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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
Reading Rockets
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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New Hampshire House Bill 1644-FN
Legisscan
A New Hampshire law concerning the screening and treatment of dyslexia and related reading disorders.
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Wyoming Senate Bill 52
Wyoming Legislature
A bill to reading assessment and intervention; requiring assessment and early intervention for dyslexia and other reading difficulties; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.
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Family Engagement in Rural Schools
National Center on Research on Rural Education
This paper by the National Center on Research on Rural Education presents a list of family‐school partnership action principles for state education agencies, local education agencies, and schools.
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Daily Lesson Plan for Four-Year-Olds Interactive Reading
Doing What Works
This daily lesson plan format emphasizes activity planning based on instructional objectives, program standards, and desired learning outcomes and includes an example of interactive reading objectives.
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Early Literacy Progress Monitoring Rubric
Doing What Works
Here you will see a pictorial progress monitoring rubric that Janesville teachers use to keep a daily record of children's learning throughout the year and to talk with children about their progress.
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Progress Monitoring Training Plan
Doing What Works
This training plan was included in a presentation on Pennsylvania's statewide progress monitoring initiative. It shows a plan for training staff on the principles of progress monitoring and a seven‐step process for implementation.
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Data Team Protocol for Differentiating Instruction
Doing What Works
This planner can help classroom teachers and interventionists review student progress and use data to plan instructional interventions for struggling readers.
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Learning Together About Universal Screening
Doing What Works
Use this tool to plan a staff development meeting to review the universal screening recommendation and learn about the purpose of a universal screening system.
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Progress Monitoring at Tier 2
Doing What Works
Dr. Connor discusses the importance of progress monitoring and data‐driven decision making in tailoring Tier 2 instruction. She provides guidance on assessing foundational reading skills at each grade level, selecting progress monitoring measures, and developing data‐driven decision‐making rules. In addition, she explains how to increase the instructional intensity for students needing Tier 3 interventions.
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Phonological Awareness: First Sound Isolation
National Center on Intensive Interventions
This lesson on phonological awareness may be used to supplement reading instruction to meet student needs.