This Webliography consists of web sites that, because of length considerations, could not appear in
Technology for Literacy Teaching and Learning. You may wish to explore these sites for possible use in your own professional development and teaching.
A Glossary of Theater TermsThis site contains not only theater terms, but it also contains guides for
theater production.
Aesop. FablesThey are all here to read out loud.
August House This is a publisher's site devoted to storytelling. It lists references, and
it contains a featured story to tell. The company sells audiotapes, also.
Candlelight StoriesThis site contains fourteen audio stories including
Jack and the Beanstalk
and
Rumplestiltskin. You need
Windows Media Player installed to
hear the stories. In the "Kids' Zone" are illustrated stories such as
Peach
Boy—a Japanese Story and
The Slouch in the Couch.
Christmas.com Music: For Your Listening PleasureStudents can hear music and read lyrics to several classic Christmas songs.
Some are done by artists from various countries.
ED297402 88 Creative Dramatics in the Language Arts
Classroom. ERIC Digest # 7This is a digest created by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication
Skills, Bloomington, IN. It will help you learn more about creative dramatics,
and the bibliography can lead you to further resources.
Folk and Fairy TalesThis site links to thousands of tales that students can use for storytelling.
You, not the students, should select the tales, however, because this site is
a teacher reference site, and some of the tales were not written for younger
children.
Folklore, Myth and LegendThis site is a major reference for finding classic stories to tell.
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and StoriesThis
is a full collection of the Andersen tales.
The KarakuriYour students can learn about some interesting Japanese puppets at this web
site.
Listening BoothYou can listen to poets read their poetry. Older poetry can be heard, also
Netscape RadioVarious types of music are available can be heard at this site. You can download
RealPlayer and have access to music and news.
THE ORIGIN OF THE CHINOOK INDIANSClick on the links and children's artwork appears at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the artwork icon to see the art, some of which morphs (changes) into
something else.
Pueblo High Magnet SchoolUnder
ACADEMICS, click on Warrior Radio to hear school news delivered via RealPlayer.
Quotations about ListeningThis part of the International Listening Association's web site has both humorous
and serious quotes about listening that you can use to inject into your discussions
about listening.
Read Me a BookListen to a story being read. The site also contains Sounds of the Day and Letter
of the Day. While the site is not fully developed, it demonstrates how you might
make an audio story with your students.
Room 108Listen to music and read the stories. Stories, singing, spelling, and other
activities appear at this site. Students can read animated stories accompanied
by music and other sounds.
Sagecraft Productions Presents THE PUPPETRY HOME PAGE
PUPPET THEATERSThis web site links to directories of puppet theaters all over the world,
including theaters in about half of the United States. It is a useful site to
gather information for a report.
Sagecraft Productions Presents THE PUPPETRY HOME PAGE
USING PUPPETRYThis is a prime source of information about all aspects of puppets and those
who make and use them.
Story Arts OnlineThis
is an excellent source of information about storytelling and related lesson
plan ideas. You can listen to a few stories through the use of RealPlayer.
Storyteller.netThis is a source of information about storytelling, and you can get a free web
page to place a story online for telling by others.
Real.comThis is a major
source for getting audio through the Internet.
Yahoo! BroadcastThis site is a source for online streaming audio, including interviews with
authors and radio stations.