Links of Interest

VIDEOS

Gotta Keep Reading Ocoee Middle School
http://www.schooltube.com/video/e9bd79d29b4d0e6a2345/Gotta-Keep-Reading-Ocoee-Middle-School

Parents Guide to Communication (with Hebrew subtitles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAdewFXQ11E&feature=related

Ordering fast food in the library (or...Why you need background knowledge)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctVteQDRIM&feature=related

Word Components
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7ZZM


Three cool teachers encourage reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr20gQMT_js


History of the English Language/ Evolution of Hip Hop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr20gQMT_js

A useful site for the Academic Word List
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm

Words Worth Knowing: Vocabulary in Progress
Download File

NCTE Professional Development
http://www.ncte.org/profdev/onsite/consultants/benjamin

Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
www.ateg.org

Eye on Education
http://www.eyeoneducation.com

 

Amy's Books published by Eye on Education

http://www.eyeoneducation.com/products.asp?dept=27

Amy's Books published by the National Council of Teachers of English

Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms

Grammar Alive! A Guide for Teachers

RxWrite: Prescriptive Lessons
http://www.henhudschools.org/uploads/rxwrite/home.htm