Cart is empty
View Cart
Subtotal: $0.00

Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /var/www/vhosts/3ip.eu/literacysolutions.3ip.eu/wp-content/themes/literacy-solutions/includes/view/blog/loop-index.php on line 48

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.

CompareContrastBlendedLearningHappy Blogging!

3112 Comments

John de la Cruz
Hi! I sometimes use Lanternfish (website: https://bogglesworldesl.com/) to print out fun worksheets for ESL students. It may appear for elementary students, but the resources available can be used for high schoolers and adults as well. I chose this because of its ease of use as well as the non-threatening looks of these assignments. This can work wonders because it seems very accessible, no-stress worksheets that students are encouraged to finish.
Chelsea
We have started using i-ready this year and I believe it is going to have a huge positive impact on the student's reading skills. There are many resources for teachers to be able to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of individual students. Tools for Instruction are resources that provide small group lessons on phonemic awareness and phonics. I have been using this for my teacher led small groups. I can review consonant blends with one group and begin digraphs with another. Students also complete lessons on the computer and my students write down their score for each lesson they complete. This keeps them motivated to do well and focus on each new lesson. The lessons are also assigned to them based on a diagnostic test at the beginning of the year. The diagnostic test will be given a total of 3 times this year.
cherie baumgartner
I chose F&P LLI. I have used this for the last couple of years with small groups. I have seen a drastic growth in reading levels and comprehension with my struggling readers. The students are engaged and the lessons are quick. https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/intervention/ Leveled Literacy Intervention is a short-term, intensive, supplementary intervention system to improve literacy achievement of struggling readers. The combination of leveled books and systematically designed lessons is powerful for students who are not achieving grade-level expectations in reading.
Belinda McClintock
I use the I-Ready since my county uses this. The diagnostic is given three times a year and it levels the students and gives them the strategies to learn to reinforce the skills they need to learn. This allows for grouping of students to reinforce skills needed for success.
Belinda McClintock
Readworks is a great one to use to support reading comprehension. Teachers have to sign up for an account but once this is done it is free.
Jillian McClone
I would like to share Reading A-Z (kidsa-z.com). It does cost for a subscription, but it allows children to have access to books at their level, to level up, to have books read to them, to read books themselves, and to take quizzes on comprehension (the quizzes and answer choices are read to them at lower reading levels). The kids can earn coins to build their robot, they like the resource, and it is accessible at their level.
Brittany Lear
To effectively differentiate reading instruction for my students, I would use IXL: language arts. This program will assess the students and give each student individual feedback and appropriate lessons. I really like using IXL because as a teacher I can see who is answering what question, how long they are on each question and what skill they are working on. I can even group students by skills they are working on. This resource gives me immediate feedback as to what the students know, instead of i-Ready where I have to wait until the student is done the lesson to find out how they did.
Brittany Lear
The resource I like to use for my struggling readers is IXL: Language Arts. This resource will assess students and give them individual lessons to work on. This resource will also allow the teacher to assign lessons individually. I like this program because it shows me exactly how the student is doing during the lesson. I can even group students by the standard they are working on. By getting immediate feedback I can address struggles quicker and more efficiently.
NORA CAIL
I found the site called "Into the book." Here is the link to the site https://reading.ecb.org/index.html. This site explains reading strategies to students, then has the students practice the learning strategy. There is a lot of visuals in the lesson. It also will read the story, so they are working on the strategies and they don't have to be able to read the text which is important. It also allows hints if the students need it and chunks the story into little pieces at a time.
Megan
A resource I use in my classroom every week is called teach your monster to read. This program has three different stages. The first stage is letter sounds, then blending, sight words, and finally it has the students read stories. The students play games to build their space ship and they are able to do this by knowing their letters, sounds, blends, and sight words. My students beg me to play this game!
Megan
The resource I use in my classroom is teach your monster to read. This game has three different stages. You can pick a stage to start your students at. It allows the students to build their space ship by knowing their letters, sounds, and sight words. This game is able to be played on the computer and a tablet. The students beg me to play this game.
Matthew
I chose Vocabulary.com because it has the ability to break down vocabulary into phonetic pieces and it also has an auditory tool that pronounces each part of the word. It can also be used with multiple grade levels and subject areas, as well as align to numerous state standards.
Tricia Welchance
https://readtheory.org/ I like to use read theory in small groups for my struggling readers because it breaks down each passage question in to the domains "key ideas and details," "integration of knowledge," and the like. Students and teachers can assess the breakdown of their responses.
tara
I would use Iready since this is something the district uses as a promotional tool for 3rd graders. The site is nice because I can individualize each students lessons and assign them work on what they are struggling with and what needs to be reviewed. It also allows me to put students on their independent reading levels so they are completing lessons and not struggling the entire time.
