Downloadable Article for Free at What Works Clearinghouse

What Works Clearinghouse is a site that is rich in downloadable article and reviews that are helpful to teaching and learning.

If you have a passion (and the need) to read something in your specialized area, look no more. All you need is browse, and download the materials you need.

For example, I was driven to 'Literacy' page because I was browsing about interventions for students with learning disabilities, and it stormed me with a gazillion of materials!

Try the following topics for yourself:

• Improving Reading Comprehension from Kindergarten through 3rd Grade, or
• Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools

All materials come in PDF format. If your computer has no PDF reader (which is unusual in this generation), you will need to install it by visiting adobe.com.

IRA as an Ultimate Teaching Source

The International Reading Association (www.reading.org) presents a whole new way of looking at teaching of reading. Although ideally a subscription program, IRA delivers rich information to guests, such the one that features about beginning reading (click here to go directly to the page). What's best about IRA is the presence of ReadWriteThink.org, a peer-reviewed lesson plan hub for teachers of reading.

On top of that, there are also free webinars and podcasts, booklists, meetings and events, and awards and grants that are available to promising reading teachers.