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Blog About and Share a Literacy Resource for Struggling Readers

  • Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
  • On 28 June, 2015
  • 3112 Comments

Let’s take all this knowledge from our course Literacy Strategies for Struggling Readers and put it to productive good. Whether a new literacy resource, a differentiated resource, a resource for inclusive classrooms, or one focused specifically on struggling readers, let’s share a resource and talk about it in this blog.

  1. First, tell us why you chose the resource.
  2. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it.
  3. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers.

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3112 Comments

SANDRA BAUER
Our district supplies a subscription to RAZ kids. This is a great resource as student accounts can be differentiated to student ability. The website also reads materials to students in order for the student to have an opportunity to aquire new vocabulary. Students can also access their accounts at home on a computer or smart phone.
Kim A.
I chose newsela.com as a resource to help my ELLs learn to read. I like that I can assign articles and share them with my GoogleClassroom. The students would answer reading comprehensions as they read and then they could even type an extended response. Most of the articles I assign are related to the unit of study that I and teaching. Sometimes I allow my ELLs to choose the article that they want to read in order to keep them motivated. My students love answering questions online and having their peers post questions to their answers.
Lexie
As a Kindergarten teacher, abaya.com is a great resource. The students are able to learn letters, letter sounds, numbers and counting.
Gina Mauro
I have used readings-z.com successfully with ENL students, beginning and struggling readers. Students read fiction and nonfiction selections on their reading level. They answers comprehension and vocabulary questions and when they are ready the site will move them up to the next level. You get weekly updates to make you aware of your students'progress.
Lauree I
I used that website when I was working with my students. It was entertaining and and it implemented many skills that you could improve while using the smart board. The students really liked it.
Katherine Palazzo
I recommend www.readingrockets.org. It has a lot of articles and different tips and tricks for both educators and parents. Lots of literacy information for struggling learners.
Katie
I like to use the resource education.com because I can differentiate the material depending on what group of students I am working with. This resource has worksheets, games, and guided lessons. The guided lessons is my favorite part. I can select the level of a certain student and it walks them through activities and games to help them learn different concepts. I like that I can use this resource during a whole group class time by looking at worksheets or lessons and also use it for students individually by creating a profile for each student to work under independently. I can track the progress of the students on their individual profiles which is great for seeing who has mastered certain skills and what skills a struggling reader or second language learner might be having trouble in.
Maureen McMorrow
I use the articles on www.newsela.com on a regular basis with my students. Most of the articles are written at four different lexile levels, so I can choose the one that matches a particular group's current reading level. The articles include up-to-date current event stories that are of high interest to elementary students. Each article includes a four question multiple choice quiz to monitor comprehension. The questions are similar in complexity to those found on the state ELA assessment.
Amy
I love readworks.com. They are leveled articles that even have the option of reading aloud. The articles are interesting and questions are differentiated depending on the level chosen.
Amy
I love readworks.org They are leveled articles that even have the option of the text to be read aloud. The articles are interesting and questions are differentiated depending on the level chosen.
Nicole Swanson
The resource I chose is Reading A-Z (https://www.readinga-z.com/) because it offers a variety of leveled books, audio books, and printables. The resource allows students to pick different books in their levels by reading them on their own or having them read to them. This offers students to receive stories in different ways. The potential is great. Students need to read, listen to stories read, follow along with the book while listening. All of this are important steps in the reading process.
Mary Lou Jordan
My kindergartners love Starfall. They treat it like a game and really enjoying being on the site. They feel like they're playing games when they're actually learning about letters, sounds, numbers, and a lot more. I use Starfall for my students who are struggling with sounds and making words from those sounds.
Hannah Summer
The resource I typically use in my classroom is Starfall. It does cost money, but my school pays for it so my kids are very familiar with it. Here is the link: http://www.starfall.com There are so many audio books, games, and activities for the kids to do during down time. It only goes to 2nd grade, but I teach Kindergarten and it has proven to be very beneficial for my struggling readers. They can get extra practice with letter names, sounds, and even blending.
Joel Summer
Although this is a resource used throughout the state, i-Ready has proven incredibly helpful in not only assisting students who have pre-diagnosed reading and writing difficulties but also in identifying students who have undiagnosed difficulties as well. Our school has used i-Ready, and its user interface, individually assigned topics, and progress monitoring system have all proven incredibly helpful in assisting students in their growth.
