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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

Sherri Henley
We (my students, parents, and myself) all like Starfall. It can be located at https://www.starfall.com/h/ . It is an engaging website for children in prekindergarten through third grade. There are all different types of activities to be completed in various subject areas. For ELL students that are having difficulty with letters and sounds there is a great interactive area focusing on this matter. It is user friendly for all!
Nicole
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/orton-gillingham-what-you-need-know Reading Rockets is a website I have used before for unique ideas for struggling readers. On this website they discuss various programs that they found to be research based and effective. They have a section about Ortin-Gillingham which a is a struggling reader, actually a great program for every reader, that not only practices explicit teaching of the sound letter connections, but also patterns and rules to the sounds. They take great care to explain why the English language sounds are what they are.
susannah
Although I see the importance of using resources in a classroom and speciality area, I teach PE and will not have time to cater to struggling readers. I would love to be able to do it all, however, I only have 30 minutes to make sure that 40 kids get enough exercise to successfully go back to class and focus on the reading strategies that this course talks about.
Lani
I would like to share the website www.getepic.com where children can digitally read hundreds of books. What I like about this website is that there are many books that can be "read to" the child, providing a lot of opportunities to improve reading skills by looking at the words and hearing how they are pronounced. If a child is ready to read on his/her own, the website also provides a dictionary option where they can be told what the word means or simply how to pronounce it. This is great for my below level students also.
Reema Patel
Some resources I use when I have readers who struggle is I-ready, starfall and nearpod. I-ready allows the student to take a diagnostic test which will then place them where they need to be level wise. Starfall is a fun and education site where students are learning their sounds and playing phonic games. Nearpod is available and can be used by all. It is very easy accessible and students of all ages are able to understand it.Teachers can look for lesson or create them to their students needs.
Jipsy
I like the website www.getepic.com where children can digitally read hundreds of books. As a Kindergarten teacher I like this website because there are many books that can be "read to" the child, providing a lot of opportunities to improve reading skills by looking at the words and hearing how they are pronounced. If a child is ready to read on his/her own, the website also provides a dictionary option where they can be told what the word means or simply how to pronounce it.
Noah
In our district we use an online program called i-ready. This program is designed to help teachers determine student's needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year.
Noah Johnson
In our school district we use i-Ready which is an online program for reading and/or math that helps your the teacher(s) determine your child’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year, through diagnostics and instruction.
Jenny B.
A resource that I have been using is MYON from Renaissance. I love the news feature on this resource. It allows students to have real and relevant information. I also like that as a teacher I can create a project for my students to do that incorporates the new articles. For struggling readers their is also a feature that the story could be read to them.
Hannah Hiester
I thought this resource, NASA Space Place https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/, from NASA looked interesting. The website has a range of activities for students related to space including tasks such as make your own story (a bit like mad libs) that could be useful for ELLs learning science.
Amanda Bertrand
I think the website http://www.carlscorner.us.com/ is a wonderful free resource for phonics practice. There are multiple levels of resources so you can differentiate based on what skill level your students are working on. For students who are just learning to decode and blend you can simply use a cut and paste worksheet where students match the picture and word. For students who are on a higher level you can use the same phonics skill with a focus on vocabulary where students have to find the word that has that phonics pattern that best matches the sentence.
Amanda Bertrand
I chose the website carls corner because it has wondnerful phonics practice resources. The website is: http://www.carlscorner.us.com/ It has songs, rhymes, and worksheets to go with each phonics pattern. I think it is an effective resource to use in the classroom for both struggling and advanced readers because there are resources for both. You can use rhymes and songs for your struggling readers or cut and paste worksheets where they have to match the picture to the word or more advanced worksheets they can use the phonics pattern and focus more on vocabulary.
Colleen Kershner
I would recommend the website https://www.getepic.com/. It is a digital library for students and teachers. I chose it because we are currently providing e-learning to students at home. It gives students access to books that are not attainable for various reasons. It is effective for all learners as it has the read to me availability setting as well as those needing more challenging text.
