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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

Sandi Maggert
I like to use Starfall in my classroom. It has activities for early readers and I feel it helps along my struggling readers a great deal. It has helped them with phonics and reading through educational games, movies, books, and song. The students seem to enjoy starfall while they are learning.
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 Spanish versions of many of the articles as well. https://newsela.com/
Hunter Burney
I love using Learning Ally Audiobooks. These audiobooks are meant to be used for struggling readers in hopes of building their love for reading. Struggling readers usually have friends that are reading on levels above them and they want to participate with their friends, but the teacher keeps them below level for their own reading purposes. These audiobooks are able to get the student the rigor they need for grade level content and the student is participating in reading books their friends are reading.
Wendy Walker
abcya.com is a great resource for the primary grades Students may work on a specific skill where they are struggling. The games are fun and entertaining at the same time as being educational.
Twynetta Howard
I utilize Imaginelearning.com It is a computerized language program for ELL learners, parents, and teachers. My students love this program and it presents material in a non-threatening manner with immediate feedback.
Alyssa Dalgleish
education. com has a lot of reading games for students of age groups and has games for other subjects as well. https://www.education.com/games/third-grade/ela/ The different games range from homophones to parts of a word to even more advanced games like parts of speech.
Margaret Powers
IXL and Read Works are both great programs I have used in my class. I like IXL because I can go over a skill a certain ability group may need in a small group and then they can go back and practice that skill while another group will be working on another targeted skill. www.ixl.com
Christina Longenecker
I used FCRR.org and CPALMS for activites my struggling readers. The activities are research based and can be differentiated for any student.
kathryn
The resource I would use for struggling readers is Study Island. https://www.studyisland.com/ Study Island uses scaffolded lessons on components of reading to help students understand the parts of reading individually. It does it in a way that is also exciting for students. It can even be "played" in video game format! This is effective for struggling readers because they are able to approach reading skills in small bits and to have fun while doing it.
Josue Nunez
Math dictionary for kids. It is a great and easy resource that helps students understand the definition of math terms. It gives an explanation and example of the term. It is very useful for breaking down word math problems and especially helpful for struggling readers and ELL's. http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
kathryn
An awesome resource for struggling readers is NewsELA. https://newsela.com/ I would use this source because it provides students with articles that would interest them, including current events. It also tells the teacher the reading level of the student and automatically adjusts a students reading level when the student takes a small quiz after reading.
Lisa
Great Leaps is a great reading program for children of all ages that are struggling readers. It instills in kids a sense of reward when the "leap" from one level to the next. It focuses on: phonics, sight phrases, phonological awareness, etc. Although the program requires an adult to implement, I favor this one-on-one tutor model. It is an easy program to implement and students see grade level growth in a matter of a month. I have used this program in the past and was pleasantly surprised. It is so rewarding to see kids who once were largely unhappy in school and disengaged become students who regularly check books out from the library.
Jennifer
I reading resource I just frequently is ReadELA which provides leveled passages on the same text for varied level readers.
Paula Swenson
I use IXL for math, science, and language. I like that I can adapt each students learning based on their academic level and individual needs. I can set additional practice skills, and the computer will generate recommendations based on students scores in specific skill sets.
Laurie W Corkran
I recently learned of nearpod which provides online lessons with text and graphics where children can listen to stories read and answer questions. It's great for struggling readers because there is so much more than just text to convey the concept.
Brittny Sanders
Reading Rocket is a wonderful resource. So many students are starting school without prek. Reading Rocket has personal development webcast, young reading series, classroom strag, info on working with struggling learners, and children with disabilities. First, tell us why you chose the resource. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers.
Joanna Roux
I love CommonLit because it allows the reader to adjust the lexile level. The text can also be read aloud to the students. The website allows the student to highlight and it defines unclear vocabulary. In addition, students have text dependent questions that require them to show reading comprehension of the text. It also provides writing questions where students have to create a constructed written response with text evidence.
Michelle Thomsen
The resource I've been using with my self-contained ESE population is Raz Kids. I like that I can focus on specific topics to teach, it has a variety of books that can be printed or used as an ebook. Each book is leveled, and there is a variety of fiction and non-fiction choices. The students can listen to the book being read, read it themselves, and even record themselves reading the book. Each book also has a quiz as well as lesson plans to teach a myriad of skills. It works well with struggling readers, as there are plenty of high-interest materials on the site. Through the ebook, the student is also able to click on the word to hear it if they are struggling. https://www.raz-plus.com/
Osmara
Keep Reading Aloud!: Although a main goal of this age group is to learn to be independent readers, the books they can read on their own are often stilted with controlled text. Keep reading interesting picture books and chapter books to expand your child’s comprehension abilities, vocabulary, and sense of wonder about stories! Ask questions along the way to allow your child to continue to develop comprehension skills while her decoding abilities are coming online.
Linda
I have been using iReady Reading workbooks and I love them for whole class and small group instruction. They introduce the target skill in a very focused way and then there are different articles in which to practice the skill and they build in difficulty. They also provide a variety of response formats, such as graphic organizers, multiple choice, and written responses.
Leigh
A computer based pre-reading skills program that my students enjoy is Smarty Antz. Students can choose from a variety of lesson activities that teach phonemic awareness. After completing the exercise, students can then select an educational game activity for a reward.
Leanne Gillingham
newsela.com is a great resource. This resource allows teachers to make adjustments to reach all learners.
Robin
www.readinghorizons.com/ is a great resource for struggling readers. It provides Scaffolding Techniques as well as reading strategies.
