Virginia Online Reading Tutorial
This tutorial should be used prior to students taking the Standards of Learning end-of-course English: reading assessment. It aids teachers in giving targeted assistance tailored to the needs of individual students. Participants must register and receive accounts.

Project Graduation English: Reading Materials
Lesson plans for an intensive reading remediation program designed to help rising seniors who passed the required English courses for graduation but who need assistance in passing the English end-of-course Reading SOL tests.

Project Graduation English: Writing Materials
Lesson plans for an intensive writing remediation program designed to help rising seniors who passed the required writing courses for graduation but who need assistance in passing the English end-of-course Writing SOL tests.

Web-Based NCS Mentor for Virginia
NCS Mentor is a training tool designed to help Virginia’s teachers prepare students for the English Standards of Learning Direct Writing Assessment. Teachers will gain better understanding of the Direct Writing Assessments for end-of-course and understand the use of rubrics in scoring student writing, and develop consistency in scoring actual student work.

Virginia Electronic Practice Assessment Tool
The resources here are intended to support and enhance student preparation for the Standards of Learning Assessment. These tutorials provide direct exposure to the format and structure of the questions, and enable users to receive direct feedback for each item. (Users can also download and print resource information for tips, techniques, and strategies related to reading and writing.)

CELA - The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement
The Center offers a variety of professional development products and services to schools, districts, and states seeking to improve their students' literacy achievement.

National Writing Project
Learn more about NWP programs that support sites and teachers in studying and improving their work, including the Local Site Research Initiative, National Reading Initiative, New-Teacher Initiative, NWP Directors Retreat, Online Initiatives, Professional Writing Retreats, Project Outreach, Teacher Exchange, Technology Liaisons Network, and the Partnership with the Center for Social Action.

Virginia Publisher’s Association
This Web site is intended to serve as a useful reference, and is provided by the members of the Virginia Publisher's Association. You will find names, addresses, Web sites, e-mail, publisher listings, and more helpful information within these pages.

Virginia State Reading Association

Virginia Association of Teachers of English

National Council of the Teachers of English

Tracy Robertson
High School English
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120 
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
Voice: 804/371-7585
FAX: 804/786-5466
e-mail: Tracy.Robertson@doe.virginia.gov