Free downloadable little books. Titles include authentic material such as "Eensy Weensy Spider and Five Little Monkeys." There are also a few Spanish language books such as, "Yo Tengo un Gato."

Printable little pages and books for each letter of the alphabet. Includes a picture for each letter such as "A for Apple."

Valuable printables resource center with thousands of printable activities. Database can be searched by grade level and topic.

Use picture books to teach young writers how to organize plot logically. This article includes examples of basic plot structures, along with picture books that use those structures.

Articles covering a wide range of reading motivation topics from Reading Is Fundamental.

A searchable database of books with corresponding Lexile level.

This grid can be used to browse Scholastic's Classroom Books' individual paperback titles organized by Guided Reading, Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), and Lexile Levels.

Penguin readers are books categorized by the number of words used in the story, from 300 to 3,000.

This site lets you create your own handouts of words that students can practice writing. The paper is lined and the word is outlined in small dot print. Good for ELL students developing initial literacy skills.

The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. Primarily designed for first grade, the site is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade, and Home Schooling.