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Jennifer DormanStaff Development Facilitator

Thinkfinity.org is a Web site that contains thousands of free lesson plans and student materials for every

core subject, designed by the leading educational organizations in the United States .

º A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational and literacy organizations

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts

National Council on Economic Education Economics

National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics

International Reading Association &National Council of Teachers of English

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American Association for the Advancement of Science Science

National Geographic Society Geography

National Museum of American History American History

American Library Association, National Center for Family Literacy & ProLiteracy Worldwide

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O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

O Free Educational Resourcesº Standards-based lesson plansº Student & Teacher Materials

– Online– Interactive– Offline (printable)

º Partner-reviewed Web links

O Free Literacy Resourcesº For literacy instructorsº For literacy program staffº For community members º For adults and early childhood

learners

Developing Reading Fluency

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Engaging Hispanic Parents in the Children’s

Education

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Family Literacy: The Intergenerational Approach to

Learning

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Graphic Organizers: Tools for Instructors and

Students

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How Can My Organization Get Involved in Literacy

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Increasing Learning Gains Through Intensity of

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