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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Supporting Oral Language and Vocabulary Development
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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 and Writing SOS: Vocabulary and Comprehension
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 comprehension and vocabulary development in children’s literacy.
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The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Source: ABC Mouse
Author: Not available
Ages: 5,6,7
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Hard work, Preparation
Find out what happens when a hungry grasshopper asks some ants for food in this classic Aesop’s fable.
Parent Guide: Not available
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The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
Source: ABC Mouse
Author: Not available
Ages: 5,6,7
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Kindness
Find out what happens when a small mouse approaches a lion in this classic Aesop’s fable.
Parent Guide: Not available
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Super Why Saves the Day
Super Why Saves the Day
Source: PBS Kids
Author: Not available
Ages: 3,4,5,6
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Not available
In this game, children first collect letters that are placed into words. Then, the child substitutes words in a story by picking the opposite word from among 3 options. This changes the story.
Parent Guide: Not available
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Selecting and Using Academic Vocabulary in Instruction
Achieve the Core
This guidance document provides research‐based strategies and classroom activities to support academic vocabulary instruction.
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Home Connections: Informational Text
National Center for Families Learning
Find specific ways to practice the skills your child will need to read informational text in grades K‐8.
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Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals
The Center on Instruction
This document is a��quick start� guide for a school‐level reading initiative in secondary schools.
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Teaching Transition Words
Reading Rockets
This short guide provides an overview of teaching transition words.
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Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers
Achieve the Core
Use these strategies to scaffold instruction of standards‐aligned, complex texts.
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Home Connections: Literature
National Center for Families Learning
Learn more about strategies for reading with your child in grades K‐8. including ways to ask questions about the story and make connections with other books.
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Teacher Self-Assessment: Using Vocabulary Strategies
Doing What Works
Reading specialists and language arts curriculum coordinators can use this tool to help secondary teachers reflect on ways they are embedding vocabulary strategies into their content area lessons. In addition, teachers can use this tool for self‐assessment of current practice and as a way to generate ideas for improving instruction.
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Oral Language: Expanding Your Child's Vocabulary
Reading Rockets
Read this webpage for ideas for expanding your child's vocabulary.
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Word Learning: Context Clues
National Center on Intensive Interventions
This lesson on context clues may be used to supplement reading instruction to meet student needs.
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Read Aloud Routine
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
This bookmark presents a read aloud routines in English and Spanish for parents to use with their elementary age children to enhance their vocabulary and comprehension.
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Classroom Observation: Improving Vocabulary Instruction
Doing What Works
This observation plan can be used to focus classroom observations and help content area teachers embed vocabulary strategies into regular classroom instruction. The observation tool offers guidelines for observing vocabulary lessons, discussing feedback, and planning actions for improvement.
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Does Your Kindergartner Read to Learn Like This?
Great Schools
Watch a video showing kindergarteners demonstrate that they understand what they have read. Watch as they tell what they learned from their book, and listen to how they connect what they have read to what they already know.
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Identify and Define Multiple-Meaning Words in Context
National Center on Intensive Interventions
This lesson on words with multiple meanings may be used to supplement reading instruction to meet student needs.
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It Takes Just a Minute: Read with Your Child
National Center for Families Learning
View a poster that covers the basics of what families can do to support reading with their young kids.