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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

Shawn Grooms
I use Waterford, it strengthens phonics skills and vocabulary.
Shawn Grooms
I have used Waterford for my ELL students and below level students.
Katrina Colvin
My favorite resource to use in my classroom is CommonLit (https://www.commonlit.org/). CommonLit is a free resource that provides various reading passages for use in the classroom. There are so many types passages for teachers to choose from, such as poems, short stories, news articles, and informational articles. Teachers can choose texts based on genres, topics, themes, grades, Lexile, and even standards. Students can annotate and highlight these passages and can also translate them. Because there are so many different types of passages on CommonLit, I can use a text that's interesting to a student and reinforce reading comprehension while also engaging a student in a text and exposing them to different perspectives.
Tara Hazel
It might not be evidence-based, but I think that epic! books is a great app. It is packed full of books and related videos. It has books from varying levels, comprehension quizzes built in, and the ability to have books read aloud to users. It can connect directly to a classroom teacher, and students can personalize their profile and personal libraries. It has a great deal to offer to students and teachers. It also allows students to choose books that they would enjoy reading, while allowing students to choose from books that are related or similar - keeping students reading.
Sarah Tillery
A resource that I regularly use in my Special Education classroom is Storyline Online. I select a book for a student to listen to two times. This website is great because the book is read aloud but my students can still see the illustrations in the book and follow along with the text. After they have listened/watched the story two times I assess the student on their comprehension skills. Using this tool allows me to measure their comprehension skills without them feeling pressured to read aloud a large passage or book.
Megan Jones
A resource that I use frequently is called Vooks. I chose this site because it is a great site for read alouds. It has many trade books like Chrysanthemum and reads them to the kids. The illustrations are very engaging for the kids. In addition, I can pause the story and talk about vocabulary or a story element while my students are watching. It is a very engaging site and allows me to expose my class to a wide variety of books without having to buy all of the books.
Lucy Flournah
The article I chose is a great one for beginning teachers. It is an easy read for a new teacher to get started. https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/7-strategies-use-struggling-readers The main key points focus is connecting with students and getting to know them to be able to connect them with books that might stimulate their interest. They also recommended conducting close reads to challenge readers and dig deeper into the text.
Kimlyn Wilson
A resource I use to help struggling readers with citing their answers and also writing longer responses are the rubrics already created by other educators from Teachers Pay Teachers. I use rubrics to help my students self-evaluate and also peer-evaluate as my second grade students routinely work in small groups of pairs. The rubrics give them not only step by step strategies to use but provide student examples for the highest to the lowest possible scores.
Kimlyn Wilson
To help my struggling readers, I would need to teach them how to use rubrics but also pair them with another student so they can work together to cite their answers correctly. In class we previously have practiced taking an incorrect response and worked together to find out why the response was incorrect then secondly, we had to delve back into the text to find the correct answer. This would require them to infer the information in the text so having them working in pairs or small groups would help my struggling readers as they have most difficulty with inference. Next, I would use rubrics created to align with the up and coming assessment for them to practice self-checking and peer-checking of their responses. Again, the resource I use to help struggling readers with citing their answers and also writing longer responses are the rubrics already created by other educators from Teachers Pay Teachers. I use rubrics to help my students self-evaluate and also peer-evaluate as my second grade students routinely work in small groups of pairs. The rubrics give them not only step by step strategies to use but provide student examples for the highest to the lowest possible scores.
Nancy
One of the resources I use on a regular basis with my students is NEWSELA. I like this resource because it allows me to use different levels of text on the same topic for my students. It also helps with vocabulary and multiple text sets on the same topic. It works effectively for the students by allowing them to feel successful reading on the same topic, but at their own level of reading.
Ana Paz
I work with English Language Learners aka Multilingual Learners and we all know that the parents are their first teachers and that becomes difficult when learning a new language. They can teach their child literacy skills in their native tongue, but find themselves wanting when trying to help them learn English when they don't speak it either. Therefore, I love the website with link below because this site has a wealth of books that are read by actors and they use expression, tone, set the mood, and fluency to name a few. It is quite engaging and this would be a great resource for parent of ELLs to have a model for their children. https://www.storylineonline.net/ This resource could be used by all to build better reading skills and to help develop those skills from the comfort of their own home.
