Exam Preparation
- Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading focuses on the five BIG IDEAS of early literacy: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension. The web site includes definitions and descriptions of the research and theories behind each of the big ideas, describes how to assess the big ideas, gives information on how to teach the big ideas including instructional examples, and finally, shows you how to put it all together in your school.
- Free-Reading
Free-Reading is an “open source” instructional program that helps teachers teach early reading. Because it's open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers. It's designed to contain a scope and sequence of activities that can support and supplement a typical “core” or “basal” program.
- Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read
This primer discusses and summarizes studies varying from readings and phonics instruction, fluency, and the improvement of reading comprehension.
- Teaching Children to Read
In 1997, Congress asked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the status of research-based knowledge, including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read. These topics (which correspond almost exactly to the domains defined by the American Board) received intensive study: alphabetics, fluency, comprehension, teacher education in reading acquisition, and reading-focused computer technology. This document is the result of that extensive
- Teaching Fluency with Maryanne Wolf: Common Questions About Fluency
This is an excellent overview of the importance of fluency and its connection with comprehension. The information provided gives a detailed definition of fluency and offers tips on encouraging fluency in readers.
- Teaching Reading K-2
Annenberg
has created an online video library to help teachers improve their teaching
strategies. There are twelve video
sessions with a focus on classroom practices and profiles of students over
time. This excellent resource mixes a
deep theoretical understanding with practical classroom applications. There is
also an excellent list of terms included within this site.
