International Literacy Association Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #1

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Balmeo, Shirley
ED 638
12/21/2021 

International Literacy Association Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #1

A whole learner is being able to read, write, and think effectively. 

One of the rich-literacy websites I came across is Read, Write, Think (https://www.readwritethink.org/).  This is a great resource for literacy instructors and students from K-12.  Since 2002, the site has provided a plethora of free classroom information for practices, lesson plans, videos, and applications for students to improve their reading and writing skills.   It features an extensive list of books to help improve in their reading and digital retelling, read aloud activities, and paired readings as well as suggested authors with specific lesson plans and assessments with standards and grade levels.  Authors for the site are comprised of a diverse group of classroom teachers, media lab technicians, and library technicians, offering educators assess to free and high quality practices in reading and language arts. The site is easy to navigate with the added links to assist educators locate resources.

Read, Write, Think standards - embedded with the National Council Teachers of English - aligns its standards not only with the International Reading Association and the Common Core State Standards for English and Language Arts, but also to individual State Standards. These standards provide the opportunities the basis for their curriculum and student achievements. The overall goal of the site is to ensure students become proficient language users, enabling them to succeed in school, and become productive and informed citizens, pursuing life goals and interests as independent learners.

The classroom resources are extensive, with various standards-based lessons and assessments for teachers and students.  Educators may use the lessons plans - based on grade level and standards and complete with resources and planning outline; a calendar, which outlines important dates in literacy.  Educators may use this calendar and the attached resources for planning and help students with the background information.  There are also printouts for students to use as practice and interactive tools to help them practice on skills.  

Educators are able to provide a variety of opportunities for students to improve on their reading and writing and be able to show them their growth immediately.  Read, Write, Think has always been a advocate of collaborative professional development.  The site has also embedded a collection of professional journals, research-based instructional strategy guides, and opportunities for face-to-face meetings and events for educators to participate.  I highly recommend literacy instructors to use this site as their primary choice for information and resource.


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