Title I Program

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias

Reading Resources

Writing Resources

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias

• Bartlett's Quotations

• Dictionary of Symbolism

• LibrarySpot includes a reference desk, a reading room, and libraries

• Miriam Webster Online

• MSN Encarta: Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas and Homework help

• OneLook Dictionary: 7,563,812 words in 931 dictionaries indexed

• Rhyme Zone: Rhyming dictionary and thesaurus

Reading Resources

• American Library Association: Young Adult Booklists

• Anchorage Municipal Libraries: List of local events, search databases and explore guides on a variety of subjects

• The Children's Book Council: includes a number of reading lists for young people

• Children's Literature Web Guide: Internet resources related to books for children and young adults

• College Bound Reading List: Compiled by Arrowhead Library System

• EServer: EServer is an e-publishing co-op based at Iowa State University where hundreds of writers, editors and scholars gather to publish more than 35,000 works free of charge to readers.

• LitSite Alaska: a Web community promoting literacy, cultural diversity, and well-being throughout Alaska

• National Education Association: Teachers' Top 100 Books

• Overbooked: Book Links for Children's and Young Adult Literature

• Project Gutenberg: A library of 17000 free e-books whose copyright has expired in the USA Book listings

• Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (SLED): Alaska's virtual library and digital archives

• University of Alaska Anchorage's Consortium Library: includes selected reference guides, find books and articles, learn about featured collections.

Writing Resources

• Alaska State Writing Consortium: Provides professional development for teachers to improve student writing

• American Psychological Association (APA) Style Manual: The American Psychological Association has established a style that it uses in all of the books and journals that it publishes.

• Chicago Style Manual: University of Chicago Press' style guide

• The Columbia Guide to Online Style: (MLA - Style Citations of Electronic Resources)

• ESL Teaching Resources: Grammar/vocabulary handouts and printables and online English reference materials

• Grammar for English Language Learners: Ohio University

• Grammar Resources for Teachers: Ohio University

• Kathy Schrock Guide for Educators: Easy to use and practical; a categorized list of useful web sites for enhancing curriculum and professional growth

• National Council of Teachers of English: Well organized site for reading and language arts lessons, standards, web resources and student materials

• National Writing Project: Network of 150 sites and wealth of professional development resources for teachers of writing at all levels.

• NWREL: 6+1 Traits of Writing

• Purdue Online Writing Lab: Offers online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA and APA style

• Six Trait Scoring: Practice scoring writing pieces and comparing them to anchor scores.

• Web English Teacher: K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources.

• Writing Fix: NWP sponsored with a variety of lessons, ideas, prompts, and resources for writing; some are interactive.

• Writing Next: Alliance for Excellent Education on writing strategies for middle/high school.

• Writing Strategy Guide: Practical strategies ready for use in the classroom.