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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

Melissa
In my math classroom, I have found that letting the students work in their native language on a skill first and then having them work through the same skill in English helped my students learn new skills, as well as, retain the knowledge as they moved on. Khan Academy is available in ten different languages. A user can change their primary language by clicking their name in the top right corner, then click settings, and then under basics they select their primary language.
Carol Rendel
I have used Quizlet.com to help prep my students for reading and comprehending text. You can expose them to the vocabulary before they read, or assess their comprehension after they read. It is a great resource that you can set up with quizzes you write yourself, or use the quizzes created by others.
Robin Montcerisier
I use S.P.I.R.E a research based phonics intervention program. This program is very effective in helping students decode and encode words. It works effectively for example, teaching the short vowel sound a through a very scripted lesson. This allows the student to practice the lesson/sound, addresses comprehension, reading within a text and phrases, writing, a kinesthetic program. Also provides fidelity via assessments for each skill and end of program.
Lauren Biesinger
I love using ReadWorks: https://www.readworks.org/ ReadWorks is free for teachers and I love using it each year. I am able to find reading passages that go along with topics I am teaching in science or social studies. I can search for passages that go along with the skill I am teaching in language arts. The reading passages can include worksheets, quizzes, and other material that can enhance the lesson. I can also select texts at different reading levels to differentiate the work I am assigning or the test I am giving.
Lorelle
Hi! Into The Book is a great website for students and teachers alike! It gives resources for teachers like posters, songs, and lessons for comprehension strategies. Students can watch videos, do activities and get extra practice with comprehension skills in a fun and unique way! https://reading.ecb.org/
Dana Eddy
I use Starfall in my classroom. It is a great resource for both math and reading with engaging activities. I also have purchased RAZ kids which is an app that can be usd by parents to access books at their child level to practice reading at home. This is a great resource because it show the parents what a A,B,C etc level looks like. It also give the students a small quiz at the end of each book for comprehension!
Marsha
I love using literacy footprints in my small groups. It provides a lesson to follow based on the student’s reading level. This program follows the Next Steps Forward in Guided Reading. There are many videos to show how to implement the program. I have used this program for 2 yrs as my small group reading time with my students. It provides a predictable format that my children get use to. The students each read quietly to him/herself as I listen, ask questions, and observe. The lesson includes sight words to learn and includes letters and sounds. The lesson is effective because the teacher can observe and ask questions to assist the student in reading. It may be to remind the child to look at picture clues, does something make sense, or remind the child what sound does the letter make. Children light up when they realize they can read and get excited for this attention received during small group structure.
Stephanie
Another reading resource I would to suggest to help struggling readers is Newsela. Students are given a text on their level. It's great for small group instruction as well.
Ryan
The reading source that I would recommend would be reading a to z. It offers fluency passages, leveled readers, and other resources beneficial to struggling readers.
Ryan Tedders
The reading source that I would recommend would be reading a to z. It offers fluency passages, leveled readers, and other resources beneficial to struggling readers.
Ryan Tedders
The resource that I would suggest teachers to look at is reading a to z. This is a great resource that offers fluency passages, level texts, and a multitude of other resources used for struggling and proficient readers.
Shannon E
I like to use Achieve 3000 during my ELA block because it is a program that focusus on informational text (an area my students really need to show growth). Each online lesson is tailored to the student's reading ability so each student automatically receives a differentiated assignment to help with vocabulary and comprehension skills. Achieve 3000 provides many reports to help the teacher analyze the performance of students (with lexile +/- being updated at the beginning of each month).
Alyssa Plasencia
I love Colorin Colorado (https://www.colorincolorado.org/ell-strategies-best-practices). This section of the site provides specific ideas and strategies to best support ENL students. For example, it provides tips for lesson planning, using language objectives, using informal assessment, and differentiation for stages of language acquisition.
Janet Coleman
A resource that I feel is very helpful for my struggling readers but is also helpful for all levels, is Raz-Kids. It is a great way to program the individual reading levels (fiction and non-fiction) and it will give them a huge variety of books on their level. They can even choose to have the book read to them, if needed. They can move up after they finish a variety of books and pass the comprehension tests. It is fun for the kids. Teachers can also assign a specific book, if wanted. There is also a book room that the children can use to find any books that interest them. It is an excellent resource.
Trudy Stoner
I used Epic Books this year. I was able to search on a theme and find books on the same topic as my unit and the books are leveled which gives students a variety of choices at their level. I used it for independent reading. I can also assign books and the books have quizzes and some even have a read to me feature to help those struggling readers. It was another way to get content books into the hands of my students to support the unit.
