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.
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.
Motivation and Engagement by Peter Afflerbach
In this chapter we examine motivation and engagement, the relationship between them, and how to foster both factors in our reading classrooms.
Scaffolding Expository Reading with Picture Books by Brittany Adams et al.
How can teachers prepare young learners for the language demands of content area texts? This article presents linguistically informed strategies to support young learners navigating informational texts.
Teaching Reading Is More Than a Science: It’s Also an Art by Paige et al.
The art of teaching acknowledges teachers’ judgment and its role in the critical decisions made by teachers regarding the SOR and the selection, preparation, delivery, and assessment of literacy activities within the social interactions of the classroom.