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What We Know About Reading and the Brain
Reading Rockets
This website features interviews from experts who study the “reading brain” and the use of neuroimaging in early identification of children with dyslexia and other reading disabilities. These excperts argue that teachers can provide crucial help through intensive interventions that activate regions of the brain that support reading.
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Alpha Fun
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Preschoolers can recognize and identify letters especially familiar letters like those in their names. When you join your child in their play with alphabet toys, you encourage their interest in learning.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Toddlers
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The webpage provides helpful reading tips for parents of toddlers and how to focus on fostering early literacy skills for this specific age group. Offering advice such as selecting engaging books, incorporating interactive elements during reading sessions, and creating a supportive environment to encourage language development and a love for reading in toddlers. Avaialble for download as a PDF.
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Reading and Writing SOS: Writing
Reading Rockets
This webpage features a series of Q&A videos where experts answer questions from families and caregivers on supporting children’s literacy. Specifically, answers on how to actively support writing development in children’s literacy.
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Catch Them Before They Fall: Identification and Assessment to Prevent Reading Failure in Young Children
Reading Rockets
A seminal article explains the assessment process and reviews the more commonly used assessment tools.
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Models of Reading
Reading Rockets
This website introduces some widely tested models of reading comprehension, from Scarborough’s Reading Rope, to more newer models that offer ways to support children to become stronger readers. For schools and educators, these models could provide insight into how to target specific assessment and intervention supports for their students.
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Morphological Awareness
Dyslexia Help
Learn more about why morphology is an often-overlooked building block for reading fluency, reading comprehension, and spelling.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers practical reading tips for parents of preschoolers. It provides guidance on selecting age-appropriate books, engaging in interactive reading activities, and creating a positive reading environment to enhance language development and prepare preschoolers for literacy success. Available for download as a PDF.
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Reading and Writing SOS: Using Technology for Reading, Writing, and Learning
Reading Rockets
This webpage features a series of Q&A videos where experts answer questions from families and caregivers on supporting children’s literacy. Specifically, answers on how to utilisze technology to better support children’s literacy.
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Shared Reading in the Structured Literacy Era
Reading Rockets
A webpage provide clarification on how to promote shared reading in the structured literacy era and how that differs from shared reading in the balanced literacy era. Included the transcription of an interview.
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Typical Reading Development
Reading Rockets
This website provides a comprehensive overview of the stages of reading from infancy to early adolescence, while emphasizing key milestones such as language development and letter recognition. It also offers practical tips for parents and educators to support children’s reading skills at various stages.
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Learn about Dyslexia
Dyslexia Help
Guide for parents to help understand what dyslexia is, how it is diagnosed, and what to expect in a treatment program.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Reading Rockets
The webpage presents reading tips tailored for parents of kindergartners. It provides advice on selecting suitable books, encouraging active reading participation, and reinforcing literacy through various activities, with a main goal of enhancing language development and fostering positive attitudes towards reading in kindergartners. Available for download as a PDF.
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The Impact of a Diverse Classroom Library
Reading Rockets
This study reveals that increasing access to diverse books in the classroom environment increases the amount of time that children spend reading, and positively impacts students’ reading scores.
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How Most Children Learn to Read
Reading Rockets
This website outlines the process of reading acquisition in children through everyday play and interaction, and discusses the essential components of reading while still acknowledging the individual variability in learning styles and paces. It also provides insights for parents and educators on creating a supportive reading environment and fostering a love for reading in children.
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Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia Help
Organized list of apps that may be helpful to individuals with dyslexia, parents of dyslexics, or the professionals who work with dyslexics.
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Reading Tips for Parents of First Graders
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers targeted reading tips for parents of first-graders. It provides guidance on book selection, comprehension, and maintaining a supportive reading environment to further develop language skills and instill a continued enthusiasm for reading in first-grade children.
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Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation
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The report discusses the efforts of states to improve reading instruction, focusing on legislation enacted between 2019 and 2022. The report emphasizes the importance of aligning with evidence-based principles with scientific research to bridge the gap between reading research and practice.
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What Is Scientifically Based Reading Research?
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This website emphasizes the significance of research-backed methods in teaching reading. Explains how evidence-based practices are effective in fostering literacy skills and provides guidance for educators and parents to make informed decisions based on scientific research.
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The ABCs of active reading
Reading Rockets
A video that discusses how to actively enagage with young kids while reading to optimize early literacy development. Provides an easy ABC reading which involves asking about the reading, building vocabulary, and connecting to kids worlds.