Additional Resources

Articles related to classroom discussion and student collaboration from the National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement:

• "How Classroom Conversation Can Support Student Achievement"
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/fall01/raising.htm
• "Engaging Students in Meaningful Conversation Leads to Higher Achievement" by Arthur Applebee
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/winter00/engaging.htm
• "How English Is Taught and Learned in Four Exemplary Middle and High School Classrooms" by Steven Ostrowski
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/4teachers/main.html
• "Taking Risks, Negotiating Relationships: One Teacher's Transition Towards a Dialogic Classroom" by Julie Nelson Christoph and Martin Nystrand
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/christoph01%2D3/main.html
• "Classroom Discussion: Teachers’ Perspectives on Obstacles and Strategies" by Samantha Caughlan
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/newslet/fall01/caughlin.htm
• "Supporting the Process of Literary Understanding: Analysis of a Classroom Discussion" by Doralyn R. Roberts and Judith A. Langer
  http://www.albany.edu/cela/support/main.html

Middle School Instructional Resources:

• MiddleWeb
  http://www.middleweb.com/
  MiddleWeb is a Web site devoted to middle school education and includes resources for middle school teachers and parents. A comprehensive index allows teachers and parents to search for useful documents and resources by topic.
  
  
• CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities
  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
  CyberGuides are supplementary lesson plans centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric (based on California Language Arts Content Standards).
  
  
• Reading Online
  http://www.readingonline.org/
  This Web site is an online journal of K-12 practice and research published by the International Reading Association. It includes helpful links to book reviews, peer-reviewed articles, discussions about literacy, and ideas and information about applying technology in literacy instruction.
  
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide
  http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
  This Web site categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Much of the information found on this Web site is provided by schools, libraries, teachers, parents, and book professionals (such as authors, editors, and booksellers). It includes quick references to lists of award-winning and bestseller children's books, teaching resources, links to parent resources, and journal and book reviews.
  
  
• The Doucette Index
  http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
  The Doucette Index provides access to books and Web sites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books. The searchable database enables teachers to search by author and/or title of the book, leading to lesson plans and curriculum ideas.
  
  
• Young Adult Literature: Online booklists and resources
  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm
  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
  http://library.Webster.edu/childlit.html
  http://www.teenreads.com/
  
  
• LibraryPlanet.com: Young Adult Literature Page
  http://www.libraryplanet.com/yalit/
  
  
• Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
  http://humanities.byu.edu/English/Alan/default.html
  
  
• Internet Public Library: Youth Division
  http://www.ipl.org/youth/
  
  
• Young Adult Literature Library from the University of Iowa
  http://www.uiowa.edu/~english/profpage/
  blandon/tlucht/lit-yalib.html
  
  
• University of Tennessee's Center for Children's & Young Adult Literature
  http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/ccyal/
  
  
• Young Adult Library Services Association
  http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
  
  
• The Literary Link for Researching Children's/Young Adult Literature
  http://www.theliterarylink.com/
  
  
• Book Raps: Online book discussions
  http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/
  book-rap/index.html
  
  
• ALAN Review: Dedicated to teaching and discussing young adult literature
  http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review.html

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