LibGuides: Education: Resources for Language Arts & English

Videos

Annenberg Media
A teacher resource - links to videos. Teachers must set up individual accounts to access the videos on this site. All videos are free of charge.
Media Education Foundation. The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. -

edHelper.com
Daily writing prompts, games, and other resources.
EnchantedLearning.com - Writing Activities For Early to Fluent Writers
Printouts, crafts, and writing activities that are designed to encourage and stimulate writing.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Contains scores of digital handouts on grammar and English usage and over 170 computer-graded quizzes. Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation.
Reading Comprehension
Free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. Most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years.
Language Arts - Go Grammar
Links to grammar resources and games for many skill levels.
ProTeacher! - Writing Lesson Plans
Links to numerous writing activities and ideas for teachers.
Reading is Fundamental Literacy Central
Songs for Teaching
Language arts songs that teach grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Reading Comprehension Worksheets
- Free reading comprehension worksheets for parents and teachers to copy for their kids including original stories, poems, essays, and articles. Most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years.

Language Arts: Middle School Games
These games will help middle school students explore writing and word meanings as well as encourage critical thinking in reading. The games are from such sites as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a large international learning company, Beacon Learning Center, Merriam-Webster, and the Adult Literacy Media Alliance. I
Middle School Language Arts Websites
From the Directory of Educational Resources on the Web.
Middle School Language Arts Classroom Ideas and inspiration for middle school Language Arts!

Cool Cat Teacher Blog
A blog that promises it will hel teachers to teach with better results, lead with a positive impact and live with greater purpose

Activities For ESL/EFL Students
Quizzes, tests, exercises, and puzzles to help students learn English as a second language. A project of the Internet TESL Journal that includes thousands of contributions by many teachers.
The Do's and Don't's of Spelling Lists
Suggestions for teaching spelling to special education students.
Elementary Websites For English Language Learners
A list of great websites for the English language learners in your class. A painless way to give students English language practice in the classroom or at home. Sites grouped by grade level.
Live Alternative Teaching Methods - Kinesthetic Learners
An article by Doug Devitre.

Below are recent articles from ERIC about language arts in the middle school.