Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.

Our Mission

Websites for Reading Fun!

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For pre-readers (in English and Spanish)

http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm

For younger readers:

http://www.storyplace.org/ -interact with stories online, and fine similar ones in your local library

http//www.mightybook.com/ -This site makes reading frun through songs, jokes, and animated books

For Most:

http://www.icdlbooks.org/ -International Children's Library-free books online!

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp -Free Children's audio books in English and World Languages

http://www.starfall.com/ -Where children have fun learning to read

http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm -Online books with audio files (Espanol tambien)

http://www.storylineonline.net/ -Where celebrities read books to you

http://pbskids.org/ -Where children can play games on their favorite shows

http://www.magickeys.com/books/ -Illustrated stories for children of all ages

http://www.bookadventure.com/ -A free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8

Family Fun:

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html -An interactive site for adults and children do together!

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/children_s_book_authors.html -Read all about your favorite authors from their very own websites

http://candohelperpage.com/index.html -This site is for children, parents and teachers looking for content and practice activities in the reading

http://www.gamequarium.com/ -This site has links to dozens of games and online books

En Espanol:

Colorín Colorado ( http://www.colorincolorado.org/ ) es un sitio Web bilingüe que provee información, actividades y consejos sobre cómo ayudar a sus niños a que aprendan a leer y tengan éxito en la escuela.

This website charges a fee, but is worth it for younger readers

http://www.onemorestory.com/ ($44 a year) (Espanol tambien)

Songs for Children

http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html

http://www.bussongs.com/

http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm

Poetry for Children

www.poetry4kids.com

Folk Songs and Songs of America

http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/america.htm

http://www.scoutsongs.com/categories/patrioticsongs.html