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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

Alejandro Guardia
I chose this resource because it is designed to help music literacy and is easy to use in the music classroom daily. www.sightreadingfactory.com The resource puts the student in a situation where they have a short time to analyze a few measures of music then it puts them in the position to perform it in a efficient and succinct fashion. This is a short activity that can be used daily and gives more music reading opportunities to the students without having to hunt for new music everyday.
B. Scuteri
Program – Duolingo This program has helped new students that are brand new to the country learn to read much faster. I have a student like that this year, and he can already read better than a couple of my other students who were born in this country. Now I need to focus on comprehension with him.
Bobby
This program has helped new students that are brand new to the country learn to read much faster. I have a student like that this year, and he can already read better than a couple of my other students who were born in this country. Now I need to focus on comprehension with him.
Bobby
Duolingo has helped students of mine learn to read quickly. I have a student this year that although he cannot comprehend what he is reading yet, he already reads better than a couple of my native american students.
Robert Hogg
I utilize Iready for my students
Melissa
https://www.eslkidstuff.com/worksheets.htm I chose this particular website because I have used it to teach english language learners. This site provides a wealth of information on different themes and categories that I find amazing. The very fact this website even exists helps to expose children to different types of activities and worksheets and contributes to them becoming visually aware of the english language. This motivates children because it is fun and engaging way to learn while simultaneously developing phonetic skills, word recognition, and reading skills.
Josue Nunez
The resource I utilize is iReady. It is data driven and adjust instruction based on student progressions. Additional resources are provided to the teacher to utilize for individualized instructions. It also allows the teacher to form groups based on either student need or student growth. http://i-readycentral.com/ This site provides a overview of the different applications of the program.
Robert Hogg
We use NEWS ELA to cover up to date issues in the world. NEWS ELA is a great resource for current event articles.
Rachel Lindsey
I chose ABC Mouse - my son uses this and I can see the benefits it would provide a student at any age to learn our language the way a new speaker would need it. It uses self-paced modules in reading, writing, phonics, letter formation, spelling, accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. https://www.abcmouse.com/abt/homepage?8a08850bc2=T2853737998.1558448961.8716
Ciara Gill
One of the resources that was used by the school district in Okeechobee was IXL for language arts. It is a great way for students to "track" themselves, and it differentiates the skills according to their progress. https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-9
Sean Holligan
For struggling readers i use readworks.com , commonlit.org and scholastic magazines. These resources work very well for my students.
Sean Holligan
For struggling readers i use readworks.com , commonlit.org and scholastic magazines. These resources work very well for my students. These resources and sites have a variety of topics and multiple levels.
Joshua Miller
Lessons employ AVID’s critical reading strategies and align them with Common Core State Standards Web-based and accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per week Select lessons include ELL (English language learner) embedded scaffolds I am choosing https://www.avid.org/avidweekly because the lessons include critical reading strategies and also include lessons specifically designed for ELL students.
Joshua Miller
I am choosing https://www.avid.org/avidweekly because the lessons include critical reading strategies and also include lessons specifically designed for ELL students.
Joshua Miller
I am choosing www.avid.org/avidweekly because the lessons include critical reading strategies and also include lessons specifically designed for ELL students.
Joshua Miller
I am choosing https://storytimefromspace.com/ because it is very engaging and enriching for all students. Astronauts read stories from the International Space Station in a read aloud format with subtitles to guide.
Natalie Updike
CommonLit (commonlit.org) seems like a great tool! I might use it next year.
Melissa
http://www.colorincolorado.org/ This is new website that I discovered to help in my research of ELL, ESL, and ESE students. I refer to it frequently to help me understand how to reach and instruct my students. The vast wealth of information in this website should be one that everyone bookmarks in their browser.
Rebecca Yochim
I use starfall.com with my students. My students are not yet reading when they entire my class. Therefore, I use this site to support my students in acquiring reading foundational skills. They are able to review letters and sounds, which is a vital aspect of our learning process in my class. Students are engaged and active learners when using this site.
Natalie Updike
For my 12th grade ELA students, http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator-30021 works really well as a resource. It helps students be more organized, generate inquiry, and explore their creativity! I'd love to use it in a creative-writing-based classroom where we could explore generating different genres as well as analyzing them.
