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One of the literacy websites we use for our middle school students is commonlit.org. This website includes reading passages such as short stories, poems and historical articles along with question sets for students to answer. What I love most about this website is that teachers are not only able to print the articles and questions, but also assign them through a digital platform such as Google Classroom, which is also heavily used in our school. Another positive aspect to this website is that words are also translated into other languages when necessary, which is great for ELL students. This website is also useful for students in younger grades, as the texts are available for students in grade levels 3-5 as well.

Another literacy website I use with my students is newsela.com. My knowledge of literacy websites it somewhat limited to those we use in middle school, however, this is another website that provides articles, and various texts for students to access and answer questions at younger grade level as well. My favorite thing about this site is that articles are available at different lexile levels, which helps with differentiation in activities and classwork. Also, there are quizzes and discussion questions that students can work on independently or in groups. I use the website often and my students appreciate the real-world news they get to read. There is also an option to read the text in Spanish.

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1) https://www.abcya.com/
One literacy website that I would recommend is ABCYA. To begin, it's FREEEE! This interactive site provides children in grades Pre-K-5th with variety of activities and educational games in both reading and math. ABCYA contains activities like sight word bingo,  identifying uppercase and lowercase letters, letter tracing, spelling practice,  Phonics and many other subjects.  The website also provides early readers a variety of books that can be read to them.

2) https://www.lexialearning.com/
Lexia is another phenomenal literacy resource used at my school in which I highly recommend. It's geared for students in pre-k to fifth grade. It's highly engaging for students and they think its a game, but it provides personalized and differentiated content for each student based on what they know and their needs. While the child is engaged in the program, it collects data for teachers in which they can see the students strengths and weaknesses in a particular area.

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In my school, we use N2Y.com as a resource for teaching literacy in addition to other subjects and support. This site is interactive and differentiated for learners on various academic levels. Our classroom has a Smartboard which allows the students to choose answers, speak aloud and press on arrows to turn pages of books on the site. Pre-academic learners are provided with errorless teaching and non-verbal students can enjoy having the computer speak for them. Each student is given a profile and monthly checkpoints and assessments. This allows the classroom teacher to individualize each students goals and guide students' learning according to their needs. N2Y is a valuable and rich resource for building background knowledge, comprehension skills, vocabulary and fluency.

Another site I utilized in the past and helped my students is Reading a-z.com. It provides high interest, printable and colorable books for students. It is a leveled system that helped  build skills in decoding, fluency and comprehension. Their stories come with questions, lesson plans, and benchmarks. Teachers can measure their students' progress on this site and it is also aligned with standards. Reading a-z can be used for students of all grades.

- Chanie Goldberg

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One site that I use in my 4th, 5th, and 6thgrade classes is Razkids. I love this site because it’s great for all grade levels.  It’s also a great tool for differentiation.  Each student gets placed on their level of reading.  This site provides the students with different books and comprehension questions based on their levels.  Teachers are able to monitor how much a child is reading outside of school and their book levels.  The students are able to earn points for each book they read and use that towards buying stuff for their character. https://www.raz-kids.com

Another application that I love to use in my classroom is Epic.  This application provides students with a variety of different books and videos gearing towards student’s interests.  The students are provided with books that challenge them based on their reading level. The website also provides quizzes at the end of each book so that you’re able to see if the student fully understood what they read.  I think this app is best suited for students grades 3-6.

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In my school, (Mattlin Middle School,) each student is provided with their own Chromebook at the beginning of the year.
As a "Special Class" teacher I have students ranging from 5th grade to 8th grade, all who have varied disabilities and needs. The use of technology is an extremely important tool in my class as my students find it to be very engaging and interactive. Two of the websites that I use most frequently in my classroom are Kahoots, and GoNoodle.
Kahoot is a website that provides a wide variety of quizzes across all four major subject areas. What is neat about this website is that it also allows you to customize and create your own quizzes. Being able to create my own quizzes is essential as I have many students who have cognitive and processing delays. Having the ability to customize the amount of time that my students are given to answer the questions is critical in making these quizzes meaningful. Kahoot also allows me to customize the answer choices, which is a nice feature as well. This allows me to put one "nonsense choice" in the group of answers so that my students can use the learned strategy of eliminating the "silly" or "nonsense" choice when answering the questions. Overall my students find it to be very engaging and I as the teacher find it to be an excellent review tool before taking a quiz/ test for my class. I would recommend this website for any grade (1-12) because the quizzes can be customized and differentiated to meet the needs at each grade level.

GoNoodle is an interactive website that is best run on a Smartboard. On this website the teacher has the option to choose from a variety of songs, that have movement patterns that go along with them. This serves as an excellent "movement break" between classes, or during transitions, and also helps students work on their fine motor movements. I've noticed that after having my class stop and participate in a "movement break" using GoNoodle they typically come back to their desks much more focused and on task. This website is most appropriate for grades one through five, as well as for Special Class settings.

