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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

Madeline Cannon
Two resources that I regularly use in my classroom are commomlit.org and newsela.com. Both of these are great as they give you the choice to pick the lexile level. This way you can scaffold for different students. They also provide a variety of comprehension questions that go along with that lexile level. You could have your more advanced readers working on grade level or higher texts and comprehension questions, but also scaffold and use in a small group with struggling readers.
Maria Gonzalez
I like using readworks.org. It has different leveled reading passages that can help students with reading comprehension. The passages have text based questions. It has useful features for students like audio versions, guiding reading strip and students can also highlight as they read.
Renea Finney
The resource I have chosen to blog about is Reading Rockets specifically the link to Literacy in the Sciences. Included on this link are tip sheets on predicting, understanding cause and effect, understanding sequence, vocabulary, background knowledge and much more. They have book titles that could be used for the Twin Text Strategy as well as links to other science based web sites and science programs.
Chelsea
My favorite resources are Epic and Vooks. These websites are fairly similar, it provides thousands of online books for children. I use Epic when teaching nonfiction - there are so many great books on this website. I use Vooks more as a reward for my students. Vooks reads the book out loud and has animations to go along with the book. It keeps my kindergarteners engaged and they love it!
chelsea dola
My favorite resources are Epic and Vooks. These websites are fairly similar, it provides thousands of online books for children. I use Epic when teaching nonfiction - there are so many great books on this website. I use Vooks more as a reward for my students. Vooks reads the book out loud and has animations to go along with the book. It keeps my kindergarteners engaged and they love it!
Amanda Miller
My school uses the website IXL.com to help monitor the students in both reading and math. We can assign specific skills or standards for the students to practice not only on their grade level, but above it or below. We can monitor how each student is doing on the skill as well as see where they are struggling.
Hunter Burney
A resource I use that helps struggling readers is Don Johnston's Snap&Read program. It allows students to highlight words in a text and have the program read it to them in English, or in their native language for our struggling ELLs. A lot of districts with larger ESE programs have access to the programs and do not inform their general education teachers. So, go to the website and request access and they can tell you if your district already has access to the program.
Hunter Burney
A resource I use that helps struggling readers is Don Johnston's Snap&Read program. It allows students to highlight words in a text and have the program read it to them in English, or in their native language for our struggling ELLs. A lot of districts have access to the programs and do not inform their general education teachers. So, go to the website and request access and they can tell you if your district already has access to the program. You can also always go ask your ESE teachers to see if they can help you learn the program.
Hunter Burney
A resource I use that helps struggling readers is the Snap&Read program from Don Johnston. It allows students to highlight words in a text and have the program read it to them in English, or in their native language for our struggling ELLs. A lot of districts have access to the programs and do not inform their general education teachers. So, go to the website and request access and they can tell you if your district already has access to the program. You can also always go ask your ESE teachers to see if they can help you learn the program.
JCB
I use the Leap Frog letter cards to practice letter names and sounds. They have pictures that go with the Letter Factory jingles for each letter.This helps the children remember the sounds as they are very engaging.
KRISTIE SELEVITCH
First, tell us why you chose the resource. I like this resource because it offers content at various reading levels. It works great for tiered reading assignments. There are also adaptive practice and summary questions for students to reflect on their reading and receive immediate feedback. Lastly, there are great visuals, simulators, challenges and embedded videos to reinforce concepts and vocabulary. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. ck12.org , offers an ever-expanding library of Flexbooks focused on STEM. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers. The tool is integrated with our Schoology and helps me track which students are progressing through the assignments. The text engages students with real-world concepts and common questions/misconceptions. Many of these pages also front-load vocabulary and content objectives/key ideas. The organization of the Flexbook pages is highly coherent and easy for students to identify and use with graphic organizers. The new Offline Reader feature allows students to save and access work while not connected to the internet and print pages. Lastly, there is an option for students to annotate the text using highlighters and tagging in-line notes.
