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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

Rachel
I teach kindergarten and I recommend readingeggs.com Children complete a short, interactive placement test that discreetly matches them to the best level for their ability. The program then progresses at each individual child’s pace, with a structured sequence of interactive lessons and activities. Here are some of the ways Reading Eggs helps struggling readers: It starts with a strong focus on building phonemic awareness and phonics—the basis for reading and understanding how language is formed It explicitly teaches language conventions and spelling rules (proven to benefit children with dyslexia). Each lesson explicitly and systematically teaches early reading concepts, while the sequence of lessons builds active reading comprehension skills Reading is paired with visual accompaniments, which helps children who struggle with verbal instruction or decoding written text Students really like it because it is engaging and motivational.
Terri Wells
There is a phonics program called Earobics that our district used several years ago that was an excellent program for building phonemic awareness and phonics skills. I know kindergarten classrooms use Starfall with the students. I use Reading A-Z to find leveled readers for individual phonics instruction. The Florida Center for Reading Research has tons of activities to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency and comprehension. Just print and use. I also like Reading Rockets and Readworks for activities and articles on various educational topics related to the teaching of literacy.
Lydia Pell
Blog: One resource I use for struggling readers is spellingcity.com I assess my students using a spelling inventory. It allows me to understand what stage of spelling they are currently in and Spelling City allows me to assign engaging practice activities to move them from words with short vowel sounds, to long vowels, digraphs, blends and more.
Kristy
I really like Epic for my students. It's a free online library for the students. There are read to me books, audio books and books for them to read. They also have books in Spanish. It allows them to take a quiz to check their comprehension too!
Lenora
I chose Mindplay as a resource for struggling readers. A group of students that I currently work with are using Mindplay. The Mindplay program helps students according to their individual levels. The phonics curriculum for Mindplay builds the foundation that the students are missing in order to read. When used with fidelity the students’ progress and confidence have improved to new levels. https://mindplay.com/ https://mindplay.com/student-programs/virtual-reading-coach/
Melissa Villafuerte
I choose Khan Academy because it is a great resource to help with many different skills. This resource works because it includes video, examples and practice question to help those stuggling readers.
Melissa Villafuerte
I choose Khan Academy because it is a great resource to help with many different reading skills. This resource works because it includes video, examples and practice question to help those stuggling readers.
Katherine
One website that I recommend a lot (especially now with distance learning) is PBSlearningmedia.org. It has a lot of interactive lessons and activities that can be easily assigned. It has a lot of content and some great resources for all grade levels and students.
Abigail Pendley
I chose Toe-By-Toe, it's an Orton-Gillingham based workbook to work with struggling readers beginning with the most basic letter sounds and moving forward from there. It eventually works on fluent reading, too. Orton-Gillingham is a researched based approach to phonics instruction. This is a way to get some type of OG into people's hands who have not had the opportunity to be formally trained. https://www.amazon.com/Toe-Structured-Multi-Sensory-Reading-Teachers/dp/0952256401
Sheryl Milligan
I really enjoy Storyline online. My kids love it because it is engaging and the reader makes it fun with voices for the characters. Students also get to see modeling for fluent reading.
Stephanie Hattaway
1. NewsELA - ability to choose grade level content at varied reading levels. 2. www.newsela.com 3. Provides a resource for non-fiction text with varied lexile levels on the same topic.
Kimberly Striplin
I choose I-ready, because it gives students' lessons that is based on where their skill level is based on the diagnostic test they take in the beginning of the school year. After that the program assigns different lessons from phonics, decoding, letter sounds, to reading comprehension, main idea, etc. As the student progresses through the program the lessons get harder and works on another low skill level they may have. It also allows teachers to assign additional lessons to students if they need extra practice and if they dont pass a lesson, they get the chance to do the lesson over again before they move on to a different lesson.
Kimberly Striplin
I choose I-ready, because it is a program that is specifically designed to meet the skill level of each individual student. First a student must take a diagnostic test and then based on those results the program will assign lessons that focuses on those low leveled skills. As the student progresses the lessons get harder for them. Teachers are also able to assign extra lessons to students if they need more practice.
Rachel
Tar Heel Reader is a great resource. This website contains easy to read books with audio support for beginning readers of all ages. Teachers with struggling or reluctant readers can use the audio support for more students to rigorous reading content. Excellent for ELL students.
