The Lexile Framework for Reading
A searchable database of books with corresponding Lexile level.
Resource Room: High-Low Books
Provides links to a variety of sources for high interest/low readability books.
New Readers Press
New Readers Press is a publishing division of ProLiteracy, the world's largest organization of adult basic education and literacy programs.
Vocabulary Workshop
Website with lists of common English prefixes, roots, and suffixes and their meanings from the South Hampton College of Long Island University.
AdLit.Org: Reading Motivation Articles
Reading motivation articles on our sister site about adolescent literacy, AdLit.org.
Reading Rockets: Reading Motivation Articles
Articles about motivating younger readers on our sister site, Reading Rockets.
Reading Is Fundamental: Reading Motivation Articles
Articles covering a wide range of reading motivation topics from Reading Is Fundamental.
Reading Rockets: Teaching Plot Structure with Picture Books
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.
LD OnLine: What is Dysgraphia?
This article from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, featured on LD OnLine, discusses dysgraphia and its warning signs, as well as strategies for addressing it for different age groups.
Reading Rockets: Inviting Personal Narratives Into the Classroom
Article from Reading Rockets discussing the use of personal narrative in writing exercises.