Rosa
Starfall is a resource that I find very helpful for struggling learners. It is a wonderful tool for K-1 and Non-English speaking students. They can hear the lessons and learn from them at their own pace.
Joy Griffon
Reading aloud to me allows me to keep a running record and see if the student has made gains in reading. Multiple-choice questions- most of my students do not read on grade level so this type of test shows me how much they know, not how well they read. My students have instructions, questions, and answer choices read to them. Text-dependent questions are important because they are not general questions someone might infer, but specific questions one must get from the text. SQ3R- This easy, well-rounded, 5 step plan works well with my students- First survey the reading, then question with purpose, next read straight through, then recite the lesson and finally review the lesson. The scoring will be more about do they know the content and less about how they communicate it to me. Two students will take the test orally, one student will point at the answers and use matching pictures. The other three students will have a multiple-choice test with some matching and essay portion at the end. I will go over the test individually and allow students to explain their answers taking their explanations into consideration when final grades are put in.
Jessie Zwicker
I enjoy using IXL in my classroom. (ixl.com) The reason I chose this resource to share is because it personalizes instruction to students learning level and provides them with subsequent practice problems when they need it. Additionally, students can manipulate the program to practice more of what they are having difficulty with. I use IXL in my math classroom to provide students with an additional resource to practice the math problems on the content we are currently covering. Throughout the year, I also give students the opportunity to complete IXL problems in a cumulative manner so that old topics are constantly being reviewed. IXL provides definitions, extra practice problems, and explanations for students struggling with content. Because IXL provides all of these additional resources for students, I believe it will be valuable for ENL students who are mastering math content as well as the English language.
Rebecca Yochim
I use starfall.com with my students to help support them in developing both phonics and phonemic awareness. The site is very engaging, user friendly, and can be used in whole group, small group or independent activities.
Liliana Barrett
The reading site that we use in our school is Readworks. I like it because it has a daily story with a taget vocabulary, and an evaluation ath the end of the story for reading comprehension. It has another activity that is named "An Article a Day" that give useful information to the students , and encourage them to write daily about the article and the most relevant parts of it.
Barbara Register
I have found (in kindergarten) that Starfall is a great resource for strugglers.
Liliana Barrett
I like readworks.org because it has a daily story with a taget vocabulary, and an evaluation ath the end of the story for reading comprehension. It has another activity that is named "An Article a Day" that give useful information to the students , and encourage them to write daily about the article and the most relevant parts of it.
Liliana Barrett
I like readworks.org because it is easy to use for the kids. It has a daily story with target vocabulary, and an evaluation at the end of the story for reading comprehension. It has another activity that is named "An Article a Day" that give students useful information, and encourage them to write daily about the article and the most relevant parts of it.It is importat\nt because it integrates readin, writing and reading comprehension, helping struggling readers to improve their fluency and vocabulary knowledge.
Jennifer Cunningham
During this time of online learning, I found some great website with read alouds for children. My ASD students love the Read Alouds with Ryan and Craig. They are also great for ELL's as they show the pictures and words as they are being read fluently, with expression. There are dozens of classic and new favorites as well as title to discover for the first time. https://www.ryanandcraig.com/read-alouds
Sandra Mejia
I like this free online resource because it has picture books in English and Spanish with narration in 46 languages! This is a great one for ELL students.
Alison Gilmore
MyOn is a resource that I like for struggling readers. Not only is it based on student level, but it offers a variety of text and resources that engage the learner with challenging text, lessons, and projects. There are tools on the site, students can use the audio feature, highlight information, and follow along with text. Once reading and/or projects are complete, the student can link to AR to take a comprehension quiz.
Shannon Aguirre
Like others, abcmouse.com has been a resource that I have had my kids use as well as my daughter. This resource breaks down different learning activities and you can see the progress they make. We also use a program at school that has my students engage in their work.
