/big-books?page=4&grid_list=grid-view
Every Educaid (NZ)
https://everyeducaid.co.nz/search.php?search_query=big%20books
Big books by Julia Donaldson
Links for songs
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs
literacyshed.com/the-music-video-shed.html
https://vimeo.com/showcase/8726852 Kiwikids song collection
Information about shared reading
Information about Guided Reading
Running records
scholastic.ca/education/movingupwithliteracyplace/pdfs/grade4/runningrecords.pdf
Digital texts for guided reading
Suggested texts for guided reading
clpe.org.uk/ Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (UK). This site requires registration but is free. There are suggested lists of quality texts at different level. KS1 is the junior years and KS2 is the senior years.
Professional reading about book clubs
Getting Started with Literature Circles, (1999). Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, (2002). Harvey Daniels, Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, ME.
Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles, Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke, (2004). Heinemann Publishers, Portsmouth, NH.
Information about book clubs
natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/strategies-to-engage-students-as- readers/book-clubs
Book club book recommendations
commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-to-talk-about
Reciprocal reading information and links for videos
Resources for Reader’s Theatre
readingrockets.org/strategies/readers_theater
https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/
http://www.thebestclass.org/
Apps and web-based tools
Book creator bookcreator.com/
Puppet pals apps.apple.com/au/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546
Padlet padlet.com/
Popplet popplet.com/
Seesaw web.seesaw.me/
Professional reading
Igniting a Passion for Reading, Steven Layne, (2008). Stenhouse Publishers, USA.
The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller, (2009). San Francisco, CA, USA, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publishers.
Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids, Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp, (2018). New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Websites
readingrockets.org/article/reconsidering-silent-reading
Children’s choice 2018 reading list
Author interviews
readingrockets.org/books/interviews
Writing by children
Apps
Juxtaposer apps.apple.com/au/app/juxtaposer/id292628469
This app superimposes one image on top of another
Character trading cards
readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-30922.html
Books with Pasifika and Māori focus
Focus: using drama to explore characters in more depth
Focus: clever classroom writing resource organisation tips
Creative writing prompts for older students
Focus: using creative writing prompts to motivate students for a Quick Write activity