Kathy
Literacy Footprints has leveled books online for the kiddos. My students know what level they are and know the importance of moving to the next level. We use this in class too. It is easy to follow Day 1 and Day 2 instructions from cards that are provided. It is fast paced so students are always doing something. They get so excited when they move to the next level!
Kathy Crenshaw
My k-2 students uses Teach your monster to read because it provide them with the opportunity to reinforce skills they already know and then allows them to build on what they need to learn. It starts out with identifying letters then sounds and eventually reading words. Great website for young struggling learners who have not been able to master those skills
Jessica Singewald
I love to use https://www.getepic.com/ I love using this reassure for my Second Language Learners because they can actually pick books that they are interested it and have the option for the book to be read to them. It is a digital library for kids 12 and under. My struggling readers utilize this app a lot. They can have books read to them and take a vocabulary quiz after each book.
Wendy Walker
I like turtle diary bc it offers games, videos and songs.
M.Conrad
This year we added the program RAZ for our students. It has leveled readers, allows students to record their reading, and also has reading records that can be utilized with students. The students enjoy using this program because they earn points and stars. I also like that you can assign students books on their independent level.
Debra Barnard
During eLearning, I discovered a Scholastic site "bookflix" that scholastic was offering for free until the end of June. (url: bookflix.digital.scholastic.com) This website is awesome for all students. The books are organized in categories by topic ex. Animals and Nature. Under the categories various paired selections are displayed. One fiction and one nonfiction book is presented. One of the books is in a video format using the illustrations from the original artist. The other book is for them to read themselves or have it read for them. For my ELL students there is the option of listening to the books in Spanish. For my struggling readers, they are able to change the pace in which the story is being presented. They are able to slow down the pace to something more manageable. A "Puzzlers" section has the following activities: Word Match, Fact or Fiction, and Which Comes First. There is a "Digging Deeper" section. This section directs the student to the Web to specific sites for more information on the topic or they can "Meet the Creators" and learn more about the authors. This website is a nice fit for any reader.
Rhonda
I love using Readworks.org. It is a great website to help support the fluency and comprehension. It is very engaing for the students since they are able to use close reading strategies. It even offers read aloud to those that may need accommodations. It offers a variety of text at different levels and is excellent to use to compare texts on the same content. It's user friendly and can self check assignments or you have the ability to print and use as desired in the classroom.
Rhonda Turner
I love using Readworks.org. It is a great website to help support the fluency and comprehension. It is very engaing for the students since they are able to use close reading strategies. It even offers read aloud to those that may need accommodations. It offers a variety of text at different levels and is excellent to use to compare texts on the same content. It's user friendly and can self check assignments or you have the ability to print and use as desired in the classroom.
Robin
Our school used Ixl.com during distance learning. This was easy to assign specific areas to certain students that needed more practice. I was able to see the time spent using this resource, and the accuracy of the practice that they completed.
Marium
Our school uses Sound Partners for intervention with our Tier groups. It is a great resource and very effective with phonics instruction. Students respond to the interaction and are able to read on their own more quickly. We also started using Freckle.com for distance learning and it is a great resource for phonics, ELA and math.
Rhonda Garner
I have used flocabulary in my classroom from time to time and the kids love it. It teaches academic vocabulary for certain content that you choose, teaches affixes, math concepts, about science, social studies and more. It is fun because it is a video with songs.
Elvira Garcia-Rodriguez
I have been used the footstepstobrillance website. https://www.footsteps2brilliance.com/ This website can be used for students from K-5 students. The website provides phonics to reading books. Activities such as reading comprehension questions, ebooks, word finds, videos, etc are provided. Students can even make their own digital book. One of the best parts is that it is free. Another good thing is that the books can be downloaded on a computer/tablet/ipad/phone and if there is not any wifi/internet available, the child could still work on them. The parent can also see how the student is progressing.
Noemi
epic.com epic is an online library. Students can listen to a book. Each word is highlighted as the computer reads the story and students can read along with the computer and follow the reader. This page has AR books and they are sort by level. Students pick and choose from a bank of books depending on their interest.
Leigh
BrainPop is fun for students. It includes lessons and information on a variety of topics.
Meghan
I have used Reading A-Z in my classroom. This resource provides texts and questions one all reading levels. It also has many valuable resources for teachers to help provide valuable instruction based on student need. This particular resource must be purchased but has been well worth the cost. Here is a link if you are interested. https://www.readinga-z.com/?_ga=2.160747257.554922679.1592508095-688340376.1592508095
Meghan Rumbaugh
I have used Reading A-Z in my classroom for years. It provides reading material with comprehension questions at all reading levels. It also provides teachers' material that can be used to better meet each of your students needs.
Amanda Edwards
Due to elearning, I used the online resources from Scholastic News. Just like the hard copy editions, the topics were engaging with interesting illustrations. The online edition provided an option to be read to as well as additional activities such as vocabulary and games.
