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Middle School Literacy : PBS LearningMedia Resource
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/midlit/
Middle School Literacy : PBS LearningMedia Resource
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These online self-paced lessons for blended learning, funded by the Walmart Foundation, are designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5–8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note taking, reading, and writing to present students with an engaging science, social studies, mathematics, or English language arts topic.
Each lesson addresses a range of literacy strategies, which are listed in the accompanying teacher's guide.

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Literacy Assessment Online (Free to Schools)
http://www.literacyassessment.co.uk/
Literacy Assessment Online (Free to Schools)
This standardised literacy assessment system was created with funding from the UK Literacy Association (Government advisory service) and as such has been available as a free resource to schools in the UK.
"... we have no problem expanding this outside of the UK at no cost - free."

UNESCO Literacy Portal
http://bit.ly/16IWnmc
UNESCO Literacy Portal
In support of its efforts to achieve global literacy, UNESCO launched its Literacy Portal.
The Portal consolidates UNESCO’s literacy programme and serves as a gateway to sharing information on projects and activities all around the world.
UNESCO’s literacy programmes aim to create a literate world and promote literacy for all.

literacymatters.
http://www.literacymatters.com
Welcome to literacymatters.com The free website written by literacy specialists for teachers and parents
Literacy Matters Ltd was formed by Sue, Andrea and Mike in November 2000. The website was launched in September 2001 with the first 'Print Your Own" resources available from January 2002
Literacy training and resources for school and home - free lesson plans and resources for Reception to Y6

Numeracy and literacy sites from Scotland
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Numeracy and literacy sites from Scotland
In the literacy area you will find resources, case studies and up-to-date information: discover more about current approaches to reading and writing, share ideas and read the latest reports. Keep track of the national pilot project, Building Bridges in Literacy P6-S2, where teachers and librarians are collaborating on approaches to literacy across the curriculum.

Words and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml
Words and Pictures
Words and Pictures supports the Literacy Hour and is aligned to the BBC Schools TV series.
Have fun building a sandcastle with Colin the Clam and writing postcards with Salty Sam.
Write your own poetry and sentences and see them on display in the Gallery.

The Word Pool
http://www.wordpool.co.uk/
We've created The Word Pool to increase the profile of UK children's books on the Internet. This is our original site and it is now a well established source of information for anyone interested in choosing or writing children's books. The UK Children's Books directory and our own web design service are both natural spin-offs from it and reflect the growing interest in author and illustrator websites.
Parents Corner | Choosing Children’s books | Reluctant Readers | Numeracy | Big Books | Writing for children | Author Profiles |

Lesson Plans for Y4
http://www.learnfree.co.uk/teachmat/literacyhour-year4.asp
to define familiar vocabulary in their own words, using alternative phrases or expressions; / to re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense (coherence) and accuracy (agreement); to identify errors and to suggest alternative constructions;