Useful web sites.
- Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction
This web page is an article edited by Debra Carlin, which explains the Making Words strategy.
- Wordles!
This web site, called "Wordles," is a "place to have fun with words." On one of its pages, "Words in Words," you can type any phrase or word into its search box, and the program produces a list of all the "little words" within your phrase or word. Such a list is helpful for planning Making Words or word sort activities.
- Kid Source OnlineTM
This is an article by Constance Weaver titled "Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms," which explains how teachers can use whole text to teach phonics skills.
- Scholastic: Reading Resources Network
The Scholastic.com web site contains several web pages on understanding and teaching phonics.
- High Interest Publishing
The publisher of this web site specializes in books that are high-interest/low vocabulary.
- Patnor Publishing
The publisher of this web site specializes in books that are high-interest/low vocabulary.
