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Sharing and Pooling Resources for Inclusion Classrooms

  • Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
  • On 4 July, 2015
  • 44 Comments

StudentTechnologyWhether a digital/21st century resource, printable resource, for differentiation, learning style, grouping, or collaboration, let’s share one specifically for inclusive classroom environments 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 in inclusive classrooms.

44 Comments

Jean Faulk
For my resource, after much checking around, I think Funbrain would be a good site for my students. Many of the sites I checked out were elementary based but this one has books for even middle and high school for struggling readers. It also has games students can play. The link to the website is http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html . Unfortunately, I do not get to use sites like these too often with my kids and we only have limited computer access due to the availability of the labs and only 4 in my room. This has such a wide variety of material, every student could find something they were interested in. Once that interest is found, they will be more likely to read. (they aren't going to read boring informational text.)
Rachel Wood
I chose kahoot as my resource. This interactive site allows the students to engage in a battle of wits and can be used for review on previous days material covered. This was a great thing to use with my high school English students, as it promoted engagement and it allowed for some competitiveness within the classrooms and the classes. It also helps the students reading skills since they have a short amount of time to read the questions and then respond to the questions using their devices.
John Berelsman
I chose this website because it has numerous articles and class activities that can be utilized to promote good citizenship and help squash racism and stereotyping. https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/ The activities within this website promote cultural diversity and differentiated learning via primary source documents.
lauren Hesch
I wanted to share a website that actually has a famous celebrity read a book to a student. This is a great resource to use for the earlier grades when they are struggling with reading. This could allow the students to listen to the story and answer comprehension questions after. It is even a wonderful resource to utilize during centers. http://www.storylineonline.net/
Elizabeth
I actually like MobyMax.com. It covers the 5 pillars and its free! If you do purchase the full site, you get reports on your students progress and can tell what they have been doing.
Paula Turner
I like the math is fun website at www.mathisfun.com because it has an illustrated dictionary with an interactive application as part of the definition, so students can play while exploring mathematical terms. For example, the definition for vertical angles has a picture with labeling along with the formal definition and an interactive piece that encourages students to move one of the points on the two intersecting lines to see what happens... the opposite angles remain equal to each other. It also has games and puzzles, but I find the illustrated definitions as the best resource for struggling readers. Math has jargon that differs from common language, so the use of these types of descriptive words broadens a students understanding, recognition and possibly increases usage of these terms.
Sharon Beck
News ELA is a website that I use for all of my students. One aspect of it that makes it so special is that it will create the Lexile level that each student needs, so I can search for the content that I need, once located, I then choose the Lexile. Usually, I only have to create three different levels. I do have a few students whom I need to challenge with a text right on grade level.
Sharlecia Langford
I chose this website because it contains all subjects for students at all levels along with interactive activities to enhance learning and development. It provides curriculum based learning and examination. Students are involved in online activities. My website is www.brainpop.com- Whether math, reading, social studies or science, brain pop provides videos for viewing and learning, online games to enhance learning and online assessment. Struggling readers love to interact with videos, ELL students are able to understand information clearly when given visual representations.
Sharlecia Langford
I chose this resource because it provides video representation for all subjects. He provides cross curricular learning. www.brainpop.com gives videos, games and online activities for students to be engaged in. Struggling readers and ELL students benefit from visual representations in order to understand meanings of concepts and words.
Madeline Ramos
I teach Spanish at the high school level and I am constantly finding websites that contain grammar and reading materials. I like the website spanish4teachers because they give you reading topics and each topic contains vocabulary and questions that go along with each reading
Madeline Ramos
I teach Spanish at the high school level and I am constantly finding websites that contain grammar and reading materials. I like the website because they give you reading topics and each topic contains vocabulary and questions that go along with each reading
Siobhan Awad
I have selected Reading Rockets. I have used this site before and have found it very, very useful. The specific this I am going to comment on is the Syllable game found at this link: http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/syllable_games I like Reading Rockets (and other games found on this cite) because it shows you the best time to use it, it has videos and other options for similar games. If you look up comprehension games or phonemic games you will also find helpful things. My suggestion is to take a look at this cite in depth it is worth the time.
Laura Leister