Edward Janusz
Nearpod.com This site has non fiction and fiction as well as grammar and writing lessons for every grade level. It also has great assessments such as drawing, THink/pair/share. Great for ELL's.
Mary
i-ready is a great resource that we use in the classroom because it offers us as teachers so much information on the children who are sitting in the classroom. They can show their weaknesses and then practice them in a fun and engaging way.
John
I use 2 sites: https://www.readinga-z.com/ for younger ESL kids I tutor and Achieve3000 (https://www.achieve3000.com/) which we access at our highschool via CLEVER, for the older kids. I love how Achieve3000 can adjust its Lexile Level as the student progresses in their reading skills. Achieve3000 is set with assessments that help gauge their progress.
John de la Cruz
I use 2 sites: https://www.readinga-z.com/ for younger ESL kids I tutor and Achieve3000 (https://www.achieve3000.com/) which we access at our highschool via CLEVER, for the older kids. I love how Achieve3000 can adjust its Lexile Level as the student progresses in their reading skills. Achieve3000 is set with assessments that help gauge their progress.
Jennifer
I have found that I love fluency and fitness for review, for ELL, and for kinesthetic learning. It is and amazing source for my kindergarteners. https://fluencyandfitness.com/
Blair Abascal
iReady is a great, interactive program that provides additional support in many different areas; including literacy skills. The iReady lessons can target a specific skill that a specific student may be struggling with. It also assesses the students periodically to adjust what lessons they are working on. The program adjusts to each students specific skill level through the data gathered in their diagnostic growth checks. Teachers can also assign lessons that are related to the lessons occurring in the classroom and curriculum. Check it out! https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/i-ready
Kasey Cadieux
https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/struggling-learner/ I choose this resource because it is specifically towards 3rd grade and offers great advice that teachers and parents could utilize.
Mary E Martin
This year I have been using Achieve 3000 in my Intensive Reading class. I have enjoyed using this resource because I am able to use it with direct instruct using the stretch articles as well as have students work independently at their own lexile level. The articles have been informative and of interest to my students
Mary E Martin
The resource that has worked in my Intensive Reading classes is Achieve 3000. I enables me to use stretch articles at a higher lexile level to guide mys students through challenging text and also allows students to work at their one lexile level on articles that are of interest to them
Alice Lander
I would use iReady because I am required to use it anyway. Plus it is catered to each student's needs.
Gordon
I like to use storyliine Online to introduce books to my lower readers and my Ell students. The stories are read aloud by an actor and the visuals are amazing. When possible, i try and have a copy of the story for the students to read along with the narrator.
Linda Boogaart
After introduce the lesson and mid way through teaching assessing where their learning is at this moment in the lesson I make a note and pull a small group and reteach using the I – Ready toolbox. This helps in the areas that they need extra practice and gives me a chance to use explicit instructions to make sure they have better understanding of the lesson. They can also use this at home for review too. I have the students do 3 days of reading and 2 of Math and then switch the following week.
Kelly Holmes-Hollinger
I use epic in my classroom and I think a great resource that is readily available to use is Iready. I think it is engaging and it is a prescription that fits your students needs.
Kelly Holmes-Hollinger
I think a great resource that is readily available to use is Iready. I think it is engaging and it is a prescription that fits your students needs.
Lani Bartsch
The i-ready program is a great additional support. I can set lessons to what my students need to work on. My students currently use it in addition to our current curriculum. I will also use the lessons as a whole class. https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/i-ready Reading Rockets is great for Phonics. https://www.readingrockets.org/
Michele
IReady is the resource i picked. iReady.com
Vicki L mcveigh
https://newsela.com/join/#/school-affiliation One site is use often is Newslea. I provide up to date high interest material with the ability to print in 3 differnt lexile levels. Questions are provided to begin discussion or writing responsses This is also a great resource for small group activities for vocabulary, text type, author purpose and so on.
Edward Janusz
I recommend Nearpod , great learning site for language art students. Fiction, non fiction and writing activities. Mainly I like it because it has great assesments. Drawing , charts, think pair share. Nearpod.com
Emily Hoffman
We use iReady in the classroom. It is a platform that allows students to work independently at their level. This is great for so many reasons. It allows students to have success and that is so important with struggling readers. iReady also works to close learning gaps.
JIll
I teaching kindergarten and I always use the site thekindergartensmorgasborg.com for tons of resources to help in reading and in math. He provided an abundance of resources that are free to help with kindergarten sight words, comprehension and language building. It is an excellent resource!!
Heather
I chose scholastic reading counts at www.Scholastic.com/Reading counts. It is a Lexile-based independent reading management program for K-12 students that provides a fun and kid friendly learning program. After reading a book the student takes a computer generated comprehension quiz to assess the students understanding. You can use these results to find out what areas you need to work with each individual student on.
Denise Franze