Dawn
The literacy resource I am sharing for struggling learners is MyOn. This is a reading program that students can use. When students first log in, the take a quick assessment to determine their reading level. It also allows students to have stories read to them or read independently. MyOn also connects students with AR testing to determine their comprehension of a story.
Jennifer Morreale
A resource that I regularly use in my classroom is Quizlet. Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes. It really helps students to be introduced to new vocabulary at their own pace. Students will becomes immersed in it and then be able to apply it to the content later on. Using this tool allows me to measure their knowledge of vocabulary without them feeling by pacing.
Mindy
The resource that I, and my students really enjoy using is EPIC! books. Epic-books for kids. This is an online resource that has hundreds of books that students can either read along with, read independently or have read to them. Books can be located easily by topic, author, or book title. Books available are both literary and informational and many have short quizzes at the conclusion. I love this resource because many of my students need repeated exposure to hearing language, and hearing books being read.
Brittany
The resource I love to use is reading rockets. https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/struggling-readers ON this site you can search for assistance/ lessons for any type of student. Their is videos, lessons, activities and much more you can look at to help you with readers in your classroom.
Melissa Villafuerte
IXL is a program that I like to use here and there, so students can practice certain skills. IXL.com
Melissa Villafuerte
IXL is a program that I like to use here and there, so students can practice certain skills.
Melissa Villafuerte
Commonlit is a good reading resource that is standards based and offers a variety of text.
Frances
I have just recently started using the program IXL. I think IXL is useful to the students because it works on specific skills students need to master and is not built for a student to just be able to click any answer and move on.
Karen Ammons
Newsela is a great website that helps especially with differentiation of reading materials. The teacher can assign articles to specific students and the articles are of the same topic, but different reading levels and look very much alike. The students never know the difference and still get the same information, just on different reading levels that are appropriate for each of them.
Ruth Wright
As a Teacher Assistant in a special education program, I push into classrooms with my students as a behavioral and academic support. I do not use my own resources, but instead utilize what teachers instruct me to use.
Jennifer Duffy
As a Special Education Teaching Assistant, I would utilize the resources that the teacher is using in the content area. My role would be one of classroom support.
M. Gardner
The website I like to use for literacy purposes is www.getepic.com. I use this website to assign books to my students that I want them to read. I can choose which students I want to read the books. There are books at all different reading levels on lots of different topics. There is also an option to have the books read to the students if needed. At the end of the books there is a short quiz for comprehension. I can go on the site and see which students have done their reading and the how much of it they have finished. I can also tell how many books my students have read on their own and which books they have chosen. This gives me an idea of their interests and works as an interest survey of sorts.
Lauren Earl
For my reading interventions I like to also use https://www.readworks.org/ I enjoy using this because it can be individualized based on student needs. It allows me to differentiate and is based on the standards.
Brenda Johnston
I've used Epic! which is a free program teachers can use to enroll their children in. Students can read books at their level and their interest. Teachers can also find books for their students that correlate with the current unit of study. AR books are also available. This has been helpful in keeping my students reading through the COVID crisis when many don't have access to books.
Sarah Tillery
A great resource for young struggling learners is the Word Wizard app. It allows students to build and sound out words. The app has words lists or you can make your own. Its great for independent practice.
Allyssa
A resource I use in my classroom frequently to differentiate texts is Newsela. It has the same text in different levels to fit all my learners in the classroom.
Jessica Cathcart
A resource I have started using is called MyOn. We started using it when we began our distance learning. I like this resource because I can pick books for the students or they an pick based on their interests.
Joanne Sollazzo
I just started using the website Epic. This site allows me to pick books for my students to read or have read to them. It is great because I can find books on many different levels but are about the same topic so I am able to differentiate for some of my students. Some of the books even have quizzes at the end of them. In addition, they have videos to help build background knowledge if needed. https://www.getepic.com/
Charles Yallowitz
With our special needs students, we use a lot of short articles that connect with something that they like or heard about. For example, we read about the Apollo Landing when the anniversary was coming up. The site we use is www.n2y.com
Lizeth
I will recommend the resource (alilo.com ) which is a phonics program for K-2 students. My students really enjoy the activities and it targets the 5 pillars of reading.
julie
My student enjoy Star fall.com This a great phonics program. The kids love and don't even realize they are learning...
Ursula Baker
I found that myon is great. It allows you as the teacher to pick the books for your students that is on the subject matter, it also allows the student to pick their own interest books. It gives the levels and the length of time. It also shows how long the student took to read the book and if any pages were skipped.