Shannon Aguirre
Like others, abcmouse.com has been a resource that I have had my kids use as well as my daughter. This resource breaks down different learning activities and you can see the progress they make. We also use a program at school that has my ELL students engage in their work and I ejnoy seeing them learn something new and have that resource available.
Shannon Aguirre
Like others, iready.com has been a resource that I have had my kids use as well as my daughter. This resource breaks down different learning activities and you can see the progress they make. We also use a program at school that has my ELL students engage in their work and I enjoy seeing them learn something new and have that resource available.
Rosa
Learning A-Z is a good source. It provides leveled books for students. They are able to read and comprehend on their level of understanding. It also provides a various of other resources that can be useful to the student.
Kim Galletta
I really enjoy using ReadWorks.org with my students. It offers highly engaging articles that can be read on several levels. It provides vocabulary support when needed, a read aloud option for students and comprehension questions. The questions are both multiple choice and short response which requires students to back up or prove their answers with evidence from the text.
Nicole Sneed
My kids loved Storia last year, but it was discontinued this year. This year, I appreciated IXL and Starfall. I like that I could assign topics on IXL and the data it provided helped inform my next lessons. Starfall is fun, and I liked the massive numbers of games it provided. My struggling readers and ELLs could use Starfall independently without difficulty.
Elizabeth Ricks
I really like using NSF Science Zone with my students. It allows them to find interesting things and places that they are interested in and read about it. When they are interested in the topic, they really dive into the short but relatable articles. Some articles even provide a “read to me” section.
kinga
I use STARFALL.COM for struggling k-2nd graders readers. It is a well designed website with phonics instructions. I teach a specific phonics then we go to the website. Student will listen a song with the phonics, play 2 phonics' games on the topic and read a short story with many words on the same phonics rules. Excellent practice work to deepen understanding and knowledge for fluent reading.
Faith Dawson
I have used readtheory.org for years and have found it to be very helpful in building reading skills for struggling readers. It starts with an assessment that is quite challenging but it places students at a reading level that is instructional. There are always comprehension questions that differ in complexity. The students is encouraged to look back at the text to find an answer. Many of the passages have an audio feature as well as highlighted vocabulary words.
Marissa Coxe
Words their Way is a great resource for emergent spellers. The activities are maily picture and word sorts that provide students hands on opportunities to learn and interact with words and sounds. The word sorts focus on patterns that different words share. Letter sorts are bsed on literature. This resource comes with an assessment guide to help you really pin point on the skills the student needs to focus on. I love this resource and would recommend it to anyone!
Marissa Coxe
WORDS THEIR WAY is a great resource for emergent spellers. The activities are maily picture and word sorts that provide students hands on opportunities to learn and interact with words and sounds. The word sorts focus on patterns that different words share. This resource comes with an assessment guide to help you really pin point on the skills the student needs to focus on. I love this resource.
Pam
Starfall is a very engaging website for younger children to use. They are able to navigate the site on their own and there are many phonics and phonemic awareness skills presented in a format for easy learning.
Erin Hoppe
I love using newslea in my classroom. It provides articles on current or historical events from the world and provides engaging articles using different lexile levels. Each articles has both multiple choice questions, short answers questions, and some have an extended essay question. It has been a great resource to tie in social studies units that we are studying while also providing great discussion starters for things happening in the world.
Joni
One of the most powerful websites for the lower grades is Morestarfall.com. It has fun lessons (ELA & Math) that students can explore or it can be set up as a learning center on an ipad. It covers beginning letter recognition, has reading videos about letter grouping and fun interactive stories. It also discusses math concepts in a game environment. Enjoy!!
Tom Gaskins
I really see KWL as a strategy I can use in my social studies class to increase comprehension! It is a great pre-assessment tool and prediction for learning. I have used the strategy in the past, but not consistently. I have found a website that incorporates KWL in the history class.
Faith Dawson
I used getepic.com for the first time during distance learning and I can see how it would be beneficial for struggling readers. It has so many varied genres and leveled reading materials that you can assign to the whole class or specific students. Many books have an audio feature and it provide vocabulary help with words.
