Research shows that avid readers:

• read, write and concentrate better
• are quicker to see subtleties
• have an easier time processing new information
• have a better chance for a successful, fulfilling adult life
• have many interests and do well in a wide variety of subjects
• develop an ability to understand how others think and feel
• acquire the ability to sift information and can understand how unrelated facts can fit into a whole
• tend to be more flexible in their thinking and more open to new ideas
• weather personal problems better without their school work being affected

Try out these interactive Language Arts sites. Remember to always be supervised when using the internet.

READING

Seussville                                                 Phonics Interactivities
Tall Tales                                                           Story Arts Theater
Author's Purpose                                               Figurative Language
Bookmark Factory                                              Funbrain Reading
Houghton Mifflin Education Place                     Children's Storybooks Online
Poetry For Kids                                                  Storyline Online
Children's Literature Web Guide                   Book Adventure
CRLS Research Guide                                  Merriam-Webster Word Wise
Fact Monster Word Wise                             Comic Creator
Create A Story                                           Paint by Idioms
Mystery Net's Kids Mysteries                       Wacky Web Tales

NEA RECOMMENDED BOOK LISTS

Educators' Top 100 Children's Books
Kids' Top 100 Books
State-by-State Booklist
Spanish/English Bilingual Booklist
African American Booklist
Asian American Booklist
Multicultural Books Every Child Should Read

GRAMMAR

Guide to Grammar and Writing
Go Grammar
Grammar Blast
Grammar Gorillas
Game Zone: Online English Games
Sentence Club House
Plural Noun Construction
Eats, Shoots & Leaves Punctuation Game
Language Arts Crossword Puzzles
Game Goo
Words: Grammar
English-Zone
The Plural Girls
Learning Planet-Rats!
Power Proofreading

SPELLING

Kids Spell                                                Spellaroo
Spell Check                                              See 'N Spell Primary
Stay Afloat Hangman                                 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Word Central Dictionary                             Between the Lions
Word Confusion                                        Spellits
100 Most Often Misspelled Words

AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS

Jan Brett                                                 Beverly Clearly
Roald Dahl                                               Laura Ingalls Wilder
Eric Carle                                                 Shel Silverstein
Judy Blume                                              Paul Zindel
Katherine Paterson                                   Patricia Polacco
Alma Flor Ada                                          Jean Craighead George
Barbara Robinson                                     Mary Pope Osborne