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Curriculum Standards

English Language Arts Web Resources

Information Sites

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
The SREB is one of five founding members of the American TelEdCommunications Alliance, which links education and telecommunications to provide schools, colleges, state agencies, libraries, and other nonprofit groups with several benefits in telecommunications services.

NCTE / IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
Published jointly by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the International Reading Association (IRA), The Standards for the English Language Arts is designed to complement other national, state, and local standards and contributes to ongoing discussion about English language arts classroom activities and curricula. Required reading for ELA professionals at all levels.

http://www.collegeboard.com
Inside source for information and news about colleges for students, parents, and professionals that includes finding, applying, planning, and paying for college, and also test-taking.

Teaching/Learning Sites

http://www.readingonline.org
A journal of K--12 practice and research, published by the International Reading Association. Contains articles, international perspectives, editorials, ideas, and information about technology, discussions, and online conversations.

http://ToRead.com
The purpose of this web page is to improve the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques. It will serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals and other publications. Click on the following links to search for developments in literacy, professional materials, research and critical issues.

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/index.html
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom topics.

http://www.4teachers.org/
The online space for teachers integrating technology into the curriculum

Professional Organizations

National Council of Teachers of English

Louisiana Council of Teachers of English

http://www.reading.org/
A professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Members include classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, and parents.