Travis Thomas
The website that I strongly endorse is News ELA. This website offers lots of current events for kids to read about so they can be involved and active members in the United States and Worldwide. https://newsela.com/
Suzanne Wyatt
Book Share https://www.bookshare.org/login It reads textbooks to the students . We don't really use text books so I avent used this very ofter, Digial readworks is a great resource to use also. It has passages at various levels and has comprehesion questions . Newela is also a great source for leveled texts with question sets .
Todd Coleman
I found abcya.com to be a website which could be a great resource in the classroom or at home. It focuses on grades Pre-K through 5th, and is described in the introduction as "classroom friendly" and created by a "certified technology education teacher." Games are based on grade level, easily accessed by grade, and have simple instructions for ease of use. Though there is a subscription-based element to the site, all PC games are free. Programs used for mobile devices are featured as trials (10 per week). The subscription makes many more available. Another upside to subscribing: the advertisements are removed from the website. This is a good idea for those desiring to use it in the classroom or for parents who would not like their children exposed to too many advertisements. As a parent and a teacher, I have looked for websites that provide enough options to keep the child interested and engaged, and something to which they will want to return. This aspect truly makes a website like abcya.com. Beyond reading games, it offers math, skill-building, and strategy games.
Todd Coleman
BLOG POST for MODULE 6: “Blog About and Share a Content Area Language Resource for Second Language Learners” I chose Manythings.org, a website that helps ESL students with vocabulary, sentences, and reading. This website could be an incredible resource for a teacher to use in the classroom, and one the student would be able to use on their own. Follow the link (http://www.manythings.org) to see an effective resource for the ESL student. Easy to navigate, the site is separated into “Reading” and “Sentences” sections, as well as a “Daily Study” option found in the “More” tab, which gives the student lessons which change daily. It includes multiple languages, audio formats to play words/sentences/passages, and a wealth of material to choose from. In the site description, it states, “There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities.” It’s also pointed out that native English speakers would benefit from visiting the site. In the Reading section alone, there are hundreds of articles to choose from, in subjects such as American History and Health. Students will find it easy to use, and having the option of playing the audio as they read (with an option to change the audio speed) gives the student versatility in reading complex text. Other features found in the Sentence section provide side-by-side sentences in the student’s native language and English, as well as an audio sentence player. From the home page, links can be explored which lead to videoes of books being read along with text, section lists set up as convenient Table of Contents, and links to quizzes and vocabulary activities. Manythings.org does not have advertisements, is simple to use, and could be easily integrated into the classroom to be used with ESL students or native English speakers.
Michael Cooper
I was introduced to Reading Train while at a workshop in Portsmouth NH five years ago. Libby Curran has produced an app with her son that contains over 300 stories that are well illustrated and nicely presented. This is all done electronically and covers all levels of reading K-1st. Each story can be listened to, read aloud by the student or recorded as the student reads the story and then played back by the student. Vocabulary is highlighted and explained. Students gain coins as they complete stories and can listen to a song after reading so many stories. I use it as a center for certain students in my class and they love it.
Leigh Growney
I like using News ELA in my 10th grade English classroom, and I assign articles to my students to read and short write on for homework and jumpstart assignments several times per month. It is a great way to have the kids stay active with current events and interesting culture, but it is also a way to control the reading level and difficulty assigned to my kids https://newsela.com/
Jennifer Camacho
https://www.thinkingmaps.com/why-thinking-maps-2/ You can get a basic idea of thinking maps from this site. The program itself costs money for resources and training, but you can find what they look like and what they are used for on this link. Thinking maps can be used in varying ways from simple to complex to help all students make since of content in all subjects. They can assist ELL students with vocabulary and writing by providing scaffolding graphic organizers to use for certain circumstances.
Mary
I use the website ReadingA-Z.com. I like this website because there are lesson plans to follow as well as comprehension questions and short answer questions. You do need to pay for this subscription but it can be used district wide.
Josephine
I chose this resource to assist in language acquisition: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator-30021.html
Anita
www.abcya.com is a site created for elementary age students (PK-5). Students can feel comfortable gaming as it is also the process of learning different skills. The site is free to anyone, however if you would like a more personalized approach, subscriptions are available for parents and teachers. It can help struggling readers at home or in a classroom setting with reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills. It's also helpful for students to learn strategic thinking.
Jim
Desmos is great for inquiry in a math classrom
Jim
Desmos is great for inquiry in a math classrom. It has marble slides that let's students play around with functions and transformations.
