Looking at Writing Explore annotated writing samples from kids in pre-K through grade 3, and see next-step suggestions for instruction. You’ll also learn about writing milestones and different purposes of writing — along with ideas for how to make room for writing during the day. Choosing an...
Reading Rockets– Readers build phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Online Reading Comprehension & Fluency Practice Just wanting practice in comprehension and fluency? These sites won’t disappoint. For example, they all provide more than enough opportunities to sha...
NELP Report: Developing Early Literacy(2009).Summary from Reading Rockets.The National Early Literacy Panel looked at studies of early literacy and found that there are many things that parents and preschools can do to improve the literacy development of their young children and that different appr...
Develop a love of reading with your students as early as possible by giving them daily opportunities to immerse themselves in reading deeply. Introduce them to various genres and authors so they can personalize and individualize their own reading journeys. Series are a great way for kids to grow...
Reading Rockets –“Finding Children’ Books in a Pandemic”offers suggestions for diverse readers. https://www.readingrockets.org/article/finding-children-s-books-pandemic
Start with a Book is a summer reading program for K–3 kids developed by Reading Rockets. Parents, librarians, and summer staff can explore 24 different kid-friendly topics—such as bugs, birds, and animals; detectives and explorers; or folktales, fairy tales, and myths. Each topic links ...
“More books does not make kids good readers,” Andrews said. “Instruction is how we make good readers.” Resources for Parents: Tips to help your child with readingat various age levels, from Reading Rockets Cox Campus for families
For reading recommendationsfor younger kids, visitReading Rockets, a project of WETA, and its Start with a Bookcollection of posts about summer reading.The site’s brief, lively write-ups feature fiction,nonfiction and poetry. Reading Rockets is also a great place to check for lists ofaward wi...
Shanahan, Timothy.Eight ways to help kids read complex text(Reading Rockets blog post Shanahan, Timothy.Should we teach students at their reading levels?An article for Literacy Leadership Shanahan, Timothy.To Lexile or not to Lexile – that is the question. An article for Reading Rockets ...
*10 Kids Summer Reading Programs We Love On-line Resources for Teachers *Summer Reading and Learningfrom the National Council of Teachers of English *Twenty-five Activities to Keep Kids Brains Active in the Hot Summer Sun *Recommended Audio Books from Reading Rockets ...