Thinkfinity offers teachers more than 55,000 lesson plans, professional development and student materials. Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of the Verizon Foundation's education, literacy and technology initiatives.

Thinkfinity.org is a Web site designed to provide teachers with innovative tools they can use to help their students successfully meet the global challenges of the 21st century.

And here’s the best part: It’s FREE, which means teachers can get top-quality, trusted lesson plans and student materials, all at no charge.

 

Information about Literacy and Where to go for Help/ Education
 

www.sabes.org/hotline
Massachusetts Literacy Hotline
1-800-447-8844 

www.massreading.org
Massachusetts Reading Association
1-508-362-MRA1 

www.mcae.net
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
1-800-339-2498

www.doe.mass.edu
Massachusetts Department of Education
1-781-338-3000 

www.balf.net
Boston Adult Literacy Foundation
1-617-482-3336 

www.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education
1-800-USA-LEARN 

www.zerotothree.org
Zero to Three 

www.reachoutandread.org
Reach Out and Read 

www.ala.org
American Library Association - Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader 

www.literacydirectory.org
America's Literacy Directory  

www.barbarabushfoundation.com 
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook 
Center for the Book/Library of Congress

www.childrensdefense.org 
Children's Defense Fund

www.firstbook.org
First Book 

www.highscope.org
High Scope Educational Research Foundation 

www.reading.org
International Reading Association 

www.national-coalition-literacy.org
National Coalition for Literacy 

www.nea.org/readacross
National Education Association 

www.nifl.gov
National Institute for Literacy

     
For Teachers
  http://www.readinglady.com/

http://www.readinga-z.com
This website has wonderful resources for teachers grades K-6. The materials can be used to teach guided reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. There is an abundance of materials which can be downloaded and printed.

www.aaronshep.com/rt
Motivating scripts adapted for Reader's Theater by the author, Aaron Shepard 

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
Merriam- Webster’s Learners Dictionary

Volunteering & Training Opportunities
 

www.lvm.org
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts
1-617-367-1313 

www.proliteracy.org/locator
Literacy Volunteers of America
1-888-528-2224

www.RFBD.org
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
1-866-732-3585

     

 

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