Reading
"You're the same today as you'll be in five years except for the people you meet and the books you read."
--Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
"Adolescent Reading": A Position Statement from the International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/Libraries/resources/ps1079_adolescentliteracy_rev2012.pdf
"Adolescent Literacy": A Website with Resources for Parents and Teachers of Students Grades 4-12
http://www.adlit.org/article/c117/
SOHS Library Media Center
http://www.oldham.kyschools.us/sohs/index.php
--Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
"Adolescent Reading": A Position Statement from the International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/Libraries/resources/ps1079_adolescentliteracy_rev2012.pdf
"Adolescent Literacy": A Website with Resources for Parents and Teachers of Students Grades 4-12
http://www.adlit.org/article/c117/
SOHS Library Media Center
http://www.oldham.kyschools.us/sohs/index.php
Writing
"Writing is an exploration you start from nothing and learn as you go."
--E.L. Doctorow
National Writing Project: Improving Writing and Learning in the Nation's Schools
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/writing_inst.csp
Twenty-Five Helpful Web Sites for Creative Writers
http://education-portal.com/articles/25_Helpful_Websites_for_Creative_Writers.html
Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing
http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/
--E.L. Doctorow
National Writing Project: Improving Writing and Learning in the Nation's Schools
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/writing_inst.csp
Twenty-Five Helpful Web Sites for Creative Writers
http://education-portal.com/articles/25_Helpful_Websites_for_Creative_Writers.html
Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing
http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/
Speaking
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
--Winston Churchill
Kentucky Teacher: Reflection on the Speaking and Listening Standards
http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/features/2011/09/have-you-heard-speaking-listening-standards-make-sense/
One on One Debate Topics
http://www.debate.org/debates/
--Winston Churchill
Kentucky Teacher: Reflection on the Speaking and Listening Standards
http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/features/2011/09/have-you-heard-speaking-listening-standards-make-sense/
One on One Debate Topics
http://www.debate.org/debates/
Listening
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."
--Bryant H. McGill
Psychology Today: How to Become a Better Listener
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-do-life/201405/how-become-better-listener
Teaching the Core: Nine Big Ideas within the Speaking and Listening Standards
http://www.teachingthecore.com/big-ideas-ccss-speaking-listening-standards/
--Bryant H. McGill
Psychology Today: How to Become a Better Listener
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-do-life/201405/how-become-better-listener
Teaching the Core: Nine Big Ideas within the Speaking and Listening Standards
http://www.teachingthecore.com/big-ideas-ccss-speaking-listening-standards/