Robin
A great resource is www.readingandwritinghaven.com. This website is for older students but can be modified for younger grades.
Joanna
ReadWriteThink is a great resources because it provides scaffolded lessons that can be used in the classroom. It provides the materials, objectives, and assessments.
Caroly Rendel
Resources: I used ReadTheory with my classes this year. It tailors the content to the level your student is working through, much like iReady. Some students prefer it to iReady, as I believe it makes them feel more in control of the pace.
Paula Rosario
ReadWorks.org is an excellent resource. This site contains articles with various lexile levels. In addition the site allows teachers turn audio on or off. There is vocabulary support and many of the articles include a short comprehension quiz. The quizes also have the option for written responses. Teachers can view and grade the responses as well. I have assigned articles for specific reading groups. They preread the article and complete the vocabulary portion, then come to reading group with their computers.
Paula Rosario
ReadWorks is an excellent resource for struggling readers. There are a variety of articles in this site. Teachers can select articles based on lexile levels. There are additional features: vocabulary support, audio, and comprehension quizes with and without written responses.
Chelsea Torregrosa
The Skills Coach section of Reading Plus is a very helpful resource for struggling readers. It uses texts from the actual program and includes a beginner-level difficulty. If a student is struggling with a particular standard, you can work through the beginner worksheet and watch the beginner video, discussing findings and practicing along the way.
Chance
I like to use Shahi; it is a visual dictionary. Type in a word and it not only gives the definition, but also images. It's perfect for ELLs, but as we all know, everyone learns better making visual, tangible connections. This is a great tool for vocabulary learning!
Chance Cowan
WordHippo is a great website for struggling readers. It gives the student the definition of the word, the opposite of the word (antonym), synonyms, and the pronunciation! I especially love the pronunciation. I often find that students won't even try to pronounce a word, if it looks too daunting. When I try to help them, they just let me say it and won't even try. This site is great because it tells them how to pronounce the word, and that's a start!
Michael Cascardi
https://www.readingrockets.org/ I chose this resource because it is comprehensive and makes extensive use of technology to create interactive resources to teach young kids how to read.
Stacee Register
I like Reading A-Z because you can search for a particular letter sound(s) at an appropriate level.
Stacee Register
I like Reading A-Z because you can search for a particular letter sound(s) at an appropriate book level. I also like Starfall and ABC mouse to practice sounds and decoding.
Barbara Register
I like several resources for struggling readers: ABCya, Starfall, Sumdog, Bran Pop, ABC Mouse, and Reading A-Z are just a few.
Barbara Register
I like several resources for struggling readers: ABCya, Starfall, Sumdog, Bran Pop, ABC Mouse, and Reading A-Z are just a few. Starfall is my favorite for Kindergarten. They like the interactive Smartboard activities.
Jess Babb
As I’m reviewing the blog discovering all these fabulous resources, I feel a bit silly sharing my go to! Google Translate is a resource I find helpful as an ELL resource. Not only do the students use it but also I use it to translate main lesson concepts into their first acquisition of language. In essence, I am trying to build a two-way bridge. The website is https://translate.google.com/. Google translate is easily accessible and quick to translate text or documents. The conversation feature allows translation out loud too.
Donna Melendy
The video Chrysanthemum Phonics Lesson in Module 10 was a wonderful lesson on using sounds and letter patterns to provide the children hands on activities to practice the skills that they were working on by applying sounds to letters, letter sound combinations, and word building. This is a strategy that I use often with struggling learners.
Donna Melendy
The Ball and Cap game is a good activity for children to practice their phonic skills. Music is played as students pass a hat and a ball around a circle. When the music stops the student with the hat takes out a piece on paper from the hat and says the letter sound, letter sounds, or word. The student with the ball guesses the letter, letters, or the word. and the game progresses. This is a good activity for struggling students because the game could be tailored to different phonics shills.
Monica Conrad
PicLits is a good resource that combines photography and pictures to help capture a story. It can help students work on creative writing and their reading skills by looking at different poems, passages, and stories in a new way. https://piclits.com/
Monica Conrad
PicLits is a good resource that combines photography and pictures to help capture a story. It can help students work on creative writing and their reading skills by looking at different poems, passages, and stories in a new way. https://piclits.com/ It is a great resource!
Louella Murphy
The assessment resource that I use is www.easycbm.com - this is a fluency and comprehension site, the resources are leveled by grade and month. There is a tracking and reporting component, where you can time students, and record running records digitally. Students can also time and record one another as they work in stations. All of the materials are also printable in PDF format.
robin romagnolo
Students can work on their writing skills by accessing prompts of their interest and receive immediate feedback based on their response.
Stacee
My students enjoy abcya.com becuase it's fun and interactive. It builds their confidence as they move through different levels at their own pace.
Heidi Thompson
As an inclusion teacher I love Raz-kids.com for K-2 and Readworks.org for 3-5. They both offer great resources for differentiated leveled instruction for students who are no reading at grade level.
Stephanie
www.newsela.com Great resource for finding leveled informational text.
Andria Lyter
Starfall and Leapfrog are great resources to use with little ones. They use stories and songs to help children learn sounds and phonics.
Andria Lyter
Leapfrog is a great resource to use with little ones. They use stories and songs to help children learn sounds and phonics.
Christy
A great resource is: https://www.readingrockets.org/ It provides support for students, parents and teachers to support a struggling reader. It has a variety of articles and resources for parents, games for students and lesson ideas for teachers.
Marjorie Rodriguez
In my classroom I like to use readworks.org. This website allows for leveled texts and differentiated lexile levels.
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