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One of my top go-to websites for helping students practice literacy skills is Readtheory.org. This site, operated and maintained by small team of educators and writers, is free, has a feel that engages the gaming instincts in students, and has an algorithm that “learns” the reading level of its users. Readtheory focuses upon improving the core competencies that students are tested on most frequently: recalling details, author's intent, words in context, making inferences, main idea. It does so by engaging the reader first in a series of short passages accompanied by a single question in one of the five competencies mentioned above; if a student answers a question incorrectly, the correct answer is given and explained, and the subsequent reading appears at the next lexile level down; correct answers draw subsequent passages at incrementally higher lexile levels. Once the program "learns" the reading level and competency level(s) of greatest need of support, it gives longer reading passages with several questions in those core areas, keeps track of progress, and provides useful reports. It is suitable for readers in grades one through 12. I usually use it with 6th-8th graders and struggling adult readers who read at or below 6th grade.

My other favorite literacy-based website is NewsELA.com. NewsELA collects, sorts, and adapts current news articles that cover politics, human interest, economics, history, the arts, science, math, sports, religion & philosophy, and others.

The articles are selected from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, and many others. They are vetted by NewsELA staff to be engaging enough for struggling or hesitant readers, and to reflect students’ interests and personal experiences. One of the most useful features of this resource is that it provides students with a sense of autonomy and ownership of their own education in two ways: 1. students can scan, search, and select readings in a number of subject areas; and 2. students can tailor the reading level of the articles to suit their own reading level, making differentiation of instruction and accommodation of varied reading levels so much easier. This resource is suitable for readers from grade level 2 and up, and I have most commonly used NewELA with my middle school students and adult learners reading at any level of reading.
-Kevin J. Dotson

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As much as I refrain from screen time as it is viewed as a negative passing time resource in some situations, it also serves as a positive, engaging learning enhancement for students. For my students who are of special needs, they require fast moving & interactive videos/ websites in order to engage in the material.
One website I use to incorporate literacy is ABCmouse.com. I use the letters videos to instruct words that begin with our correlating letter of the week, as well as interactive games that promote phonemes & sentence building. https://www.abcmouse.com/abt/homepage?8a08850bc2=S1129618502.1560220920.8956&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhODD7bPg4gIVz4KzCh1IUArAEAAYASAAEgIju_D_BwE

I also use starfall.com to use as an interactive circle time instruction. It includes engaging songs, graphics & read a longs to expose the students to literacy!
https://www.starfall.com/h/index-kindergarten.php

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Technology has allowed both teachers and students to be more creative and to be able to exhibit their knowledge in a variety of ways. Integrating technology enhances student motivation and engagement and helps to give students the appropriate instruction needed to suit their needs. Throughout my experience in the schools, I have came across many different websites or apps that allow students to be active learners and participators.
1. Kahoot. This website provides a variety of multiple choice quizzes across all subject areas and suitable for all grade levels. The website allows the whole class to participate together or it can be done individually. Teachers can create their own quizzes based on the topic they have been teaching or they can use quizzes that are already made. It is a great way to get the students involved and engaged. Kahoot is a motivating activity as it gets the students to think strong, but fast, as their quick and accurate answers give them a higher score. After every round, there are 3 names who are in lead; 1st place to 3rd place.
2. SeeSaw. This is an app that can be downloaded onto an iPad, Chromebook, etc. The app can be adjusted to the grade level the teacher teaches, but I have only witnessed SeeSaw in grades 3-6. It is mostly seen as a student portfolio, a digital library, and an interactive digital resource. With SeeSaw, students are able to submit work that is created by their teachers while using creative tools. They can then be submitted to the teacher and can be shared with the class. SeeSaw allows students to be creative learners and thinkers. They are able to draw problems, record videos, take pictures, and submit responses. It is also a great way to connect families to their children's work and progress as the application allows the teacher to give permission to the parents to be up to date with their child's work via SeeSaw.

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1. Brainpop- This is a semi-free website that has a set of videos, quizzes, and resources for a variety of educational topics. It's a good teaching/review tool for any grade, but works really well with younger kids.
2. NEWSELA- NEWSELA is a great resource for common core reading lessons. They have articles on virtually any topic you can think of, that are differentiated to several different reading levels. If your school pays for the pro-version, you can track individual student performance on quizzes as well.