Sarah Stout
I chose the website www.professorgarfield.com/pgf_home.html because the website has a variety of different things for young readers to do to help learn reading. If you click on the word read, you will find the options available. The phonics fishing is a great game for kindergarten and first graders who are learning their beginning consonants. It could also be used in older grade levels with students who struggle with beginning consonants and blends. The storybook reader reads a garfield book out loud to them. The one thing that I wish it did do was highlight the words on the screen while it read. The reading ring is for a bit more advanced students, but it allows you to read three comic book strip pages and determine the sequence they should go in. Then in order to win the wrestling round, the student must answer three questions about that comic strip. Some of the questions that came up were not obvious answers. Students would have to use inference and draw conclusions to answer the questions. I enjoyed learning more about this resource. I think it would be a good option to use as an interactive reading website.
Larissa Gonzalez
The resource I chose was NewsELA. This is a website that allows you to look for texts related to what you need. You can search by grade level, topic, and even skill. This website also allows you to change the Lexile depending on the needs of your students. https://newsela.com/
Devin Petersen
My resource is Pinterest! I know that it is an entire website, but I have used so many ideas over my career. I have used reading walls, organizational areas, graphs and charts, and fun activities to make reading more interesting and easy to do.
Devin Petersen
My resource is Pinterest! I know that it is an entire website, but I have used so many ideas over my career. I have used reading walls, organizational areas, graphs and charts, and fun activities to make reading more interesting and easy to do. Another website that I use is Common Lit. It gives great reading sources and questions that help kids understand the themes, vocabulary, etc.
Christine Moir
I use the website brainpop to provide additional instruction that is student friendly. Students can use it at home as well as in school. Games on the site provide additional practice,
C
I chose the article titled 12 Incredible Resources for Struggling Readers. The title says it all and it was helpful with a few key tricks. Website is listed below: https://thisreadingmama.com/12-incredible-resources-for-struggling-readers/
Susana Kettler
Since visuals is an important resource to use when working with young children and ELL students, I use them quite a lot. I teach Kindergarten, and even some of my students have attended PK, other did not, neither my ELL students; who actually have to not only learn English language but also the skills needed in KG. Therefore I learned in my previous years teaching that children friendly learning videos help them a lot. I use the following sites: - dreamenglish.com - havefunteaching.com - jackhartman.com Also, our district started this year nearpod.com. My colleagues and I, we use this site to practice the skills for Reading Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies.My students love using their ipads and follow the lesson I am working on. Also our District have us use waterford.org, which present students with Reading and Math Lesson according their level.
Katherine S.
I have a fantastic resource for you! Welcome to Get Epic! Go to www.getepic.com and start getting your kids to read! This website allows you and your students to access thousands of books online. It is 100% free for educators and you can become GetEpic Certified. You create student profiles that allow your students to access to the books as well as quizzes about the books. This resource is fantastic for struggling readers because it has books on all types of levels on all types of subjects, in all types of genres. Students and teachers can access on just about an electronic device that can connect to the internet!
Amy Ellis
The website we use every week is NewsELA.com. On this site, there are grade/age appropriate articles from a vast array of topics and reading levels. There is also an option for the students to choose a different language to read it in. Now while we usually have that set to be in English, the tool is there for the students to use if they get stuck. Once they read the article they will complete a summary on the article about what they learned. I love this site because it gives them the capability to choose just about anything they would like to read about.
Nicole
I am a language teacher , sign language which is a visual language, i use a lot of visual in my class which i believe is good when teaching ENL students.
Bina Sylus
I highly recommend the website for teachers as well as parents. The website has classroom resources like lesson plans, student interactive and printouts for use in classroom and helpful for differentiating lessons too. It covers the standards from K-12 with parent and after-school resources as well. Another interesting highlight would be the great opportunities available for professional development in the form of online training , strategy guides and professional library.
Christina M
The resource I chose to share is from the Florida Center for Reading Research. It can be found at http://www.fcrr.org/. This resource helps you identify the target need of the learner and provides strategies and activities to help your struggling reader.
Dianna O'Neill
I've used newsela.com. I love the leveled passages. Readworks.com is also good for lexiled passages.