I use two programs in my Intensive reading classroom: Read 180 and System 44. I use System 44, a phonics-based program, with my beginning ELL students to help build their knowledge of phonics and phonemic awareness. Read 180 is for my more advanced ELL students who can work more on spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. They are both highly effective programs that have been researched to be effective in reading intervention.
martha byrd
I like GoNoodle Plus for interactive learning. You can go to www.gonoodle.com and access it. It has great interactive games to review ELA, Math, and more. You can create your own question sets to use to review so you can differentiate based on your groups. It also gives the kids brain breaks by doing some type of movement after each question. This resource works well because you can choose to have it read to you or you can have the students read on their own.
martha byrd
I like GoNoodle Plus for interactive learning. You can go to www.gonoodle.com and access it. It has great interactive games to review ELA, Math, and more. You can create your own question sets to use to review so you can differentiate based on your groups. It also gives the kids brain breaks by doing some type of movement after each question. This resource works well because you can choose to have it read to you or you can have the students read on their own. Students can choose the type of game they want to play or teacher can depending on need or level.
Dan Barney
As a high school electives teacher, I use News ELA (newsela.com). It provides a great deal of news articles about any and every subject matter (even the arts). You can assign articles at varying reading levels and you can set the reading levels for each student within the same article (for struggling readers, there are simplified as well as advanced versions of the articles). The students take a an online quiz after the article at their level. There are even Spanish versions for Preproduction or Early Production readers but I recommend weening quickly. Our school mandates all subject areas integrate reading in the classroom and for a once a week session, this seems user friendly.
Kristine
Newsela is a great resource to use. It provides you with a multitude of resources and it levels them according to a student's lexile level. The text is interesting and relevant to current events. I highly recommend checking this website out.
Lynn Cutshaw
I love using Google Classroom. I can differentiate the assignments and products for each student usign Google Classroom.
Mark Doggett
Being a business teacher I like to use Bloomberg Businessweek opinion section. I allow the students to find articles they are interested in. I have them write a brief summary of the article and one thing they agree with and one thing they disagree with. This allows them to see the views of the writer if they disagree. After the students are done writing I have a couple students share their thoughts and we discuss them as a class.
Tara Hughes
One resource I like is CommonLit.org. This resource is good for all students whether they are struggling readers or high-achieving. This resource not only has high-interest articles and poems, both fiction and non-fiction, but also paired texts, related media files, text dependent questions and discussion questions. Struggling readers benefit from this site because it has a guided reading option.
Tara
One resource I like is CommonLit.org. This resource is good for all students whether they are struggling readers or high-achieving. This resource not only has high-interest articles and poems, both fiction and non-fiction, but also paired texts, related media files, text dependent questions and discussion questions. Struggling readers benefit from this site because it has a guided reading option.
Terri Dewey
I must say that I use Starfall.com the most in my room (I teach Kindergarten) and Readingrockets.org is my second favorite! However, I believe those have both been mentioned on this blog so I will go to my third favorite site, which I still feel is a great word building site. This sight is focused on vocabulary which is great for my ELL and struggling kids - it can be found at https://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Terri Dewey
I must say that I use Starfall the most in my room (I teach Kindergarten) and Readingrockets is my second favorite! However, I believe those have both been mentioned on this blog so I will go to my third favorite site, which I still feel is a great word building site. This sight is focused on vocabulary which is great for my ELL and struggling kids - it can be found at https://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Federico
Readworks is a great tool I use.
Jalyce Morris
I enjoy telling parents about Starfall.com to use at home prior to entering into the school system. This program introduces the early stages of language.
Dora
I chose Inclusive Schools Network Newsletter because it gives information and advise for all the people involved in an inclusive environment, parents, schools, teachers, and districts. The articles help with self-assessment, action plans, effective instruction, and even inclusion around the world. https://inclusiveschools.org/newsletter-archive/ The newsletter is an online tool to help classrooms, parents, and schools learn more about inclusive classrooms. There are webinars and articles embedded in the newsletter to further the study of inclusion.
Dora Escobedo
I chose Inclusive Schools Network Newsletter because it gives information and advice for all the people involved in an inclusive environment, parents, schools, teachers, and districts. The articles help with self-assessment, action plans, effective instruction, and even inclusion around the world. https://inclusiveschools.org/newsletter-archive/ The newsletter is an online tool to help classrooms, parents, and schools learn more about inclusive classrooms. There are webinars and articles embedded in the newsletter to further the study of inclusion.
Cassidy Williams
I really like Raz-Kids (https://www.raz-kids.com/). It contains many wonderful resources and provides assessment data to help teachers monitor the success of their students in reading. With over 400 e-books, students are bound for success with this program!