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Integrating technology into the classroom is an effective tool to engage, motivate and connect with students of all learning styles, as well as, to transform the learning experience for all students.  This year, I am involved in piloting eSpark Learning in fourth and fifth grade classes.
eSpark Learning is an interactive tool used to differentiate instruction in English Language Arts and Math for prekindergarten through fifth grade, as well as for 7th and 8th grade RTI and Special Education settings. eSpark’s comprehensive platform sorts through educational iPad apps, videos and resources to provide students with individualized curriculum plans, that meet their specific learning needs.  eSpark utilizes district’s existing data to diagnose learning needs and provide individualized plans that are motivating and engaging to improve academic performance.
https://www.esparklearning.com

Another resource I utilize within my classroom is Epic Books.  Epic Books is an expansive, digital library offering students access to over 25,000 high quality children’s books.  Many selections are by well-known authors or from major publishers.    Teachers can assign books based on theme, reading level or by topic.  Students can choose high interest books and build their own collection.  Books can be read individually as well as projected on a Smart Board for a whole class experience.  This resource is appropriate for kindergarten through 6th grade.  Best of all, access to this digital library is free for educators!
https://www.getepic.com
~ Chrissy Lyons

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1. Storytime is a website I use in the ELA classroom. You can select what type of text you want to read, such as nonfiction, fiction, biography, etc., and it shows you a list of stories and you can read the stories together on the SmartBoard. This is a good resource to find texts to read. This is appropriate for grades 3-5.
2. Brainpop is a website I use in many subject areas, including ELA. On Brainpop, you can watch videos on a variety of topics. After the video, there are quizzes you can do interactively with the students. They enjoy Brainpop and love doing the quizzes. This is appropriate for grades 3-5.

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One website I use in my classroom is CommonLit.org. CommonLit is a great online classroom resource. There are numerous ways to use CommonLit, but my favorite is their Book Pairing option. This option gives teachers nonfiction texts, short stories, or poems to pair with a novel that they are reading in class. It tells you the best time to read it and paired questions and writing prompts to use with it as well. CommonLit also allows you to create a class and invite your students to it so they can read and answer the questions using the computer/iPad. I'm still navigating the website and find different ways to use it every day.
Another online resource I use is IXL. IXL is a skills/standard based quiz website that allows teachers to create pre and post assessments based on skill or on standard. It collects data from your students' answers and enters it into a database to track your students' growth. This making tracking goals and strengths and weaknesses way easier for teachers and allows the students to keep track of how they are doing as well!
Using technology in the classroom is no longer an option, but a necessity. Both of these websites can be used for students of all ages. There are supports for students with disabilities and ESL students as well.
-Madeline Bellmier

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My third grade students have their own laptops within the classroom. This enables my students to explore many educational websites throughout the year. One website that my students love to use is Raz-Kids. This website is great for differentiation and progress monitoring. This website provides my students with over 400 eBooks that come with corresponding eQuizzes. This website is helpful for keeping data, but it is also fun for students! The texts are easily accessible to students at home as well. This website also has a feature where they can listen to books being read to them, which can support their fluency. I believe that this website is appropriate for students in grades K-5. https://www.raz-kids.com/

Another website that I frequently use in my classroom to support literacy is Spelling City. At the beginning of the school year I create Spelling City accounts for all of my third grade students. Each week I update their individual accounts with their individualized spelling words for the week. This website has fun and interactive games that support phonics, vocabulary and spelling instruction. Since my students receive differentiated spelling lists, this website is a great tool for progress monitoring and assigning practice without students knowing that they have different words. This website is most appropriate for students in grades 2-6. https://www.spellingcity.com/

- Brittany Mueller

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1. Newsela: One website I like to use is Newsela, which is a platform accessed through the website or through different apps (clever, newsela, etc.). It provides thousands of student-friendly texts based on various themes and current events. It tracks reading engagement and also includes multiple choice and short-answer questions based on the text that the student chooses to read. Newsela is appropriate for grades 2-12 because the articles are differentiated by grade and lexile level.
2. Lightsail: Another website I like is Lightsail, which is also an app. It tracks reading growth. Students can access over 6,000 texts after they complete a "power challenge," which determines their lexile level. After their lexile level is determined, their library is personalized to the determined level. Students can then search their library for books that interest them using the search bar. Lightsail continues to adapt the students' libraries through continued in-text assessments while the students are reading. Lightsail is used by students in grades K-12.

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In my classroom, I have the luxury of having laptops. I try my hardest to allot time in which my students can explore educational websites.
One website that I use for literacy is read-works. Students in grades k-5 can use this website. Students can read articles or passages. After reading articles or passages, students can answer comprehension questions. These articles or passages can be based on content and genre.  Students are also able to retell what happened in the passages that they read. All passages are divided up based on grade level.
Another website that I use is abaya.com. This website can be used in grade k-6+. Students can use this website to play educational games. Some of these games include alphabet bingo, alphabet slider puzzles, connect the dots abc. Students can also complete word search and cross word puzzles.
I also use freckle in my classroom. Freckle is a program in which students can practice literacy skills at home. I am able to monitor progress through my own page. I encourage students to use this website whenever they have free time at home.
-Shayla Anthony

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Using technology in the classroom is essential in moving students to the next level. Luckily, in my classroom students have access to technology and computers at all times. Students are required to use both Raz-Kidz and Newsela in my classroom.
Raz-Kids is an internet based comprehension resource. On Raz-Kids students have access to leveled readers and comprehension quizzes. The website offers 29 different levels of readers for students to read through. Raz-Kids allows students to read, listen to, and record themselves using different novels at their level.

