Check out our latest FREE literacy screener for grades 3-12! The Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) is an online adaptive screener developed by NCIL to be used during the fall semester. Follow the link below to learn more and access the screener.
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Fall Literacy Screener Now Available!
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What Is Scientifically Based Reading Research?
Reading Rockets
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.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Second Graders
Reading Rockets
The webpage provides specialized reading tips for parents of second-graders by incorporating engaging activities, supporting comprehension through discussions, and creating an overall supportive learning enviorment.
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Differences in Parent-Toddler Interactions With Electronic Versus Print Books
Reading Rockets
Researchers examined parent-toddler verbal and nonverbal interactions when reading electronic versus print books. Results revealed that reading print books together generated more verbalizations about the story from parents and from toddlers.
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Reading 101 for Parents: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Reading Rockets
This website highlights phonological and phonemic awareness in early literacy development and offers practical tips and activities for parents to support their children in developing these essential skills for literacy success.
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Dyslexia at School
University of Michigan
Shows the importance of eucators getting children evaluated if they show early stages of a learning disability. Also explains the effects that learning disabilities can have on a child social and acaddemic development.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Third Graders
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers valuable reading tips for parents of third graders through supporting independent reading habits, expanding vocabulary through varied literature, and encouraging critical thinking through discussions about reading content.
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Books to Get Kids Reading
Dyslexia Help
Resources to encourage dyslexic children to read in areas of interest.
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Reading 101 for Parents: Phonics and Decoding
Reading Rockets
This website discusses the importance of phonics and decoding skills in early literacy education. This site shares effective strategies for parents in guiding their children in phonics and decoding learning.
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Monitoring for Undertsaning: Make and Check A prediction
Florida Center for Reading Research
Provides a worksheet with instruction about how to actively read with kids. Shows steps and way that you can engage conversation to check comprehension and literacy skills.
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Being Bilingual Is a Superpower: Tips to Support Language and Literacy at Home
Reading Rockets
This video shares ways parents can support their children to view bi/multilingualism as a strength. Some of the advice they share include: speak to them in their home language, share stories and songs in their home language, listen to your child read out loud and talk about their meanings.
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Intensive Intervention in Reading Course: Module 7 Overview
National Center on Intensive Intervention
A workshop to provide strategies on how to adapt comprehension instruction to improve instructional modeling, provide practice opportunities, elicit frequent responses, and give effective feedback. Included slides and handbooks and worksheets with activities.
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Reading 101 for Parents: Fluency
Reading Rockets
This webpage discusses fluency in reading and its crucial role in successful literacy development. It provides insights into the significance of fluency, while offering practical tips for parents to help improve their child’s reading fluency.
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Interventions for Struggling Readers
Doing What Works
A video that provides an overview of interventions that can be taken to help aid those who are struggling with reading. Shows different levels of interventions based on individual needs of each kid.
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Examining Student Reading Achievement in the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum
Florida Center for Reading Research
A research snapshot that examines if reading scores differ for students in schools using the Heggerty program compared students in schools using their typical reading instruction.
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Activity: Word Identification Fluency – José
The Iris Center
An activity to identify student’s word fluency. Included the rule to press “1” if the word is read correctly, press “0” if the word is read incorrectly. The dialects and accents should be considered as well.
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Reading 101 for Parents: Vocabulary
Reading Rockets
This webpage discusses the importance of vocabulary development in reading comprehension and overall literacy skills. It provides insights into ways parents can actively support their child’s vocabulary growth.
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Preschool Language and Literacy
Doing What Works
A diagram that shows effective ways to prepare students for sucess in literacy development. The two suggest ways is through manipulation of sound and interactive engagement in child reading.
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Beyond the Books: Tips to Get Your Child to Read More
Florida Center for Reading Research
This infographic provides tips for your child to read more.