Higher Lexile Reading Links
(4th grade and Above)
Biography.com (Grades 4-12)
Search over 25,000 biographies
Includes classroom activities and quiz sections
Books and Literature: Facts Encyclopedia (Grades 4-12)
Long list of links to information about books, authors, and other literature-based resources
CyberGuides (All Levels)
Thematic units and literature resources for specific books
Organized by grade level groups
Dr. Seuss On-Line (Grades K-4)
Games, story maker, and printable activities
FanFiction (Grades 4-12)
Read stories based on books, movies, and t.v. shows, written by students
Add your own stories and comments
Uses rating system like that used in movies to describe the appropriateness of content
Lexile Framework for Reading (All Levels)
Lexiles measure the difficulty of a piece of text and can be used to match text of an appropriate level to students
Search by title, author, keyword, or Lexile score
Word lists and activities for some books (in PowerV)
Additional resources for parents
On-Line Books Page (Grades 6-12)
Detailed information about books and authors
Includes links to passages that demonstrate themes and describe characters
Some novels have full text on-line
Project Gutenberg (Grades 6-12)
Free books "digitally re-published"
Because of copyright issues, the books available are mostly pre-1923
Read Write Think (All Levels)
Lessons, standards, web resources, and student materials to support language arts and reading instruction