Emelita Pineda-ILA Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #6

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Emelita Pineda

ED 638-40

Dr. M. Rivera

ILA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #6



            Oxford Owl (https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/) is a free website for teachers and parents alike that promotes online teaching, learning, assessment resources, expert support and subscriptions geared towards the Primary level. The website is part of the University of Oxford. The primary objective of their mission is to work with educational experts, practitioners, and leading organizations to offer the best resources and school improvement support online while maintaining excellence in research, scholarship, and education.

            The tools and resources include book recommendations, storytelling videos, activity sheets, and teaching notes. There is also a library of professional development videos created to support school improvement. There are free, tablet-friendly eBooks for every child, and teachers can share the eBook Collection with students using a simple class login for students to access at school and at home.

            The website contains links to award-winning subscriptions that include online resources to engage students and to help raise the standards in schools. These links include Big Writing Adventures, Inspire Maths Online, and Nelson Writing amongst the few.

            Signing up to access the website is free of charge. There are free and paid subscriptions to the resources available, and educators have the option to choose which resources they would like to access online. Parents also have the resources that are free and available for use at home with their children. Overall, this website contains many resources with many purposes, and everyone who has access will benefit for the different content areas across the board.

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