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A policy research brief on digital platforms that includes recommendations for policy and classroom practice. Digital platforms are a fundamental part of today’s English language arts classroom. Students read, write, view, connect, and interact with,…

The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI – pronounced “you fly”) is an ongoing effort by UF faculty and students to improve literacy outcomes for struggling students by addressing two key areas: reader development and teacher development.…

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over,…

PICLITS.COM is an e-learning website that utilizes photography and keywords to improve literacy skills via writing. It is a free teaching tool and student learning platform. With an emphasis on interactive (DOING ) and visual learning, the…

MakeBeliefs Comix provides story ideas and comic starters as well as a gallery of comics for inspiration. Students choose from a wide cast of characters with different looks and moods and then write the words and thoughts for them. Also featured on…

StoryJumper is a free storybook creation site for students in grades 1-8. Students create their own original stories, then add their own artwork or access images from StoryJumper’s library. Kids can write alone, collaborate with classmates or even…

Since 2002, ReadWriteThink.org has provided literacy educators with access to an ever-growing collection of free educational materials. This includes hundreds of lesson plans, calendar resources, prints, and interactive tools. The site has…

A free version of Newsela products and a great introduction to everything Newsela has to offer, including a new, timely leveled article each week, standards alignment, skill-building activities and access to the Binder to review student work.

Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists.

Get personalized book recommendations and build your own collection of books. This tool assist you in determining reading levels for specific titles and in personalizing book recommendations by grade/reading level, interest, and genre.