Parent Resources
Below are some websites that we have found to be particularly useful:
- Reading Rockets
- Colorín Colorado (ELL and bilingual site)
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Award Winning Children's Books
- Scholastic Parents
Below are some links to Alcott ELA curriculum material. We have included the Parent Coffee Presentation from 2015 explaining ELA at Alcott, a web article that explains the importance of independent reading, and a link to Lexia Reading Core5, an online ELA practice site.
- Parent Coffee ELA Presentation, 2015-2016
- Why Your Child Should Read Independently
- Lexia Reading Core5 (visit here for directions on how to install this program on a computer or iPad)