Literacy Links for Students and Parents

Welcome to our literacy links webpage. We will be adding links that parents and students may find helpful in finding out more about literacy and improving reading comprehension. If you have any favourite websites you would like us to add to the list, please contact Christine Harasymec, Literacy and Assessment Team Leader, at SCI (charasymec@sunrisesd.ca).

ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation – Math Literacy

http://www.abc-canada.org/math_literacy

This site specializes in information concerning literacy public awareness campaigns as well as great links concerning ‘Math Literacy’

Manitoba School Library Association: Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards

http://www.myrca.ca

This site provides a listing of many amazing and newly reviewed titles for adolescents and teens (grades 5 – 9). This list comes out every year with ‘hot-off-the-presses’ releases.

Reading Is Fundamental

http://www.rif.org

This American site provides information for parents about on-line resources, booklists and handy tips to help motivate students to read. Click on ‘Parents’, then select age group ’13 & Up’.

Study Guides and Strategies

http://www.studygs.net

This is a great website, which offers students practical reading strategies, math and science skills, evaluating and using web content, study skills, and much more. A must see!