Kristen Foley
I chose RAZ Kids (https://www.kidsa-z.com). This subscription website is support by our district and allows teacher to pair students with digital books at 29 different reading levels (aa-Z). They can listen to the story read aloud while following along with highlighted text. Students can also use tools (highlighting, note taking, recording) as well as take a corresponding quiz to check comprehension. Stars are awarded for the completion of tasks. These can be used to buy items for their RAZ Robot and space Rocket Builder, a fun incentive for kids. Teachers can easily track student progress and grade student written responses. I find it perfect for differentiating. Students are reading at an appropriate level, self-selecting the titles they read and how they read them (with/without audio and tools).
Sheleena Courtney
iReady Reading/Math computer-based resource. I have chosen this resource to share because I believe in it's proven success for children of all reading levels and language development. iReady Reading is a computer-based responsive reading tool that allows children to progress through their reading skills at an individual pace. It adapts to the child's learning and progresses in difficulty as each new skill is mastered. It is a phenomenal resource that we use consistently in our daily instruction on my district.
Tim Webendorfer
I choose newsela.com because it has differentiated texts about a wide variety of topics that can engage students. From mythology to science to pop culture to current events, this site always has materials, and provides differentiated version of texts, usually ranging from elementary school to high school. It also provides comprehension questions that the teacher can assign and track (if you want to pay for the premium service). This site can give students the independence to choose topics they are interested in, and also choose the reading level that will land in their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and will allow them to grow as a reader and critical thinker. In other words, it challenges students, allows them the freedom to choose, and can also track their progress for the teacher.
Penny Bailey
I choose Reading Horizons Discovery Phonics. We use this program in our school for our students and it's a great resource. Here is the link: https://www.readinghorizons.com/elementary-reading-program/interactive-reading-software It differentiates reading instruction based on each students needs and skills. It is a great phonics tool to help those struggling readers sound our words. It also works on comprehension allowing students to read books in the program. It is an independent program.
Jennifer King
I chose the following resource because it contains many different levels for understanding, from kindergarten through middle school. Brainpop (or Brainpopjr for primary grades) offers lessons across the curriculum. Each lesson is presented by a "human" cartoon and a robot cartoon. The human does the talking (auditory) with text presented at the bottom of the screen (a plus for ELLs). Lessons are also available in Spanish. Lessons can be extended with available games, activities, quizzes, and comics. www.brainpop.com
Kisha Burgos
The resource I chose was http://mindplay.com/ It helps with comprehension, fluency, grammar, phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary. They do online assesments and have tremendous support for struggling readers. After the student is assessed, they are presented with work on their level. There is an actual goal set up to get students back on track toward their level. If they do not understand, the work is then presented to them differently, in a way that they can understand. It also has an on screen tutor that guides along with certain lessons. Teachers can also see reports of the students progress, and certificates of completion awards can be also printed out to give to students, to keep them motivated. Great Find!
Kisha Burgos
Another great resource for struggling readers would be, https://www.readworks.org/ Teachers can set grade levels for different types of struggling readers, to read from. They can have the students listen to the story being read to them. There are tons of interesting reads. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science, Biography. It can be done online, or Teachers can print out the stories, and they can do it together with the student, or the student can do it independently.
Adriana Jahna
I chose this resource because it is directed towards struggling ELL learners. It is very straight forward. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/supporting-ells-mainstream-classroom-reading-instruction It seems to be effective because it is using not only one technique but multiple. It also seems to cover a lot that I have learned about in this course about instruction. It is stating to use visuals, read to them, allow them to use audio books, etc. I will use this in the future.
Staci
My go to reading resource is https://newsela.com/. NewsEla is a great resource for the inclusive classroom because it offers articles and readings based on grade level, lesson plans, and subject area. NewsELA also allows instructors to choose articles that interest the students while maintaining the validity and reliability regarding standards and concepts.
Cassie McCammon
I use a resource called Epic to help my struggling readers find books they are interested in and to help build fluency and comprehension. https://www.getepic.com/ Signing up for a teacher account is free, you can add your students and provide them with a login, and then they can login and have many stories read aloud to them on the computer. You can search the website by reading level or by book topic. I also use this resource whole group at times to present a mentor text to my students. They beg to get on Epic!
Keith Klotsche
Struggling readers need to be presented with materials that can be read with relative ease to help promote their fluency. With increased fluency, their understanding of the material will increase. I have favored the strategy of Read- Cover- Recall to help promote their comprehension of the text. In addition, I will rewrite the Science and Social Studies textbook lessons at a lower Lexile measure to help increase their understanding of the material.
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