Cindy
I chose www.readworks.org because the site contains a library of nonfiction and literary articles that can be read to introduce, reinforce, or supplement existing instructional material. Teachers can choose articles from a wide variety of topics and grade levels. Each article includes text-based questions and vocabulary reinforcement. “Step reads” and audio versions can be used to differentiate for struggling readers. The articles are current, engaging, and include beautiful pictures. The articles, text-based questions, and vocabulary support can be digitally assigned to individual students or projected on a white board for whole-class instruction. In addition, the articles and question sets can be printed. Readworks is a fantastic resource which teachers of a levels and subject areas can use to further students’ growth in reading.
Kerry
I like using the Secret Stories to teach phonograms. I also use another program called Seeing Stars that allows me to give lots of practice with finding those phonograms within nonsense words to practice decoding skill. Both are wonderful!
Melissa A Cunningham
I resource that I use for my students in brainpopjr.com. This website provides a wealth of resources for my ESE students. I use it to complement group work, or have my students work independently as needed. I love this site because it provides opportunities for my students to improve on their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
SJ
In class I have used many online sites, I very much like www.storylineonline.net, the children can watch the celebrate read the book. This gives the student the opportunity to hear and see, how to read. I also use many apps for IPad, which the OT and Speech therapists have given to me over the last few years. These teach phonics, spelling, and even writing beginning to write your own story.
Margaret Gardineer
Reading Rockets provides resources for struggling readers; it becomes especially effective because it has parent as well as teacher resources. The website link is: http://www.readingrockets.org/ Although it claims to address concerns regarding struggling young readers, many of the strategies under "Teacher Resources" work for high school students who are struggling readers.
Margaret Gardineer
Readwritethink provides resources for struggling readers; it becomes especially effective because it has lessons linked to standards as well as teacher resources. The website link is: http://www.readwritethink.org/ Many of the strategies under "Teacher Resources" work for high school students who are struggling readers.
Andrea Tarlowski
I love animoto for literacy presentations. The students enjoy adding music and I find it to work nicely with ESOL students and language acquisition.
Andrea Tarlowski
I love animoto for literacy presentations. The students enjoy adding music and I find it to work nicely with ESOL students and language acquisition. This website has everything!
Jill Hornstein
I have always loved using starfall.com and abcmouse as resources for my beginning and/or struggling readers. I have found that these two websites make the learning fun for the students by incorporating interactive games to promote learning.
Bridget Carreiro
https://learnzillion.com/p/plans/ LearnZillion is a great resource for plans across different content areas.
Maria
https://www.ixl.com/ela/topics?partner=google&campaign=179162755&adGroup=8821324675&gclid=Cj0KCQjwocPnBRDFARIsAJJcf95aMtdf6McS0n5UNFSRGaQp9i0_v0ck-l4uchpdr3BjCYCVZJQe2dIaArr4EALw_wcB I really like this site it has alot of resources for all students and includes lessons, quizzes and reading comprhension, vocabulary and so much more. These resources will give teachers and parents assistance with helping students succeed in learning.
Hannah S.
DuoLingo is a great resource for struggling learners, especially ELL students. It helps build vocabulary and comprehension.
H. S.
DuoLingo is a great resource for struggling learners, especially ELL students. It helps build vocabulary and comprehension.
Amy
I really love readworks.org There's a variety of articles to choose from as well as levels. You can address an abundance of skills as well.
sean Holligan
I use https://www.readworks.org/ because it has a vast array of text which can be read or listen to. This is an excellent resource because students can listen or read the material. Another resource I use is https://www.commonlit.org because it covers at least 3 standards at once. This way the students are being tested based on the standards they will encounter on the FSA.
Lisa Juarez
The resource I use in my classroom is i-Ready. Students are guided through lessons that fill in gaps of their learning. As a teacher, I am also able to schedule lessons that help students get the grade level practice they need in order to grow.
Natalie Updike
Storyboard.org is an incredible resource for struggling readers. Each story is a non-fiction, often inspirational clip that focuses on a person or family. I like it so much because they are 2-3 minutes in length, so digestible for a struggling learner. They are also read out-loud by the person in the story (so it creates a more solid connection). Also, there is an attached transcript that has several translation options.
Lisa DeAnda
Starfall- I chose Starfall.com as a resource for struggling readers because when I was a self contained ESE teacher many of my students were reading far below grade level. Starfall.com was a great resource and one of few available at the time. Since then it has expanded to serving prek-3rd grade students in language arts, and mathematics. Not only is it interactive but it focuses on building phonemic awareness for struggling readers. Starfall activities are research-based and align with Individual and Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics.