Andrea Whitlock
One resource I like for struggling readers is I-Ready. I-Ready adjusts to the level of the student and I often have either myself or another aide sit with the student to explain anything they don't understand. This often allows the student to make gains in areas that are not specifically taught in class.
David Garner
I recommend https://www.verywellmind.com/improving-reading-comprehension-in-students-with-adhd-20813. The article gives strategies for students with ADD. One of the strategies is to chunk the reading followed by a break. Also, students can use a book mark to keep track of where they are in text.
Michelle
readworks.org is a great resource to use.
Victoria
I like to use the resource readingrockets.org for my students. The website provides teachers, parents and students with many different resources and tools for assessing student understanding. They have such a variety of activities for all types of learners. They do an excellent job of providing material for all levels of struggling readers.
Victoria
I like the website adlit.org which offers resources for parents and teachers of struggling adolescent readers. It has a variety of things to choose from for all levels of struggling readers. I feel that they do a good job of providing valuable resources to help readers.
Amy Moretz
I like using Words Their Way with all students, especially struggling readers. The sorts are broken down into individual skills. Some have pictures and some have words. The children sort the cards into appropriate groups and then can read them to you individually for an informal check. I like using Starfall.com for struggling readers, too. You can use the Smart Board to practice an individual skill and then read the corresponding story whole class. The struggling readers can then be pulled back into small groups to re-read the story with their individual books that were previously read whole group. The mini books can be ordered from Starfall. The children are so engaged and feel successful.
Ashley
I would recommend Read Works. https://www.readworks.org/lessons/skill-and-strategy This site provides text that will support reading standards. There are a variety of topics and is an efficient yet simple way to integrate literary skills within academic areas.
Dawn
I like the site abcya as a resource for students. Abcya has games that add to a specific skill, while I use this site with all of my students I also find it enables my ELL students to get additional help when needed.
Amy
I am a fan of Newsela because it allow for multi leveled articles for individualizing research and non fiction reading. It also has a great collection of paired reading that can also be used at varying reading levels. www.newsela.com
Robyn Hicks
I like to use starfall, boom cards are great for self corrected practice, raz kids gives a great resource for leveled books for home practice.
Dawn
I like Reading A-Z because it has many differentiated activities and levelled books.
Dawn Whiting
I like Reading A-Z. It has differentiated activities and leveled readers.
CH
Reading rockets serves as a great source for all learners. Many articles and lesson provided for struggling or ELL learners that all learners would benefit from using researched based instruction. Don't let the home page discourage Secondary teachers as the search button offers a world of information to meet your needs.
Sarah Jurewicz
I have been using Flipgrid a lot this year as a resource for many subject areas. It is a program that allows the students to create short videos for a certain assignment. I have been using in recently to have students read their decodable words to me. I have used it in the past for projects where students have to create a play or act out a scene from a story. We have also used it to share our projects that we have completed with family members at home.
Susan Hunter
I haved used Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) by Fountas and Pinnell. It is a daily intervention program used for small group instruction. The program consists of a combination of reading, writing and phonics. The leveled readers are very engaging and often have the same characters. During the daily sessions, students read leveled readers, write about reading and complete word work activities. Skills are reinforced and scaffolded. Students also have a take home folder with the leveled book and word work they completed that day. I have had much success with this program and have seen improvements in reading levels and comprehension. It can be used with ELL students and ESE students as well. Website info: fountasandpinnell.com/lli
Susan Hunter
I have used Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) by Fountas and Pinnell. It is a daily intervention used for small group instruction. The program consists of a combination of reading, writing and phonics. The leveled readers are very engaging and often have the same characters in different books. During the daily instruction, student read leveled readers, write about reading and do word work activities. Skills are reinforced and instruction is scaffolded. I have seen tremendous growth in reading skills of students who participate in this program. There is also a daily take home folder that includes a leveled reader and parent letter. Website info: fountasandpinnell.com/lli
Laura Richardson
I recommend Starfall.com for early learners. It is so interactive and works with letters, sounds and builds to sounding out words and reading. It is perfect for young students on many levels. The interactive games give lots of nice visuals and is interactive for students working on their ABC's, phonics, reading, rhyming and more. I use this often in my class and the students want to work in this program. It is also good for ELL learners because of all the visuals.
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