Noemi
I like Freckle.com. The free version has a LOT!!! Students can do ELA and math. There is a section for sight words and decodables that really help students master reading skill. You can assign lesson that addressed the standard. Students take a pre-test to work on their own level.
Julie Wright
We used MyOn books through distance learning the end of this year and I really love it. There are so many books available at all levels and genres. The books can all be read to the students and many have AR tests attached.
Julie Wright
I used MyOn with my students through distance learning and they loved it. It has so many books available on all levels and genres. The books can be read to the students and most have AR quizzes attached.
Kathy
One of my favorite resources is Brainpop because I can use it in any grade, they have resources for just about any subject and or level and I know that my students love it and will be engaged in their learning. https://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/matterchangingstates/ This video explains the changing states of matter. It includes worksheets and an assessment as well as the video.Students love to watch and learn with Moby.
Kathy
My students LOVED IXL! We made it a contest against the other 5th grade classes and my students were so motivated to beat the students. My entire class made such academic gains and had a great time learning in such a fun way.
Rebecca Brady
I have used several different resources in the classroom. My students love Epic. It lets them choose different books that are in different genres and that are interesting to them. I have also used ReadWorks for social studies text. Flocabulary is a great resource to get the students interested in the topic. They like the songs and some will hum them for days!
Melissa Morgan
I like to use Flocabulary.com in my classroom to introduce new vocabulary in various subject areas. I break apart the activities and use one or two each day over the course of a week. Build-A-Beat is my student's favorite activity. I also like to use Epic, especially for my struggling readers. During independent reading time, I have a few of my students log into Epic and use the read to me feature.
Jessica Singewald
I love using Learning A to Z. It is my go to resource for differentiated reading resources. https://www.learninga-z.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2u6uvpyO6gIVi4jICh2NSQE5EAAYASAAEgKQP_D_BwE I can download and print leveled books for all my students in my class. I love making books for my students to take home and practice reading. I also use the leveled fluency passages for daily peer fluency. My students get excited when they get to go up a reading level. We get to track where they started and where they are now. I love using this resource for my after school literacy program too!
Jessica Singewald
I love using Learning A to Z. It is my go to resource for differentiated reading resources. I can download and print leveled books for all my students in my class. I love making books for my students to take home and practice reading. I also use the leveled fluency passages for daily peer fluency. My students get excited when they get to go up a reading level. We get to track where they started and where they are now. I love using this resource for my after school literacy program too!
Laura Fess
I really like Readworks.org. I have used this with small groups. I especially like the Article-A-Day feature. The students read a short article each day having to do with the same subject. It promotes discussion and understanding of the topuc.
David Garner
I chose "Differentiating reading for struggling readers within the CORI classroom" by John Guthrie. The reason I choose this was because reading is the framework for successful academics. Teaching fourth grade, I see many readers who still do not have the basics. They do not understand sounds, word parts, and how to read expressively. Of course, readers who are word callers, are not going to be expressive. Many readers also substitute or even skip words they don't understand. This leads to huge gaps on comprehension. The article, though long, gives teachers ways to mitigate students' reading weaknesses through differentiating the reading material and questioning. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2QWQAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT189&dq=differentiating+with+struggling+readers&ots=73B934-qJA&sig=qOMLV1qFR-QAH_2AasrkDRz7MaI#v=onepage&q=differentiating%20with%20struggling%20readers&f=false
David Garner
I read an article about differentiating in the Cori classroom. I picked this article because I am interested in helping my struggling readers. The article gives tips on how to differentiate including using leveled readers, small group activities, and individualized oral reading.
David Garner
I have filled this field in 3 times. The article was chosen because of my interest in helping struggling readers. The excerpt from the book I read gives information on how to differentiate to help readers.
Denler
Resources: readworks, level readers. The level readers help with differenciation and use the same vocabulary for the week. Readworks provides additional text at many levels to help reinforce the skill
Heidi Thompson
I love ReadingA-Z.com for younger readers. It allows me to differentiate or choose books on an easier or harder level that align to the standards.
MaryElizabeth Rozensky
Using words their way activities have helped my students with their phonics and have helped them to become stronger readers. It is a hands on and developmentally driven approach to increase student's phonics and word attack skills and in turn helps them develop skills to become more successful readers.
MaryElizabeth Rozensky
I have used raz-kids in my classroom to help students with their reading skills. The stories are on student's reading level. They answer questions and can choose books based on their own interests.
Christina
I chose the resource Spelling City. I think spelling city is a great resource because it allowed the students to practice writing spelling words with interactive games. IT gives students a lot of opportunities to practice new and previous learned words. It would help readers learn how to phonetically sound out words.
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