Veronica Roquett
If you haven't aleardy seen or heard about Nearpod you're missing out. Nearpod is a highly interactive way to engage your students with most contents. You can choose from existing lessons or create your own. When your students have one-to-one access or even in centers they can be completely submerged in a purposeful experience that connects directly to the content. Students can view 3-D models of just about anything, go on virtual tours, and explore just about anything academic they have an interest in. Check it out at https://nearpod.com/
Allan Cerully
https://www.starfall.com/h/ is a wonderful site to use with struggling readers. It work extremely well with students new to the country and non-readers. It teaches basic phonic skills, such as rhymes, letter recognition and sounds, etc. It really engages the students.
Heidi Farach
At my elementary school Imagine Learning is used to help ELL students learn more about the English language. Imagine Learning is differentiated for each student and presents concepts in a fun way. I often put an IL lesson on my smartboard and teach a lesson whole group. The lesson on syllables is fun and the class quickly caught on
Vonda
I am using the LLI kit from Fountas and Pinnell for my struggling readers. This kit is designed for struggling or reluctant readers. The kit comes with a wide range of levels which contains fiction and nonfiction books. It also comes with resource books that contain daily small group lesson plans. The kit includes a cd for additional resources as well as videos to help support the classroom teacher. www.fountasandpinnell.com
Vonda
I use starfall.com for my struggling readers. This website is highly engaging and provides a progression of levels for the students. It can focus on letter recognition, letter sounds, word families and reading. This is a free resource and it also allows you to print books for the students to read. www.starfall.com
Charles Santos
I would like to share www.historyteacher.net which is a site completely put together by Ms. Susan Pojer. Her website includes many primary resources that are tremendous when teaching student about document analysis, argument and evidence based essays (DBQs). Her site includes links to the college board, NYS regents exam resources and other invaluable lesson ideas! A very complete social studies site for all levels and for every kind of social studies teacher.
Renee Jeacoma
I chose kahoot as my resource. The site is very interactive and allows students to compete while learning. My first graders love to see which team can get more correct. It keeps them very focused and interested which I love!
Vicki
One resource I have used with elementary and high school students is https://www.readworks.org/. I like it because I can choose the lexile level, grade level, or skill to work on. I can have the students complete the work online or print it out for ones who don't have internet or who do better with paper and pencil. I like that I can monitor progress by increasing levels as the students master each level of reading an comprehension. I also like that I can choose to have the students answer questions regarding one or multiple texts. I believe comprehending what you read is more important than being able to read well. If they can do Read Works, they have figured out how to read for a purpose and understand the topics.
Tina
I like to use the Accelerated Reader program so that students can each read on their independent learning level. The placement test gives the teacher helpful information about which reading skills a student is struggling with. The students can improve their comprehension and adjust their levels as they make their goals.
Malinda
I chose Jan Richardson, The Next Step Forward. http://www.scholastic.com/NSFRESOURCES/ It's an instructional resource for guided reading. This resource meets the students where they are and takes them to the next step. It's easy to follow and students are highly engaged. It provides students with the foundation they need to successful read and understand the text.
Karen Strand
I love to use Newsela in my class. www.newsela.com This resource works effectively with struggling readers because it allows you to differentiate the reading level based on your students, and is also available in Spanish. Because the articles are based on current news, there are always videos or newsclips available to help build background knowledge and provide visual support. Articles are short, so are not overwhelming to struggling students. Students can read a simplified version of the text, then can scaffold up to a grade-level version of the text.
Malinda Watkins
I chose Reading Bear:free phonics & vocabulary: -teaches over 1200 vocabulary words, with presentations that cover many phonics rules. I appreciate the simplicity in the way that the site breaks the information down for the students. I also like that it is thorough. The site has sound, pictures, flashcards, silent sentences, & quizzes. It is very interactive. This resource would be very effective in the classroom because all students could participate with the phonics activities on their computers alone or, in pairs working together.
Donna
I chose MyOn. I started using this last year During the Pandemic. I found this program to be wonderful for students , students can listen to books being read to them and they also have the opportunity to read books on all subjects as well as levels.
Donna Wentz
I chose myon because it has a varied amount of levels . I have students that have difficulty reading so they can always find a topic that interest them
Donna Wentz
I chose myon because it has a varied amount of levels . I have students that have difficulty reading so they can always find a topic that interest them
Donna Wentz
I chose myon because it has a varied amount of levels . I have students that have difficulty reading so they can always find a topic that interest them my ell students learn not only by reading but they could listen to the books.

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