Christy Hamm
I love to use a variety of graphic organizers in my classroom. I work with students in elementary and middle school and graphic organizers help students of all ages to successfully organize their thoughts. The graphic organizers on this site are simple to use and easy to adapt to a variety of reading passage or literature. Graphic organizers help give struggling readers a visual tool to be successful. https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/encouraging-reading-writing/graphic-organizers-for-reading
Jen G
Check out SMART Exchange. It has thousands of resources for your Smart Board. We use this in the classroom during small group activities. The resources are endless. In the end we want our kids to be SMART and to Exchange that information. I enjoy using SMART Exchange and the kids often ask can we work on SMART Exchange together.
K Hendrix
I think a simple and great resource for struggling readers is to read to an animal or pet. They student can practice without fear of feedback or being corrected, Sometimes students just need to read and get comfortable with reading. There is also a connection of nothing but love with a pet.
Shannon M Cleveland
One literacy resource I found very helpful is readingrockets.org. Not only does it have a section designed specifically to help struggling readers, it has a comprehensive toolbox to assist teaching reading. The topics vary from classroom strategies to content area literacy, and can be adapted to each grade level.
Mindy Magden
One of the resources I like to use is Reading a-z. This resource offers many level and skill based printable books for students. The books are easily accessible and can be modified and differentiated to meet individual student needs. The books are colorful and engaging for students, with a multitude of topics to explore.
Amy Council
I like to use the resource readingrockets.org. They provide teachers and students with many different resources such as videos, articles, and tools for assessing student understanding. They have such a variety of activities for all types of learners. I feel that they do a very good job of providing material that is relevant and current for struggling readers.
Carissa McCray
I chose http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php. I enjoy using this platform because I can create rubrics for each individual student based on what I want to assess. Additionally, the platform comes with various options from oral to print and within those options, there are varied categories for assessment.
Carissa McCray
I like the website rubistar.4teachers.org. I enjoy using this platform because I can create rubrics for each individual student based on what I want to assess. Additionally, the platform comes with various options from oral to print and within those options, there are varied categories for assessment.
Jaci Stocking
I chose a couple online sources to help children engage more with their reading whether they are struggling or not. With our world being more “online” some kids will do better learning via these resources. The first one is Starfall- this site caters to the PreK-3 age group. They have a a Read-along library of stories, games, and interactive activities. Reading skills covered are: phoniemic awareness, sight words, word recognition, fluency, and systematic sequential phonics. I have used this in the past as an intervention activity for my students. Website: https://www.starfall.com/h/ The second one is ABCya- this site caters to PreK- 6+. It is mostly games. However, the reading skills addressed are vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension and early literacy. Website: https://www.abcya.com/
Destinee
The resource I chose is called HOMER, the reason I chose this resource is because it is a fun way for kids to learn to read. www.learnwithhomer.com With this program kids play fun interactive reading games. During these games, kids are taught how to sound out words, word recognition, and also how to read passages. This is good for a student who struggles with reading, because the games make learning the concepts and strategies fun.
Destinee Green
The resource I chose is called HOMER, the reason I chose this resource is because it is a fun way for kids to learn to read. www.learnwithhomer.com With this program kids play fun interactive reading games. During these games, kids are taught how to sound out words, word recognition, and also how to read passages. This is good for a student who struggles with reading, because the games make learning the concepts and strategies fun.
Jenny B
I have recently been introduced to MYON which is a Renaissance program. It is a program designed to give books to students based upon interests and reading level. I like that I am able to create projects for my students on topics but at their reading level. I am able to choose the books that they can read for this project. If a book is higher than their reading level, I can choose to let them listen to the book.
Jenny B
I like starfall. Starfall is a website for early readers. It provides students the reading foundations and engages them in reading books. It can be differentiated with audio.
Donna M Roberts
I have recently found lalilo.com which is a phonics program for K-2 students. My students really enjoy the activities and it targets the 5 pillars of reading.
Donna
I have recently found lalilo.com which is a phonics program for K-2 students. My students really enjoy the activities and it targets the 5 pillars of reading.
Beth Hyle
A resource that I use frequently in my classroom is NEWSELA and I use this source because all the kids can read the same article but I can change the reading level of the article. The students don't know who is who and they all get the same information. You have to subscribe to the Newsela service but they do have a free option. www.newsela.com
Mary McMillan
My struggling student enjoy using Starfall to help with their phonic skills and comprehension skills.
Sue Uselton
I like this website https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ It is free digital access to picture books that are narrated in many languages.
