Description of www.readwritethink.org

Readwritethink is a website providing web tools published by the National Council for Teahers of English (NCTE) and sponsored by the International Reading Association (IRA) and Thinkfinity Verizion Foundation. Focused on K-12 Literacy in the 21st Century, this web tool is a "one stop" resoure for educators and parents alike. Teachers can find lesson plans, student interactives, podcasts, and calendar activities. For professional development there are strategy guides, expert advisors, web seminars and online professional development. Teachers can also network with other teachers, contribute to the site, and receive RSS. Best of all Readwritethink isn't just for teachers. Parents can access activities, projects, games, tips, how-tos, and more. This web tool is user friendly, free (except for some profession development features) and requires a minimum of additional system requirements.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Evaluation Criteria 1: Subject Area

How well does the web tool cover content in it's subject area? 5 Stars

Readwritethink.org is very thorough and comprehensive in it's approach to offering resources for K-12 classrooms, professional and at home use. You can easily find lessons plans and activities for teaching comprehension, critical thinking, inquiry, researching, listening, vocabulary, writing genres, the writing process and SO MUCH more! There are also lessons that integrate other subject areas and themes such as the arts, mathematics, social studies, science and English Language Learners. One neat characteristic of this website is that it is always adding to it's materials that are available. Teachers are encouraged to submit their own lesson plans and activities to be featured on the webpage. The webpage selects the best submissions, pays the teacher for their contribution and publishes their work for others to access!
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