Literacy Links

Shakespeare

Shakespeare: Man of the Millennium
Shakespeare Multimedia Research Project (Open University/BBC)
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (searchable)
Film Education - including 'Shakespeare in Love' resources

Other

Victorian Literature - overview (Brown University, USA)
Drama, Literature sites (Kidsweb, USA)
English sites (Liverpool Univ, USA)
English sites (Edex, UK)

Links for Writers (from Jane Dorner)
English and IT (Norman Crawford, Doncaster)

The Internet Public Library A useful resource area.

EduWeb - A site for teachers and pupils - A good site for links.

Quia - Leader in online education - a number of on line activities can be found here

On line puzzle making

Wacky Web Tales: A good sile for young budding storytellers. Fill in the blanks to create an online story. Great fun.

Stories from the WEB! If you like books and stories then come on in to 'Stories from the Web'. You can read stories, email authors, write reviews and even write your own stories. It's all here at 'Stories from the Web'

www.cochran.com Includes a list of safe web sites for children

Book Stores

Jubilee Books http://www.jubilee-books.co.uk

Nelson English 7 - 11: www.nelson.co.uk

Rigby Star and Rigby Red Giant: www.rigbyed.co.uk

OUP: www.oup.co.uk/primary

Puffin Books Great site from the popular children's publisher. A must!!

Era Publications: www.era-publications.com.au Ideas for using Magic Bean materials in schools.

Government Sites

Literacy Time The Government's flagship site. Part of the Virtual Teacher's Centre.

Literacy materials Resources from the The Standards and Effectiveness Unit.

BBC Literacy and Numeracy Resources
Flashed and interactive. Linked to BBC programmes such as 'Words and Pictures'.

Literacy Resources from Ambleweb
Another great collection from Ambleside CE School.

Infant Explorer - Front Page
An absolute must for Infant teachers. A great example of how ICT can support the Literacy Hour.

The National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is a charity set up in 1993 to work in partnership with others to enhance literacy standards throughout the UK.

Literacy Links Yes. Links to Literacy sites.

National Year of Reading
Site to support the Government's reading initiative.

Kids Web - Literature
A useful links page including categories on Books, Creative Writing, Fiction, Poetry and Theatre.

Candlelight Stories Kids Zone
A "shocked" site full of online stories and fairy tales.

Literacy Online
Literacy from around world.

All Souls Literacy
Site from All Souls School London W1.

Reading Comprehension
Weekly worksheets, provided free for teachers.

Sunshine Online Literacy Hour
4 issue guide to the Literacy Hour from Sunshine Software.

Literacy.co.uk by Sherston
Ideas and support for your schools Literacy Hour.

Using the Internet to support SEN and Literacy

General reference

BECTa

http://www.becta.org.uk/

Resources and information

NGFL

http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/

National grid for Learning

Schoolzone

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/

Activities and resources

Literacy

Mersey World

http://www.educate.org.uk

Lesson Plans

DFEE

http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/literacy

Lesson Plans (dfee)

Hill View School

http://www.sunderland.com/hillview/home.htm

Primary School Site

Virtual teachers centre

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/literacy/index.html

Literacy Hour (BECTa)

Naturegrid

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/index.html

On line early years books

Quia

http://www.quia.com/

On line activities (word searches etc)

Comenius

http://www.comenius.com/index.html

On line activities (comprehension etc)

Puffin

http://www.puffin.co.uk/living/if_right.html

Index of author profiles

Sunshine

http://www.sunshine.co.uk/

resources and activities

http://www.english.unitecnology.ac.nz/

Resources for all key stages

Eric Carle

http://www.eric-carle.com/

Activities based on the work of Eric Carle

http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/index.htm

Whole terms work on “Alice in Wonderland”

Trevor Millum

http://www.fernhse.demon.co.uk/eastword/class/index.htm

Resources for writing

SEN

RNIB

http://www.rnib.org.uk

Sets up your web browser for individuals with a visual impairment

Nature Grid

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/

On-line books

Inclusive Tech

http://www.inclusive.co.uk

Information on disability

P.I.N.

http://www.pin-parents.com

information for parents

Pupils Sites

Blue Mountain

http://www1.bluemountain.com/index.html

Send electronic cards

800Florals

http://www.800florals.com/virtual

Send virtual flowers

Schoolzone

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk

Teacher and pupil site

Electronic cards

http://www.electronicpostcards.com

Send a postcard (free)

Argosphere

http://www.argosphere.net/

Disney

http://disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/Readastory/index.html

Books on line

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/1333/kids.htm

Nature grid

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/

Exploring nature

Dr Seuss

http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

Telletubbies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/teletubbies/index.shtml

BBC

Northpole

http://www.northpole.com/

Email Santa

A Bugs Life

http://disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/activities/1570829799.html

On line story

The String Fairy

http://www.stringfairy.com/

On line story

Yahooligans

http://www.yahooligans.com/

Yahoo for kids

Link to Professional Associations

Link to Educational Organisations