Kristy
I use reading plus. This program differentiates for struggling readers and ELL students. They learn on their own level and progress and make gains at their own pace. The program allows them to choose stories they want to read within the program and there is also an academic vocabulary aspect. The program provides a lot of information and data back to the teacher to inform planning and re-teach areas.
Kristy
I use reading plus as a good resource for differentiated reading. The program differentiates stories for students to read on their own level, allows them to choose stories they like to read and they make gains and progress at their own pace. There is also an academic vocabulary aspect and the program provides data to the teacher to inform planning and re-teaching opportunities.
Tiffany Carlsen
I like to use the resources that can be found on the FCRR because you find resources for any literacy skill. They are research based, proven effective, and can be differentiated for any student.
Tiffany Carlsen
The resources on the Florida's Center for Reading Research, FCRR.org are always available and highly effective. They are research based, proven effective, and can be differentiated for any student.
Tina Fischer
I like the resources found at Florida Center for Reading Research. Their website provides tons of great activities and resources to use for readers. The resources are differentiated by grade level and specific skill, so it's easy to find exactly what you are looking for. I use the activities for my RTI small group instruction as well as for independent student practice. The link is https://fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca.html.
Heather H
I am an art teacher, and found this resource through the New York State Art Teachers Association: https://www.nysata.org/assets/documents/NYSATANews/a_primer_on_academic_language_for_art_teachers_final-2.pdf This is a great resource for art teachers that want to support English Language Learners in their classroom. This is a successful resource because it will fuse visual learning with academic language.
Tricia Campbell
The website that I chose to share is Readworks. Readworks allows you to select passages for specific students. The students read the passages independently or click the "sound" button. There are a few follow-up comprehensions for students to complete online that can be submitted to the teacher. This is a useful way for teachers to track comprehension.
Tricia Campell
The resource I'm choosing to share is Khan Academy kids. Many teachers use this resource for Math, but it can be used for Reading practice too.
Brittany
I resource I found effective for struggling readers is NewsELA.com. You can chose text on many different topics as well as different lexile levels and text in Spanish.
Indy
The program I found that is effective when teaching struggling Readers is IReady . It is a program that helps the reader in their level . It helps to reinforce reading skills. I also like Readworks a website that have various levels of passages.
Allyssa
I love to use readworks.com in the classroom and for homework. It is an easy way for me to differienate text for students while still working on grade level standards. I use the passages from readworks and will create my own FSA style questions for them.
Jennifer Castaneda
A literary resource I use for struggling readers is NewsELA and CommonLit. Both are great tools that can be adjusted based on students reading ability and come with text dependent questions already created for each text.
Dawn
I choose Reading Rockets as the literacy resource for ELL's and/or struggling learners. I choose this because they offer a lot of information on how to work with students who are struggling as well as resources to use. The link is https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/struggling-readers.
Samantha Lastinger
I recently have been working with the resource Epic - this online digital library has books that children can have access to and even get them read aloud to students. Wonderful resource for teachers, parents and students. It even allows the teacher to assign a book for kids to read that could go along with the subject content you are currently learning about to build knowledge.
Jaydee G
I use Khan Academy a lot. I feel that it helps students because it goes in depth and teaches concepts well. I think my students gain a lot from Khan and it feels almost like personalized instruction,
Susan Charbonneau
We have started using Reading A-Z and I love how it levels up as the students progress as well as built in comprehension tests.
Temple Bunyak
I just began using the resource Epic and the students and I love it. Epic is an online library where students can read books. The books are categorized in several ways. My students like to search by genre and grade level. Once they find a book, they can read it and then take a quiz on the book. We have a read and share block where the students take time to read a book on Epic and then they share with a peer. https://www.getepic.com/?utm_channel=search&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwqTRtpr_6AIVc-W1Ch0JLAAqEAAYASAAEgLzwvD_BwE
Laura Waldon
When we started virtual instruction, I discovered Vooks. Vooks provides books of different genres and levels. It also reads the books to the student. Additionally, Vooks provides a question from a scene in the book that teachers or parents can discuss with the student.
Madison
The resource I like to use with my struggling readers is ReadWorks. This is a great resource because you can assign text with a focus on vocabulary and comprehension. This resource also has a feature to have the text read aloud. It is great to use in small groups or for intervention because you control the text and questions.
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