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Barriers most Struggling readers have

Early Signs of Reading Difficulty
Reading Signs of Weakness

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/33170
Fluency Achieving the Mastery of Fluency
Informative Reading Pertaining to Fluency

http://special.edschool.virginia.edu/resources/papers.html/Binder-et-al_Fluency.pdf
Helping Stuggling Readers
Struggling Readers

http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/inclusion/teaching/kelly.htm
Helping Stuggling Readers
Question and answer format- phonics

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/questions/phonics
Helping Stuggling Readers
Information/Related Articles

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping
Jan Brett
Dolch word list

http://janbrett.com/games/jan_brett_dolch_word_list_main.htm
Powerpoint- Struggling Readers
Struggling Readers

srufaculty.sru.edu/suzanne.rose/ACEI/npearson_acei.ppt
Preventing Reading Difficulties
Interesting ideas for parents/teachers

http://www.literacycenter.net/parents_teacher/index.htm
Read Aloud
Teaching Ideas based on New York Times Content

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/out-loud/#more-5347
Reading Difficulties
Reading and Learning Difficulties

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/33170
Reading Rockets
Helping Struggling Readers

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/questions/struggling
Seeking Help for Struggling Readers
Seven Step Approach

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/4528
Seeking Help for Struggling Readers
Eight Steps for Parents

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/643
Teaching Tips
Hearing Sounds Links Learners to Letters. Phonological awareness, word families, phonemic awareness, identifying alliteration. H

http://www.learningbooks.net/pre-reading-teaching.html
The Importance of Reading
Help Struggling Readers Find Success by Reading and Listening to Stories

http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/booklists/
Waiting Rarely Works

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/11360
Waiting Rarely Works
New Theory of Action

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/11360

Benefits from graphic organizers

Graphic Organizers
KWL chart- Story Map Graphic

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/storymap/
Persuasion Organizer
Helps Students Formulate a Persuasive Argument

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/persuasion/
Story Map Organizer
Helps Analyze, Write Stories, Identify Story Elements

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/storymap/
Stucture of a Newspaper
Helps Students Analyze and Identify Fact and Opinion

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/newspaper/
T- Chart
Organize pros/cons, fact/opinion/ Helping Struggling Writers

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/tchart/
Venn Diagram
Visualize Relationships- Compare and Contrast

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/venn/

games to improve reading skills

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/story_4.htm
Clifford activities

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/story_4.htm
Dibels Games
Iinteractive games match Dibels

http://www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm
Dr. Seuss
Informational/interactive

http://www.seussville.com
Earobics
Earobics games

.http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
interactive games
interactive games for all ages

http://www.funbrain.com
Phonics games and activities
interactive games for all ages

http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/room1/index.html
Phonics games and activities
interactive games for all ages

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase%202%20menu.htm
Reading Games
Interactive games for all ages

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-and-language-arts/games/5831.html
Reading Games
reinforcing skills- interactive readings

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f
Reading Games
skill builders across the curriculum

http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm
Scholastic
Student Activities Scholastic

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp

Helping students achieve fluency

Choral Reading
Strategy for Fluency

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/choral_reading
Musical Vocabulary Links
Linking new learning to previous knowledge and repetition.

http://www.learningbooks.net/xLPvocabulary.html
Paired Reading
Research Based Fluency Strategy

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/paired_reading
Poetry Archive
Poetry rereading fluency

http://www.internal.org/
Readers Theater
Promotes Fluency

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/readers_theater
Tape Assisted Reading
Increase Fluency

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/tape_assisted_reading
The Role of Text in the Development of Fluency
Developing fluency through text

http://books.google.com/books?id=WV3leox4wvgC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=brown+bear+brown+bear+what
Timed Repeated Readings
Helps Increase Fluency

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/timed_repeated_readings

Literacy skills and strategies

Anticipation Guide
Activate Student's Prior Knowledge

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/anticipation_guide
Concept Sort
Familiarize Students with Vocabulary

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/concept_sort
Directed Reading Thinking Activity
Activate Student's Thinking- Questioning

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/drta
Inquiry Chart
Fosters Critical Thinking

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/inquiry_chart
Listen Read Discuss
Strategy Comprehension and Engages Struggling Readers

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/listen_read_discuss
Paragraph Shrinking
Read, Pause, Summarize Strategy

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/paragraph_shrinking
Parents Reading Aloud
Benefits from Reading Aloud

http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/parents/reading_aloud.pdf
Possible Sentences
Pre- Reading Vocabulary Strategy

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/possible_sentences
Question/ Answer Relationship
Types of Questioning to Help Comprehension

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship
Questioning the Author
Critique Author's Writing

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_the_author
Reading Rocket Strategies
Before, During, After Reading Strategies

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies
Reading Rockets
Paragraph Organizer

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/paragraph_hamburger
Semantic Feature Analysis
Relationship Word Meanings

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/semantic_feature_analysis
Semantic Mapping
List Group Label Categorizing

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/list_group_label
Sound Boxes
Helps students identify and segment sounds

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/elkonin_boxes
successful strategies for the PSSA
PA Standards Help

http://www.peopleseducation.com/ebr/documents/whitepapers/papedagogy.pdf
Summarize
Focus on Important Parts- Improve Memory

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/summarizing
Web English Teacher
Literacy and Reading Skill Activities

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/readingmain.html
Word Hunts
Focus Spelling Patterns Integrated

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/word_hunts
Word Map
Promotes Vocabulary

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/word_maps

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