Text Box: Language Arts Resources Text Box: 15 Minutes a Day The average person reads 12 books in a lifetime. But by reading for just 15 minutes a day, you could read that many books in one year.   Most people read about 200 words per minute, or 3,000 words in 15 minutes.  There are about 300 words to a page, so that’s 10 pages.  At that rate, you’ll read one 300 page book in 30 days. from Writing Magazine September 2004

Online Resources

 

http://accent.gcisd.net/

(Use this link to access any GCISD Library. 

Find books, fines, etc.)

 

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

(An online guide to children’s literature, authors, and more.)

 

http://www.studybuddy.com

Education and homework center from AOL for K-12 students.

 

http://www.scholastic.com

 

 

Parents, Guardians, and Teachers:

Partners in Education

Daily support from parents and adults significantly increases student success in reading and writing.

Find ideas in these NCTE guidelines:

"Read Together: Parents and Educators Working

Together for Literacy"
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/read/107659.htm

"How to Help Your Child Become a Better Writer"
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/write/107687.htm

"Tips for Parents from the National Council of Teachers of English: Helping Your Teenager to Write Better"
http://www.ncte.org/library/files/About_NCTE/Press_Center/tips-parents.pdf