In this section of the Electronic Classroom, you will find annotated lists of Internet sites related to specific aspects of literacy learning. (Please note that,although we try to keep URLs current, some sites may have been reorganized and URLs may have changed since the posting dates of each of these lists. Any information regarding updated URLs is most welcome, and should be addressed to rol@reading.org.) The Web Watches were posted between May 1997 and June 2000, when The Electronic Classroom was overseen by section editors Lynne Anderson-Inman and Mark Horney, under the direction of content editor Martha Dillner. For Web Watches posted under department editor Chuck Kinzer under the direction of content editors Bridget Dalton and Dana Grisham, click here.

Web Watches posted include

• Sites Linked to Standards for the English Language Arts
  Streamline your professional netsurfing by visiting websites organized around the NCTE/IRA standards (posted August 1999)
  
  
• Reference Sites
  Find links to online dictionaries, atlases, biographical information, and more (posted July 1999)
  
  
• Focus on Young Adult Literature
  Numerous outstanding sites related specifically to literature for older elementary and middle school learners (posted January 1999)
  
  
• Language Immersion Resources
  An annotated list that describes websites where valuable information about language immersion can be found (posted April 1998)
  
  
• Have a Look at the Latest Scoop: A Website of Children's Literature and More!
  Originally published in ROL's (discontinued) Professional Materials section (posted April 1998)
  
  
• Shelter from the Phonics Storm: A Review of the Whole Language Umbrella Website
  Originally published in ROL's (discontinued) Professional Materials section (posted March 1998)
  
  
• Interactive Stories and Books
  An annotated list of a few of the interactive stories and books that can be found on the World Wide Web (posted May 1997)
  
  
• Internet Resources for Graduate Students
  An listing (not annotated) of sites that might be of particular value to master's and doctoral students in reading education (posted 1997)