Appendix D: Glossary of Terms
Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework June 2001
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American Classical League: http://www.aclclassics.org
The American Classical League site offers a catalogue of materials for teaching mythology and classical literature at all grade levels as well as an extensive list of links to other useful sites. The League also sponsors the National Mythology Exam for which teachers can register their students.
American Library Association: http://www.ala.org
This site contains links to Booklist and Book Links magazines and to the ALA’s "Notable Books" lists. A page dedicated to parents and the public presents a calendar of library activities.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): http://www.ascd.org
The ASCD site provides information about upcoming conferences, workshops, and online professional development courses on curriculum development and assessment. It also offers an extensive list of ASCD publications and other materials that can be purchased from their online store.
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA): http://www.ciera.org/index.html
This site contains a huge collection of research reports about various aspects of early literacy. Other features include a bulletin board for educators to post effective "ideas @ work," and a page of useful links to other resources.
The Folger Shakespeare Library: http://www.folger.edu
This site offers an extensive section on teaching Shakespeare that contains lesson plans for teaching individual plays as well as well-selected resources and links.
The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org
This site offers “youth” and “teen” sections that contain links to online texts of stories, poems, and classic novels. The site also provides suggestions for titles and links to many other literature resources.
The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov
Fortunately, the designers of this labyrinthine site supply a detailed site map of links to many fascinating resources, many of which are online. The American Memory section offers a Learning Page, which contains teacher-created lessons, classroom activities, and professional development opportunities. Another rich resource is the Center for the Book section. (http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/cfbook) lists activities like the Letters About Literature program.
Massachusetts Department of Education: http://www.doe.mass.edu
Copies of all frameworks can be downloaded from this site. The site also provides released MCAS items from the last three years, including sample student work and rubrics. These items are offered with or without the correct answers indicated, so that teachers can download items for use in instruction. Professional development opportunities, announcements of special programs, drafts of regulations, information about grants, and minutes of Board of Education meetings are also posted on the site.
Massachusetts Library and Information Network: http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us
All you need to know about libraries in Massachusetts. From this site, it is possible to search more than 50 library catalogs showing books and other materials of more than 400 Massachusetts libraries.
The Massachusetts Reading Association Online: http://www.massreading.org
This lively site includes a section on helping parents to encourage reading at home, sections on teachers as readers and writers, and even a calendar displaying the birthdays of well-known children’s authors and illustrators. It includes links to other useful sites on reading, including its parent organization, the International Reading Association (IRA): http://www.reading.org
Massachusetts School Library Media Association: Selection Connection: http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/vrroom
This site recommends informational and literary materials that support the Curriculum Frameworks, particularly the History/Social Science and English Language Arts frameworks. It also provides links to other sites that are useful for locating, assessing, and selecting resources.
National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org
This site is a rich resource for teachers of all grade levels. It offers a special section for new teachers containing features like “cybermentors,” chat rooms, and helpful links. The site also manages several online discussion forums and focused listservs as well as an online bookstore and an extensive bulletin board of teaching ideas.
National Endowment for the Humanities: http://www.neh.fed.us
This site provides information about the wealth of summer institutes and other opportunities for teachers offered by NEH. Also featured are online courses and a link to EDSITEment, an NEH site which brings together top humanities websites and online lesson plans.
National Research Center for English Learning and Achievement (CELA): http://cela.albany.edu
Like the CIERA site, this site contains a wealth of research on effective English Language Arts instruction. Notable among the research studies is a report on the practices of middle and high schools that “beat the odds” by doing better than expected on their state’s competency test. http://cela.albany.edu/reports/eie2/index.html
Booklist
The digital counterpart of the American Library Association’s Booklist Magazine, offering reviews of the latest books and electronic media. Provides a searchable engine as well. (http://www.ala.org/booklist)
Book Links: Connecting Books, Libraries, and Classrooms
The bimonthly Booklinks magazine reviews books for children that have been grouped into thematic areas. Booklist magazine reviews books, electronic media, and reference works for both adults and children. Both periodicals are published by the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 (http://www.ala.org/booklinks)
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
This journal provides critical annotations, indications of grade level / age, and reviews of children’s literature. It is published by Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois and University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak, Chicago IL,61820 (http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb).
The Horn Book Magazine
This magazine reviews books written for children and publishes articles about literature for children. It is published by The Horn Book, Incorporated, 11 Beacon Street, Suite 1000, Boston MA 02108 (http://www.hbook.com).
MultiCultural Review
The journal features reviews of new print and non-print resources on multicultural topics, and articles that explore current issues. Its address is 88 Post Road, PO Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007 (http://www.mcreview.com/).
School Library Journal
Both the print and the online versions review professional reading, books for children and young adults, audiovisual materials, and computer software. The address for the print version is P.O. Box 16388, North Hollywood, CA 91615-6388. The online version is at http://www.slj.com.
Professional journals that review literature in each issue include:
The English Journal (secondary) published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
English Teaching Forum, intended for teachers of English as a foreign or second language, is published by the United States Information Service. (http://exchanges.state.gov/forum).
The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy published by the International Reading Association.
Language Arts (elementary) published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Reading Teacher (elementary) published by the International Reading Association.
Voices from the Middle published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
Note: At the time of publication, these web addresses were functional. If a link does not work, find the organization in question by using a search engine (www.google.com, www.northernlights.com).
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