Another resource used in my classroom is Newswla. Newsela is a website that levels readers for students. Newsela provides students with informational articles on just about any topic! Newsela articles also provide readers with a comprehension quiz! My students use Newsela in my classroom in the beginning of the week to choose an article then will spend the week reading. Students get to use this website to explore their favorite genres and topics!
-Lauren Walsh

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The website I like to use in the classroom as a literacy resource is reading a-z.com. This website offers leveled books for students in grades K-5. It also offers guided reading lesson plans,    benchmark passages , and much more. I especially love this website because it offers a specific section for English Language Learners. In this section, there are leveled readers with targeted skills to develop students English language proficiency. In addition, this section of the website includes vocabulary lessons, speaking, listening and writing activities.

Another, website I utilize in the classroom is Starfall.com.
This website is helpful for students in grades K-3 and can be used as a Smart Board activity or on an iPad. I use it in the class room with my ENL students to reinforce alphabet letter sounds. The alphabet section is engaging and serves as a great visual tool for my ENL students. It also offers songs as well as a combination of a puzzle game book that is fun for students while they are learning to read common sight words.
-Lorent Scrubb

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One website that I love to use for literacy is Newsela.com. This is a great website that offers many non fiction articles across a wide area of subjects. The best part of this website, however, is the fact that you can differentiate the lexile level of the text. This makes it great for students of any grade 1-6! Students reading about hurricanes can all have similar pictures and information, but students will benefit from reading it on their own level. No one has to feel left out because they struggle to read!

Another website I love to use is razz kids. You can set the students up with an account, and set their current reading level. As students practice and complete tasks on razz kids, their reading level automatically moves up and gives kids more challenging texts. I love how easily I can send "assignments" through this website as well. Students really enjoy doing running records through this app by reading the text into the microphone. This can be used with grades 1-6 but I believe my 4th and 5th graders specifically enjoy the challenge of moving up reading levels.
-Mary Conway

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One website that I use to supplement literacy instruction in my classroom is starfall.com. This website can be used on a Smart Board, tablet or computer. I typically use this website as a center on my Smart Board during my readers' workshop. The website has different activities to help students become more familiar with letter sounds and phonics principles, including word building games, songs, matching games and picture find activities. This website is most useful for students in grades K-2 as it focuses on activities catered towards phonics instruction, and has a strong focus on activities to help students in learning to read.

Another website I utilize in my classroom for literacy instruction is abaya.com. This is another website that I allow my students to play on during the Smart Board as a center, as it has a variety of different games that align to different components of literacy instruction that we may be focusing on in the classroom. There are a variety of different games that highlight sight words, parts of speech, spelling and reading instruction. They also include different themed games around holidays that my students thoroughly enjoy. This website is beneficial to use with students in grades K-5 as it has similar games with different levels of difficulty for the varying grade levels, and even organizes the games by each of the different grade levels.

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One website that we use for literacy in one of the school districts that I work in is www.raz-kids.com.  This website can be used for students in grades K-5 and students in all of these grades seem to enjoy it.  I believe it is really the most useful for students in grades K-4.  It includes digital books, reading passages, and online quizzes with multiple choice and constructed response.  It allows teachers to view their students’ scores and progress and it also determines students’ reading levels and provides texts on their reading levels.  As students make progress, they “level up” and move on to more challenging passages at the next reading level.  I personally really like this website because it is enjoyable for students and also very motivating.  My students are excited when they move up to a new level and they are eager to share their successes with their teachers and classmates.

Another website that we use for literacy in another one of the school districts that I work in is www.reader.lightsailed.com.  This website is similar to Raz-Kids but is suitable for students in K-12.  I personally only have experience working with students in grades 5-6 with LightSail but the students in these grades truly enjoy using it.  I have seen them make substantial progress in reading comprehension using this site.  I think that this site would be highly effective with middle and high school students as well.  LightSail provides students with access to fiction and nonfiction texts and assessments similar to that of Raz-Kids.  What I really like about LightSail is that it is extremely helpful to educators, as it provides very detailed data about students’ reading habits and areas of strength and need.  It allows teachers to customize goals for each student and shows both the student and the teacher how the student is progressing towards those goals.