Hello students of WLMS

This purpose of this page is to give students links to on-line skill builders in the areas of Reading and Language Arts, which follow the MAP Assessment strands. Have fun while you are learning!

Reading

Distinguishing between Fact and opinion

http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/RfT/Tut2.htm

Name that setting plot or theme http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm

Literature

Informational Texts

Interactive Historical and cultural contexts:introduction to primary source documents from periods throughout history:

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historical/about.html

Name that Literary Element

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/game/play.phtml?dest=Lit_v52.dcr&width=500&height=300&ini=lesson1.ini&height2=296

Vocabulary

Homonym matching games: http://www.quia.com/cc/66106.html

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Homographs.html

Language Usage

NWEA Language Usage Vocabulary definitions & games

http://quizlet.com/4738664/nwea-review-language-usage-2-flash-cards/

Grammar & mechanics (spelling capitalization, punctuation)

Power of Proofreading: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Writing Process

Scholastic's Edit Dan's Copy is a site for interactive editing for capitols,punctuation,  and run on sentences

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm

• MAP Reading
  An amazing site filled with educational games by subject in your MAP RIT Range. Great sites to practice reading and writing skills 
  This This wonderful site was compiled and created by: Nancy McGuiness
• MAP Math
  Same type of wonderful educational games for math in MAP rit ranges.
• Internet4classroom Grade level help
  Interactive games and quizes in the areas of Language Arts, Reading and Math by grade level (k-8) and skill. Great practice/review site.