Reading Rockets
This webpage discusses the role of comprehension in reading, and offers insights into various strategies for parents to help to improve a child’s comprehension skills.
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Reading 101 for Parents: Comprehension
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Reading Tips for Parents of Babies
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers valuable reading tips specifically for parents with babies, in order to emphasize the importance of early literacy development. It provides practical advice on creating a reading routine, selecting appropriate books, and fostering a positive reading environment to promote language and cognitive development in infants. Available for download as a PDF.
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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: 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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Reading Tips for Parents of Toddlers
Reading Rockets
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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What do teachers need to know about young dual language learners with disabilities?
The Iris Center
A webpage to introduce measures and pratices that can help teachers to distinguish whether a child has a developmental delay or disability and collect their learning process in language learning. Included five strategies designed to address common issues.
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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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The Simple View of Reading
Reading Rockets
An article to provide a formula demonstrating the widely accepted view that reading has two basic components: word recognition (decoding) and language comprehension.
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Essentials for Reading Success
Florida Center for Reading Research
A webpage to understand and use scientifically based reading instruction, including use data from assessments, and incorporate response to intervention, the features of effective instruction, and evidence-based practices to teach the critical components of reading.
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Supporting Oral Language and Vocabulary Development
Florida Center for Reading Research
A text that outlines ways to support oral language and vocabulary development at home for families with kidsin kindergaten. iNcluding asking response questions and modelling complete sentences.
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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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What Research Tells Us About Reading, Comprehension, and Comprehension Instruction
Reading Rockets
An article explains the active process of constructing meaning, and how good readers consciously employing comprehension strategies in reading comprehension.
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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 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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Comprehension: Helping English Language Learners Grasp the Full Picture
Reading Rockets
A video discusses effective reading comprehension strategies for teaching English language learner students by two English langauge teaching experts.
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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 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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Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
Reading Rockets
An article provides seven strategies to help language users to make sense of text. These seven strategies have research-based evidence for improving text comprehension.
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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 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.