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onset
The initial consonant sound or blend of sounds in a word.

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Smallpox
In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.4
Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus. Historically, smallpox had a mortality rate of as much as 30 percent. In the Americas, it killed as much as 90 percent of the indigenous population after contact with Europeans introduced the disease. Smallpox is now eradicated after a successful worldwide vaccination program.
Format: article
Gifted?
It is important for gifted children to be with other gifted children, the more often the better.
By Cathy Kroninger.
Play with purpose
Electronic whiteboards make the internet an active communication vehicle of engagement and learning.
By Jace Hargis and Tuiren Bratina.
Diseases: A brief guide to causes, symptoms, history, and treatment
Since the beginning of human existence on the planet, diseases have played a significant role in the events of every era. This brief listing of some of the most notorious diseases explains their causes, symptoms, history, prevention, and treatment, and provides links to further information.
Format: article
By Emily Jack.

Resources on the web

The big green monster teaches phonics in reading and writing
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink students begin with a shared reading of the story, Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley. After the shared reading, students engage in a paired reading of the online version to build fluency and word... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Whole-to-parts phonics instruction: Teaching letter-sound correspondences
This lesson from ReadWriteThink uses whole-to-parts phonics instruction as an approach to beginning reading. Letter-sound correspondences are taught within a meaningful context, and in an explicit, systematic, and extensive manner. This lesson uses onset-rime... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
National Center for Health Statistics
This website is a collection of national health statistics that represent the health of the American people. This clearinghouse of data serves to drive national public health policy. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Word sorts for beginning and struggling readers
In this lesson that introduces short vowel word families, the teacher begins the lesson by reading The Magic Hat and modeling strategies for making predictions using illustrations and rhyming words. The teacher then explains... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Getting the "ig" in Pig: Helping Children Discover Onset and Rime
This lesson from ReadWriteThink incorporates literature, independent and cooperative learning, critical thinking, and hands-on activities to engage students in learning the “ig” rime. Students explore books and magazines for words that have... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink