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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

Summer Reed
My school uses Iready and I feel this is a great program that helps my students.
Noemi
I like epic.com. It has a good variety of fiction and nonfiction books. Some of them have the option to listen to the book. There is also a section where students can find books by AR levels. Some of the books have a short quiz at the end to assess reading comprehension before they take the AR quiz.
Illiana Miranda
Students really enjoy Flocabulary and sing the songs when trying to remember the definitions of specific academic terms. Their figurative language song has been a hit for a few years in my room!
Mary Thomas
The resource I would like to share with you is the website wheeldecide.com. The reason I chose this is because I have found it to be very helpful to engage reluctant learners and readers. This website is a blank slate. It allows you to add vocabulary words, quiz questions, or geographical locations and suddenly, your classroom is now a game show and your student helpers can be your assistants to manage the resource. With a wireless mouse, a student helper can spin the wheel and another could be picking names using popsicle sticks. Even your most struggling reader will be engaged as they will want a turn to spin the wheel, call on a peer, and ask or answer a text based question based on the game show atmosphere. It wouldn't feel right if I didn't also recommend education.com. It's got some really amazing resources as well as learning games that really hook in my students.
Ellie
A program I love and highly recommend is Readworks.org. This program is essential for my fourth grade needs. It allows me to select articles at just right levels for my students that are very interesting as well. Not only can the students access the site live, I have the ability to print also. The website is very kid friendly to use. I also use this site for the students to practice their written responses to text dependent questions (not to mention, typing skills). I love using this program and my students do too!
Heidi
I really like getepic.This site has a lot of great books that can really get the students attention. It also has the capability, on some not all, to do read aloud on some of the books.
Chris Frazier
My school uses Epic.com which provides a versatile amount of materials of varying levels, which is great for scaffolding and group work. I also like their audio feature, which I find useful for struggling students, or students who are ELL/ESOL.
Kelli S
I'd like to suggest spellingcity.com. You can get a subscription, but you don't have to. There are many free 'games.' The site has the Wonder's vocabulary words already in there, or you can put in your own words. Then the students can play many games to reinforce the words you are trying to help them learn. My students always enjoy it.
Sydney Graham
A great resource that my school has recently got on board with using in the classroom has been Flocabulary. I have to say not only do the students love this website but I do as well. This specific resource focuses more on vocabulary with providing a song on a specific topic of your choice, then vocabulary cards that the students have to learn and utilize in either a sentence or drawing, then they provide a vocabulary game, along with a reading response, and quiz. Vocabulary is the start to why most students struggle in reading. So with using this interactive website the students get involved with using topic related vocabulary but seeing them in different contexts. Overall if you have time to explore this website it could be a little overwhelming at first but I got to say it is well worth it. Also hint hint you can assign lessons to your class and reassign work if they did not get the desired scores needed.
Rebekah
I really like using https://www.readworks.org/ in class because I can often find passages on engaging topics with different lexile levels to help differentiate in class. I can use the questions that come with the text or quickly create my own. I also like how they have paired passages to help meet the standards I am teaching.
Kim Galletta
I love using EPIC in my classroom for all readers. I have found that even my struggling readers enjoy this website. There is a wide variety of books for students with all interests. The books are leveled and many offer read aloud options and vocabulary help. Also for goal oriented students, EPIC keeps track of the number of books a student has read for those who set a goal or challenge.
Keeli
I chose Word Hippo as a resource because I have my students use it sometimes to help with vocabulary. https://www.wordhippo.com/ It's nice because they can look up synonyms, definitions, etc. and the website will pronounce the word for them so that they can learn how to speak it.
Donna Melendy
Orton Gillingham is a fantastic program for struggling learners. Although it is designed for individuals with dyslexia it has many benefits for struggling learners. There maybe up to 20% of the population with dyslexia and many of those with dyslexia have not been identified. The Orton Gillingham approach consists of a sequential and structured approach that includes the following lesson elements: multi-sensory, phonetic-alphabetic, synthetic-analytic, structured, sequential, repetitive, cumulative, cognitive, diagnostic, and prescriptive. Its focus is on phonemes, spelling rules and patterns, as well as teaching words that are non-phonetic.
Beth M.
Flocabulary.com is an exciting way to get children active and engaged in learning. Vocabulary is a building block of literacy and the foundation for every Flocabulary lesson
Sandra Maddi
ReadWorks is an excellent literacy resource for K-12 teachers and students. It has the largest library of nonfiction and literary articles. Helpful tools for struggling readers include paired texts and article-a-day. The platform and materials are completely free. https://www.readworks.org/
Heidi
I really like Flocabulary. It is a great way for the students to practice. They like the opportunity to use a device and not paper and pencil. I have seen a lot of success with it.
Heidi
I like to use quizzes.com. It creates and interactive environment for the class. It also gives the kids a break from the traditional pencil and paper.
Lisa
I recommend using Reading A-Z. Teachers can easily download books and print for struggling students. Each student starts at their individual level and progress at their own rate. The benchmarks and assessments have helped me pinpoint the areas I need to work on with my students to improve their reading.
Lisa Diez
I recommend using Reading A-Z. Teachers can easily download books and print for struggling students. Each student starts at their individual level and progress at their own rate. The benchmarks and assessments have helped me pinpoint the areas I need to work on with my students to improve their reading.
Noemi Vazquez Santos
Freckle has two alternatives that I like a lot. ON ELA they have decodable practice and sight words practice. Unfortunately they don't have a pre-test like they have for math so students can start practicing depending on their level, but for struggling learning is a way to practice while "playing" a game on the computer.
Katie
A literacy resource that I like is Reading Rockets. It has tons of resources for teachers such as classroom strategies for teaching reading and helping struggling readers. Here is the link : https://www.readingrockets.org/
Heidi
I really like readworks. You can see exactly how much the students are getting from their reading comprehension lessons.
Cynthia D'Anieri
I found a great set of early reader "Phonics Step into Reading" books that feature teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is a 12 mini book set sold on amazon, they have quite a few titles available. The reason that I chose the books for my 11th grade struggling Ell's is that they cover vowel sounds, sight words,and blends in a comic format that the kids love and accept rather than a more juvenile format.
Cynthia D'Anieri
I found a set if 12 mini books that are wonderful tools for the 11th grade ELL student emerging into English. They are sold on Amazon.com. They have an entire series of characters in the "Phonics Power!" collection. The books focus on "Phonics Step into Reading" and focus on vowel sounds, blends, sight words and are a great tool for the 11th grade ELL student who needs foundational work. The set I chose features the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic style images to align with the text. This is a better choice for the older reader than some of the other sets which can be more juvenile.
LaDonna Perry
I love Flocabulary! The fun way to explore vocabulary. The best part is all the fun songs that stick with us for days to come.
Heidi
I really like BrainPOP. I have found it to be very useful.
Sarah Brondyke
Every year, I enjoy using Learning A - Z as a way to support struggling readers and students in and outside the classroom. I this website and app for student use when they are reading independently at home and at school. Most parents don't have the correct independent level of books for their child at home, so this app and website provides a variety of genres and topics to support student interests and includes many ways to support a reader independently. Students can listen to a book, read a book using features where they can hear a word spoken if they come across an unknown word and read the definition of the word if they don't know the meaning of the word. For most books, students take a 5 question quiz and can go back in the book and fix questions marked wrong. On the website, I can track students progress of skills mastered or check in with students if they miss skills or are struggling. In my second grade class, I have found this resource is also helpful to scaffold independent reading for my struggling readers and helps keep them focused and on task when reading independently. This website raz-kids.com also has support in science, writing, headsprout, and vocabulary.
Laura Richardson
I really like flocabulary.com. It is very engaging and students enjoy learning new vocabulary.
Laura Richardson
I really like flocabulary.com. It helps students to learn new vocabulary and students love to play. It is an engaging program.
Stacey McLain
I enjoy using brainpop with the students. They enjoy the interactive parts and get really into it
Leann O'Neal
I like to use Go Noodle with the students. There are great activities that you can use your own vocabulary words or sight words within the activity. They also have pre recorded activities to use with your reading lessons. The kids love the silly actors on the site.
Xilena Santos
Epic is a wonderful resource where students can find a variety of book, this resource has grade levels.
Denise Herrera
The resource I have chosen is IXL. I chose this website because of the targeted skills practice for both Math and Reading. This resource is great for struggling readers because you can choose specific skills that they need to work on and assign those lessons. Also, if they are reading below grade level you can choose lessons at their level and not just the grade you teach. The website is ixl.com
Osmara
I love flocabulary because of all the songs. It has great ways to teach kids words and to help them remember the words.
Gina Schonberger
I really enjoy using epic. Epic has a variety of books for all students. It also has an audio feature that allows the students to listen to the book as well. I think that is a huge advantage for struggling readers. Epic.com
Hilda Hernandez
This past year, especially during virtual learning, I used NearPodEL for domain-specific vocabulary work in Science and Math. Even though this was developed for English Language Learners, it was extremely beneficial to ALL struggling readers as it targets similar strategies to learn vocabulary. It's presented in a fun and entertaining way that engages student participation. https://nearpod.com
Ginger Stuckey
I have used Fountas & Pinnell Lessons in Phonics for the past 17 years. It offers many hands-on lessons that can be modified to meet student's individual needs as well as materials that are easily reproduced. In addition, there is an assessment component. The skills covered are phonological awareness and phonics. The lessons are very easily to prepare for and use in a differentiated classroom. This resource can be found at www.heineman.com and on amazon.
Lindsey Nelson
I have used Flocabulary.com for a couple of years now. I also used it during our distance learning in the spring. While in class my reading students loved most sections of the lesson I assigned. They love listening to the raps and then writing their own. Some times in class if we have time I will let them preform their own raps in class. This enhances their learning by keeping their interest during the lessons.
Paula Swenson
I like using Scholastic for science and ELA lesson plans as they give differentiation and extensions for struggling and high achieving students. These can be whole group or small group mini lessons that integrate reading and writing into the lessons. They have a teachers toolkit full of ideas and classroom magazines with articles designed to highly motivate and meet student interests.
Stacee Register
Our school uses iReady and it's a good resource for reading. It advances as the students are ready, so it has built in review and remediation of skills if needed.
Chelsa
Flocabulary is a great resource for students to learn academic vocabulary and standard based reading instruction. It uses music, which the students enjoy. flocabulary.com
Gay Ann Pope
Reading Recovery is a research based instruction model that has proven results. It is a very effective model when looking for tools to helps any student especially those who are beginning the MTSS process. Website: www.readingrecovery.org It is an effective tool for even ELL or ESE students. Not only does in give specific lesson and a progression of achievable goals but it not only helps students learn to read but it also gives them sound problem solving strategies that can be applied in writing. Which we know is very important and the two should go hand-in-hand
Brenda Johnston
I use Quizlet (quizlet.com) to create vocabulary sets for each chapter of any subject where vocabulary is used. I currently teach ELA 4th grade, so I create sets for each chapter of our CKLA readers, but I used it for math and science in second grade. My teaching partner uses it for science and math in fourth grade. You just need to Create a new set, type in the words and vocabulary, then Quizlet uses those words for different activities. There are virtual flashcards, writing practice, spelling tests, and games such as gravity and match it. I add it to my Google Classroom as an assignment. The children love it and it helps build vocabulary.
Osmara
I like https://www.e-grammar.org/ because all these English grammar lessons are written for self-study learners who want to learn basic English grammar for free. They are suitable for beginners - advanced levels. So, this is excellent source for homeworks.
gina schonberger
I enjoy using Raz Kids. It has many different leveled books and a lot of topics to choose from. This makes it easy to promote engaging lessons with the vase materials provided.
Sandra Maddi
Khan Academy is a great resource for struggling readers. Khan now has BETA courses for ELA, including reading by grade level. Lessons focus on reading and vocabulary, including reading literature, reading informational texts, and close reads.
Debbie Morris
I really like Starfall.com! The teacher or parent can guide the student through reading lesson. They can start with the simple learning the letters and their sounds. Then there is a section where the student figures out the beginning sounds in words. It even has a book that highlights the word and sounds the word out for the student! But the best part about this site....it's FREE!
Chelsa
I chose the resource betterlesson.com because who doesn't want better lessons. On this website I learned about rally coach. This shows teachers how students can learn from their peers.
Merry
I chose Kahoot! www.kahoot.com It is an online game where students in class compete with one another based on time and correct answers. It can be used for multiple subject areas and various skills. The students absolutely love it. Anytime learning can be fun for them I am all in.
Brenda
I have been of fan of the Learning A-Z products, particularly Reading A-Z and RazKids, for many years. The site offers leveled readers, guided reading lesson plans, and the online portion for independent work. Being able to assign readings, monitor comprehension, and have kids record readings has been a blessing during the recent virtual learning period. Reading A-Z has many materials and tools for teachers to address the need of differentiation in today's classrooms.
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