Rachel
Tar Heel Reader is a great resource. This website contains easy to read books with audio support for beginning readers of all ages. Teachers with struggling or reluctant readers can use the audio support for more students to rigorous reading content. Excellent for ELL students.
Rachel Troutman
Tar Heel Reader is a great resource for reading and writing. This website contains easy to read books with audio support for beginning readers of all ages and teachers with struggling or reluctant readers will find it beneficial. It is great for ELL students.
Amanda
One resource that I like to use is IXL because it meets students where they are and helps them achieve proficiency in standards. This resource provides students instruction on their level of learning and helps address grade level standards with support. For students that are struggling, teachers can help address areas of weakness by assigning them extra lesson on those specific skills.
Louise Summerall
I chose to share GetEpic. I choose to use this resource in my class, currently. Via this website an educator can create a class list. The site will record minutes read, % of book complete, on a daily log. There are varying levels of reader options: read-to-me is the option that merely shows the pictures and fluently reads the book to the student, follow along is the segment that reads with the student following the text and illustrations, and solo reading which allows the pupil to see words and pictures and is only there to assist if they get stumped. Students will benefit from the highlighted word assist given by the program that helps students that are solo reading that stumble on a word. Just since this whole pandemic online school quarantine situation, my classroom of 11 students have read over 250 books!!!! It´s awesome! It also gives you and quick and easy way to create your comprehension quizzes for each book, make certain assignments for certain students. I could go on and on. Plus, for the quarantine it was FREE. It was good for struggling readers and those that need to be challenged further. I hope I can afford to keep it next year. My kids LOVED it and I´ve seen substantial growth. st, tell us why you chose the resource.
Osmara
To be honest, there are so many spectacular resources online that choosing one is very difficult. I chose two that I like a lot because they are complete in all senses. IXL is a great resource and it is aligned with the standards. Let’s do IXL for some meaningful practice, IXL.com Another site bogglesworldessl; this site contains a full collection of games and vocabulary activities on a variety of themes put together for advanced beginner to intermediate students. https://bogglesworldesl.com/
Marjorie Rodriguez
I have used ESL Reading Smart.com in my classroom. This website gives students the vocabulary base they need to be successful in reading. It has leveled instruction for our ELLs. I have used this as a starter course for our Newcomers to the school.
Mrs. Michelle Gardner
IXL is a good website for practice in the Language Arts and Math. It keeps track of their progress data for you and keeps them at a level until they have mastered it before having them move on to a more difficult level. It is technology based which works well for most ELL students.
Amber Blosser
Khan academy assists with many different reading skills. I enjoy this site because it has videos, practice questions, and examples for all levels.
Chelsey Brown
My go to resource is Read Works. This resource is used for grades k-12. The questions for each text allows the reader to understand the content. This too can encourage conversation and allow the student group to grasp a deeper understanding of the reading. https://www.readworks.org/
Chelsey Brown
My go to resource is Read Works. This resource is used for grades k-12. The questions for each text allows the reader to understand the content. This too can encourage conversation and allow the student group to grasp a deeper understanding of the reading.
Chelsey Brown
I use Read Works in my classroom to help with comprehension. This resource is used for grades k-12. The questions for each text allows the reader to understand the content. This too can encourage conversation and allow the student group to grasp a deeper understanding of the reading.
Celeste E Norup
I chose "12 Incredible Resources for Struggling Readers" as it has embedded many additional links to sites and resources from word walls to comprehension complex texts that can be accessed directly through the website.
Celeste E Norup
I would use Renaissance Reading because it has a detailed variety of resources to use to help struggling readers.
Celeste E Norup
I would use Ready Toolkit instruction by Curriculum Press as it is a reliable resource to teach the required standards at each grade level. Using below level texts to teach the skill then tier to more complex texts can be easily adapted for Struggling readers,
Celeste E Norup
I would use Florida Students instruction by Curriculum Press as it is a reliable resource to teach the required standards at each grade level. Using below level texts to teach the skill then tier to more complex texts can be easily adapted for Struggling readers,
Chelsey Brown
There is an array of different resources that can help build reading and writing skills. I utilize iready frequently. It is a program that is supported with data and allows the student to work toward being on grade level.
