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Read To Learn
http://www.read-to-learn.org/home.html
Read To Learn is a public awareness campaign sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Education Foundation and concerned citizens wanting to address the needs of parents impacted by the new 2003 third grade reading promotion and retention requirements.
Just Read, Florida
http://www.justreadflorida.com/
Florida's goal is for all students in the state to be able to read on grade level or higher throughout their school years by 2012.
Just Read, Families
http://www.justreadfamilies.org/
This site offers reading lists, library links, and many suggestions for making reading an important family activity.
FCAT 4th Grade Reading: A Staff Development Tool
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/default.htm
FCAT 4th Grade Reading: A Staff Development Tool is a program designed to help teachers prepare students for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The site includes teaching strategies, rubric scoring, references, and nine practice FCAT tests.
FCAT 8th Grade Reading: A Staff Development Tool
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/default.htm
FCAT 8th Grade Reading: A Staff Development Tool is a program designed to help teachers prepare students for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The site includes resources, activities, and three practice tests on Mary McLead Bethune, mushrooms, and Ben Franklin.
FCAT 10th Grade Reading: A Staff Development Tool
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat10r/default.htm
This program is designed to help teachers prepare students for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. This program includes three practice activities, four sample tests, teaching strategies, and related websites.
Exploring Florida: Then and Now
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/lessons.htm
Exploring Florida: Then and Now contains over 70 FCAT-like reading passages along with related questions, reading strategies, teacher notes, and student activity sheets. Select the PDF versions for easy-to-print classroom materials.

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September 16, 2004

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ETC is a collaborative project of the Bureau of Educational Technology, Florida Department of Education and the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. The links included in this clearinghouse appeared to contain useful information at the time they were chosen. If you discover that a site linked from this clearinghouse is no longer relevant, or has inaccurate or inappropriate content, please email the project director.