ReadWriteThink

Camille Manzano

ED638 Intersession 2017       

Dr. M. Rivera

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #6

            ReadWriteThink (http://www.readwritethink.org) is a website that provides free Reading and Language Arts resources and instruction to educators, parents, and afterschool professionals. It is partnered up with International Literacy Association, National Council of Teachers of English, and The Verizon Foundation to create quality work and resources. ILA is an international membership organization dedicated to improving reading instruction and encouraging reading as a lifetime habit. NCTE is also an organization that helps improve the teaching and learning of English, while Verizon funds and supports the creation of the ReadWriteThink website. In addition, the website also has professional advisors that ensures that all resources are organized and with excellent quality.

            The resources include the following: classroom resources, professional development, videos, and parent and afterschool resources. The classroom resources have lesson plans that are aligned with ILA and NCTE Standards for ELA but also to individual state standards as well. It also has interactive tools for students, mobile apps, calendars, and printouts for teachers. The professional development resources provide strategy guides such as differentiating instruction, reading in the content areas, and evidence-based discussions. It also has a professional library that provides books for teachers and online professional development webinars. There are abundant videos that new teachers can use to familiarize themselves with classroom instruction and management. There are webinars for seasoned teachers, as well, to refresh their minds of classroom strategies that works. ReadWriteThink also provides videos in literacy and resources from K-12 students for parents and afterschool professionals. These resources are fee and there is no registration is needed to download and printout worksheets for teachers and parents.

            Overall, I enjoyed the ReadWriteThink website. It has many insightful and educational information that can be learned. Plus, all resources are free!