In our district we use I ready for our struggling readers. This resource is also a great tool for focusing in on a lesson that students struggle with as a whole class. The rigor is embedded into the program. Students have opportunity to learn the lesson. Practice the lesson. Then quiz on the lesson. The students are also able to go through the entire cycle again if they did not pass.
Vonda Falcione
I use and love Fountas and Pinnell by Heinemann. You can find information about this resource at heinemann.com. Our school purchased this program and it comes with a teacher's edition that provides daily plans, leveled books and a cd filled with additional resources. This program is designed for struggling readers and it has been very effective for our school.
Vonda Falcione
Our district just purchased Literacy Footprints for all kinder and first grade teachers. You can find out more about this program, at www.literacyfootprints. It comes with leveled texts and daily lesson plans. It also has an abundant resources that can help the struggling readers.
Melissa
I just learned of the site ereadingworksheets.com. It is useful for older readers because it has standards-based comprehension questions paired to reading passages. It has lessons and worksheets based on grade level, but what makes this resource especially helpful is that you can also find materials based on specific skills, with assessments and practice materials ready to go.
Alice Lander
I love the website Epic! It is like an online book library that includes both fiction and non-fiction of all levels and interest areas
Alice Lander
I love accelerated reader for leting kids earn points based on the books that they read from the library or my classroom collection.
Gloria Neel
The resource that I would like to share is Freckle. This website has a wonderful math and reading components. The free version is very useful. Teachers can assign certain standards in either subject for mastery or for extra practice. The reading passages are very student friendly and the math has a wonderful fact games that the students love to share. If you upgrade to a paid version you are able to pull reports that could be used for RTI data. Struggling readers would benefit from this site because it provides individual practice on skill they are struggling with.
Gloria Neel
The resource that I would like to share is Freckle. It is a free website that allows the teacher to assign standards that each student can practice independently to practice skills they are weak in. The passages are very student friendly and very engaging. If you upgrade to a paid version, you can download reports to take for RTI meetings. Freckle also has wonderful math resources as well.
link alternatif
Alternative Link l69 L69 is among the official sites that offer the newest alternative link reliable online betting sites. L69 provides more than one alternative link from each betting site, and we here have become probably the most comprehensive alternative link providers and the L69 site includes a responsive display that will makes it easy that you can access our site from the display of your own gadget or laptop. In addition to what you need to understand is that we here have only 1 official link, l69. myself and if there usually are other websites that supply information or call the website is not the official site. Ball betting and casino gambling are usually types of games that are incredibly favored by the folks of Indonesia. Why l69? Since we've been here for more than five a number of have become the trust regarding the individuals of Philippines as a destination to enjoy soccer gambling as well as online casino gambling. Itself in addition has obtained a license coming from the Asian and Western european governments last year to come to be an online gambling betting provider site in Asia and Europe. By providing many different types of betting bets that can be played about one ID, it makes typically the members feel happy playing in your bookie. Great things about Alternative Links l69 Yet sadly lately there are many members who experience problems and problems whenever entering into their Sgd777 game for the reason that Sbobet site is normally blocked and lots of aged sites have been clogged by the Indonesian federal government rather than a few are usually also impacted by what will be called the Newsletter Job. The Indonesian government recently is struggling to get rid of links or paths to get into sites that smell associated with pornography, gambling and presently there are a great many other content of which is deemed inappropriate.
Kyle
My favorite resource is Frayer Model for vocabulary. It allows students to study and utilize vocabulary with more critical focus, and it helps them contextualize by using the word in sentences, creating imagery, and other potential elements. The Frayer Models are colorful and can be displayed on the classroom, or combined for one review packet of unit vocabulary.
Karen
I like Newsela (https://newsela.com/ ) because it enables students to choose current events linked to their classwork or interests and presents it in a choice of reading levels. This way, all students can have access to the same resource material at an instructional or independent level.
Denise Franze
I use I ready as my go to as it researched based and approved by the district.
Denise Franze
I use the toolbox component of I ready. With the toolbox I have the ability to really cover the material. The lessons are focused in on one particular skill which allows me to guide students.
Rosa Bradford
I have used iReady in the classroom a lot. iReady is a great resource for all my students. The nice thing about iReady is that is places my students right where they need to be and creates individualized lessons based on their needs and deficits. I also really like how the kids can work on iReady from home as well as school.
Christie
My reading resource is for students k-3 www.starfall.com Students love the fun activities to help reinforce phonics skills and it also has a lot of resources (both reading and math)that can be printed and used in centers. My students love it as a reward for earning their i-ready time each week.
1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 62

Leave Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *