LIteracy+Websites

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= SPADES READING GROUP READING SITES: =

[|Cloze activity]

[|cloze activity 2]

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Try this site to find out about different text types for writing:

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www.buildyourwildself.com www.piclits.com www.kerpoof.com @http://bighugelabs.com/ www.wallwisher.com www.sketchfu.com [|www.edu.glogster.com] [|www.voki.com] @http://www2.careers.govt.nz/cv_cover_letter_templates.html [|Character Description]

Try making a beautiful word cloud with Wordle like this



[|http://www.wordle.net/]

**Try these MadLibs** []

Word Games
[|Word Fun]

**[|Rain Words]**

**[|Enjoy the words]**

**[|Eight letters in a word]**

**[|Visu Words]** Type in a word and see its connections and links. Very Cool!!!!

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 Reading
To find some books loved by other students your age:

[|Book Reviews]

[| lovereading4kids.co.uk]

 [|www.shelfari.com]

=**Skim and Scan ...........** =

For all those of us who need to practice how to skim, scan and read quickly to find information on a web page.

Click on the following link for a very clear how to.........

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= This is an awesomely COOL website for catching up on the news. :) =

[|Kiwikids news]

**Reading Comprehension**
This web site provides interactive online lessons that will help improve your reading comprehension (your understanding of what you read) and will help to build your vocabulary skills.

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http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-read.html

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM

[|Reading comprehension practice]

[|Inferencing] - Practice this reading strategy

[|Practice Reading Test]

**FAST FINISHERS DURING READING TIME SITES:**
[|FREE RICE]

[|FIVE MINUTE SPEED READING TEST]

Expert Spellers Try This!
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[|Play some vocabulary games here:]

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 Wow! A cool new site that we can write stories with other people we know! [] Lots of Different Games! [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/spell/spellingmain.html] [|http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/writing/grammarmain.htm] [|http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#12] [] ======