Federico Antonio Vazquez
I love readworks and epic for my kiddos.
Stephanie Gose
During the virtual learning, I started using the resource Epic. Students can read a book and take a quiz on the book. Also, they can choose for the book to be read to them. Students can get on Class Dojo and share what book they read and the main idea with the class. https://www.getepic.com/?utm_channel=search&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwqTRtpr_6AIVc-W1Ch0JLAAqEAAYASAAEgLzwvD_BwE
carolyn madden
I like to use Waterford for students. Waterford.org, is a great way to engage students and allow them to learn basic skills to more advanced skills. It focuses mainly on math and english and is great for students of many levels. I have noticed that many kindergartners benefit from this when learning the alphabet and numbers.
Sharico Bellamy
Storyline online is a great literary website that features real live celebrities and that read aloud from some of their favorite children stories. Its available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each books includes a supplemental curriculum developed by a credential elementary educator aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal English skills for English language learners.
Debra
I like to use readingrockets.org. It has lots of good information for differentiating instruction for struggling readers.
Debra
I use epic. It allows me to assign books to my students at their level. Some of the books are read aloud which is great for my struggling readers. Then, I have all my students go to Accelerated Reader to take a comprehension quiz
Milissa Hawkins
Read works is an awesome site for helping with differentiating.
Milissa Hawkins
Reading Rocket is one that has interesting articles and strategies to assist students struggling in reading.
Cynthia Barrington
I love this literacy resource because it is free and gives students opportunities to choose books on different levels and listen to stories as they relax. Students can use this resource to take accelerated assessment.I use this resource at the end of the school day. This is a resource for all students because it provides leveled books.
Cynthia Barrington
I love this literacy resource because it is free and gives students opportunities to choose books on different levels and listen to stories as they relax. Students can use this resource to take accelerated assessment.I use this resource at the end of the school day.
Munoz Maria D.
Achieve 3000 Literacy is a reading tool that my ELL students have found it very helpful in bringing up their reading skills since it provides authentic reading material matched to the student's reading level.
Joanne Sollazzo
I recently started using RazKids with my struggling students. I am able to assign them books to read that are on their levels. They are able to have the book read to them first and then they read the book themselves. They can click on words to have them read to them if they are stuck. They can also record themselves for fluency. At the end, they take a quiz on the book they read. https://www.raz-kids.com/
Kevin H.
One resource I've used successfully with ELLs is Duolingo (www.duolingo.com). It's completely free and is a language learning program that gamifies the learning process into miniaturized micro-lessons, each no longer than 10 minutes. It's actually so good that I use it personally to practice my Spanish :-)
Christina Longenecker
Homer is an program for younger students that creates a personalized learning path. This step-by-step learning program has guided lessons on phonics, letter recognition, writing, and basic comprehension tasks based on each child's interest and reading level.
Christy
One reading resource that has been an excellent tool for teachers during Covid-19 is Epic!. It has 40,000 books available for students to read online. It is a great tool for a struggling reader because it offers audio books for students It has a variety of genres and many resources for teachers. https://www.getepic.com/educators
Kevin H.
I absolutely love Duolingo. It's a gamified online language learning platform that teaches through gamified micro-lessons. I actually love it so much I use it myself to learn Spanish. Check it out at www.Duolingo.com. I've used it this year with a group of ELL students and I track their progress online. It's really a lot of fun.
Jennifer Nixon
I have recently found and like the resource iSL Collective because it has lots of language learning resources and materials that can be used to build the reading skills of even your native English speakers and has been great for my ESE students. It has high interest but low language demand activities that I can print and use or easily modify as needed.
Maria
I use Starfall with my students to review phonics and phonemic awareness skills.
Toni Cornelius
The "National Center on Intensive Intervention" is an excellent resource for all things ESE and ESOL. There is information on administering and reading assessments. There are coaching tools. They have a good variety of sample lessons and strategies. This website also has a great resource library to use when searching for differentiation and intervention activities, as well as to better understand student needs.
Tayler Smith
A resource I've used in the past is newsELA. I enjoy this resource because many of their articles offer different lexile levels to better fit the students' needs. In addition, there are comprehension questions and writing prompts at the end of the articles that will help students get better at reading for a purpose. If it is necessary for certain ELLs there are also Spenish versions of many of the articles as well. https://newsela.com/
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