MaryLou Jordan
https://reading.ecb.org/teacher/priorknowledge.html I chose this site because it provided help for some basic and extremely important reading strategies. These include developing prior knowledge, inferring, making connections, questioning, visualizing, summarizing, evaluating, and synthesizing. This site also includes an online activity guide book for teachers to use to pull all of their resources together. The resources include lesson plans, online books to use, videos and posters explaining the strategy in colorful ways, and even songs to play and learn for each strategy. All of these resources would make learning to use these strategies very engaging.
E. Constant
The reason I chose this resource is because it is so rich. I provides activities for readers from K-5 on all the components of literacy. These activities can keep students engaged in learning and boost reading level. http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm (Florida Center for Reading Research) Teachers can use the reources from this site to provide research based interventions. They can use the resources as activities in centers (primary classrooms)
Ermite Constant
The reason I chose this resource is because it is so rich. I provides activities for readers from K-5 on all the components of literacy. These activities can keep students engaged in learning and boost reading level. http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm (Florida Center for Reading Research) Teachers can use the reources from this site to provide research based interventions. They can use the resources as activities in centers (primary classrooms)
Amanda Ray
I chose the literacy program from the web site www.mobymax.com. This interactive curriculum is very comprehensive with an assessment that places the student at their differentiated level. The curriculum breaks down each standard into small skills that are easier to achieve. It progress monitors the students and has a teach me feature that allows for instruction as well as all parts have a read aloud icon so students can hear the modeled reading. I have used this program for many years. It is wonderful for students with IEP goals and ELL learners.
Kathleen Olson
I use frequently use Common Lit within my classroom, as it provides multiple texts that are standards based and can be used within the classroom on varying levels of ability. https://www.commonlit.org this resource works effectively with struggling readers as it provides texts that can be used based on the students reading level. If used in a google classroom, or one to one classroom, students are able to use the technology to read text and answer questions related to text both providing a formative assessment in vocabulary and comprehension. It also helps struggling readers to learn about new topics on their level.
Jennifer Thomas
I love readwork.org because it offers multiple passages that are leveled and cover both fiction and nonfiction topics. My second grade team uses these passages as common text so we are all focused on the same text on the current expected level. We use question stems to write questions about the passages and then use them the passages and our questions for assessment purposes.
Amanda Ray
I chose the web site and full curriculum site www.mobymax.com. I have used this online curriculum many years with struggling readers, ELL's and students with IEP's. This is a full curriculum that offers all subject areas. It begins students with a leveled assessment and then the program is designed to start exactly where the students needs. The program progress monitors and provides interesting stories in fiction and non-fiction that have the option to be read aloud as well.
Melissa Pierce
I chose the website because it has resources for teachers to help with struggling readers. The website is http://www.readingrockets.org/. I was able to print 3 different kinds of concept maps that would work well with my students.
Jennifer Santora
The reading resource I find useful is www.brainpop.com. This website offers videos on topics. In order for students to use their background knowledge while reading and to analyze point of view of a text, they need the schema to access while reading. Students could quiz on the site as well.
Molly
I am lucky to have tablets in my class that are connected to Amazon FreeTime. Kids have access to their favorite titles, characters, and themes.
Abigail Pendley
I love Readworks. I can choose the lexile level or grade level, the skill I want to target, and the type of text. It comes with vocab and comprehension questions. readworks.org
Vivien Boyd
I am always looking for new and innovative resources because I like to think outside the box. One of my favorites is www.readworks.org which allows me to choose from different educational disciplines and help to broaden the interests of my kids, their vocabulary bank and their knowledge base before FSA testing. I can manipulate the lexile on each reading assignment to help struggling readers and slowly increase the difficulty to help them excel. The main reason I love roadworks is because they have very similar questions on main idea and theme, not mention, having the kids answer in multiple choice and writing, so you can pinpoint any difficulty in all of those areas. I went through the list of resources that were blogged here and I will also like to try http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/bookmaking-builds-vocabulary-content-276.html because I got a nice idea of an interactive notebook that I will use to teach my 3 year old grandson his abc's. I used interactive notebooks this year to teach Devil's Arithmetic but I will see if it also works with a child learning the basic letters of the alphabet.
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