Wendy Frye
I like to pair fiction with nonfiction text. After a fiction read aloud we watch Brain Pop Jr. There is usually a game associated with the video. The game allows students to be engaged with the activity. One game matches animals with habitats. They can move around, take turns, test their comprehension with these activities. Plus students love the videos which are informative and on their level
Lori Bederman
https://www.readingbear.org/ A great website for phonics and vocabulary learning. It is very visual and has an assessment piece for remediation. It is a fun and game like that will help the students enjoy the website.
Chelsea Steinhauer
I think flocabulary.com and quizizz.com are great sites for students to practice their vocabulary. Flocabulary is a fun sight that offers fun hip-hop videos that offer rhymes and catchy flows that students can easily remember. Both flocabulary and quizziz offer flashcards for practice with the words as well as comprehension questions. I have noticed students becoming more engaged when learning with these games as opposed to paper and pencil.
Jenny Daigle
Snap and Read Great tool! This is a text reader that allows students to make vocabulary more simplistic for their needs. It translates text and reads text to students. It also has functions that allow kids to click on vocab and get definitions to help them further.
Maria Gonzalez
I like readworks.org. It has a lot of different leveled passages with text based questions. It also has a section with vocabulary. It has audio versions of the passages.
Gay Ann Pope
1. First, tell us why you chose the resource. I have been using the Herman Method dictation sentences to help struggling readers for years. I chose this resource because it works. This method helps students learn to read and write. 2. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. https://www.voyagersopris.com/literacy/the-new-herman-method/overview This program teaches phonics and phonological awareness skills to struggling readers in small groups. However, the parts I use are the dictation sentences. We try to do 10 each week. 3. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers. Students learn the targeted rules, practice the sentences and take a test each week. It’s not fancy, but it works. I feel the use of writing to learn to read is an amazing tool. I also feel that spelling should never be lists of words. By having a targeted rule contained on a sentence they are learning not only the targeted rule, but also punctuation, capitalization and high frequency words. Finally I like it because it works. The students don’t even know that they have learned to read. I have actually had to sit with a student and show them that now they are reading!
Ashley
I recommend using Read Works. This resource provides leveled text across curriculum that would address the individual needs of students. The website also provides a variety of text-based response opportunities to deepen student understanding of the text.
Nancy Giorgos
I love kizclub.com for picture resources for my ELLs to go along with any books I am using. The site is free. I print the pictures I want and get them laminated. Then I use them to introduce a book or in writing activities after reading a book. Sometimes I introduce a book by showing the pictures and having students group them any way that makes sense to them and then explain their thinking. Or I give a sentence stem for students to copy and complete the stem with one of the pictures. The pictures build vocabulary for my struggling readers.
Michelle
I chose a resource called This Reading Mama. It is a website that is so nice for struggling readers. It has tips for reading and spelling. It also has a free resource section that has little games or other activities for the struggling readers. This site words effectively because it helps struggling readers with the phonics sounds, spelling, and even reading. https://thisreadingmama.com
Katie Newman
We have used an intervention called LLI which has been very beneficial to struggling students. In a small group setting we focus on various texts, differentiated instruction, and standards based skills to help bridge the gap.
Rosa
A new resource that I have come to love is Brainpop and Brainpop Jr. It is great for grade level K-12, provides a variety of lessons and quizes, to test their understanding.
Erica Brantley
A resource I enjoyed for upper grade level students was ReadWorks.org. This was an especially helpful resource for students with diverse backgrounds and interests who were struggling readers. I would use my knowledge of their interests, such as basketball, to find articles that would appeal to them, narrow it down to their reading level, and then print the article to use in guided reading with them. They came equipped with the background knowledge needed for comprehension and I was able to scaffold their learning as they read aloud to me. We targeted phonics skills and higher-order thinking questions to deepen their knowledge about a topic.
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