Learning to read and write is exciting for children. The goal of this booklet is to provide caregivers with some information about how they can help young learners become readers and writers.
Using Collaborative Strategic Reading by Janette K. Klingner and Sharon Vaughn
CSR is an excellent technique for teaching students reading comprehension and building vocabulary and working together cooperatively.
The Discussion Web: A Graphic Aid for Learning across the Curriculum by Donna E. Alvermann
The Discussion Web is a special kind of graphic aid for teaching students fo look at both sides of an issue before drawing conclusions.
The Scaffolded Reading Experience by Michael F. Graves and Bonnie B. Graves
How can teachers effectively help all students read, understand, and apply the ideas and information in the variety of texts they read – from poetry to physics?
Assisting Students Struggling with Reading – IES/WWC
This guide offers specific recommendations to help educators identify students in need of intervention and implement evidence-based interventions to promote their reading
achievement.
Thinking Through Research and the Science of Reading by Elfrieda H. Hiebert
The depth and breadth of the research on reading and the complexities of life in the classroom, especially when the variation among students is substantial, means answers are neither simple nor easily translated to practice.
The National Reading Panel Report: Practical Advice for Teachers by Tim Shanahan
The purpose of this monograph is to try to summarize, explain, and provide advice for teachers about how to use the findings of the National Reading Panel Report.
Word Meaning Types Acquired Before vs. After Age 5 by Andrew Biemiller
The practical significance of different word meaning types is relevant for encouraging larger vocabularies, especially for children who acquire significantly below-average size vocabularies. There is clear evidence that children with smaller vocabularies as early as age 5 or younger tend to comprehend read texts less well in later years.
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An Update to Compiled ORF [Oral Reading Fluency] Norms by Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal
This paper describes the origins of the widely used curriculum-based measure of oral reading fluency (ORF) and how the creation and use of ORF norms has evolved over time.
A Conversation with Pamela A. Mason – Classroom Caffeine Podcast
Dr. Pamela A. Mason is known for her work studying the role of culturally sustaining pedagogy in promoting literacy achievement, the interaction of text complexity and background knowledge, qualitative and quantitative literacy assessment, and the efficacy of the roles of Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches.
