Home > Site Reviews Center > Archives > Site Review

Reading Online
Professional site from one of the largest organizations in education.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Professional

http://www.readingonline.org/

	CONTENT: Reading Online is an online journal from the International Reading Association that primarily focuses on literary practice and research in K-12 Classrooms.
	AESTHETICS: The site has a simple layout that is primarily text with a few small quick loading graphics.
	ORGANIZATION: The content is organized into six major categories that are represented by small graphics at the top of the main page. Internal pages have a left side navigation menu for moving between the sections.
	REVIEW: Reading Online is divided into six sections: Articles, International Perspectives, Electronic Classroom, New Literacies, Online Communities, and From Years Past. Each of the sections are of practical interest to K-12 educators involved in literacy instruction with topics that range from early literacy to literacy research, to new developments in the field to educational applications of technology relevant to reading and writing instruction. It is the mission of the site to "support professionals as they integrate technology in the classroom, preparing students for a future in which literacy's meaning will continue to evolve and expand." All articles are submitted to the site by literacy professionals and are peer reviewed before publication. Visitors to the site can read the most current articles as well as the archived articles from 1997 to present.
	RELATED REVIEWS: Teachers: General Teachers: PreK-K Teachers: Grades 1-5 Teachers: Grades 6-8 Teachers: Grades 9-12 Teachers: Methods & Strategies Teachers: New Teachers

Education World®
Copyright © 2004 Education World