http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/read?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "read" on Netvouz http://www.starfall.com/ The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. If you are teaching emergent readers, this is a very valuable site. It provides options for K-1 students that they can use independently or with a partner. Literacy > EMERGENT LITERACY jgordon Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:41:56 GMT http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/research/pdfs/ELLReport.pdf This resource summarizes the research on Read 180, an intervention program that incorporates whole group, individualized software, and small group activities for struggling readers. Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:39:51 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=89 I Read It, but I Don't Get It is a practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher andstaff developer who writes with verve and humor about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement -from those who have mastered the art of "fake reading" to college-bound juniors and seniors who struggle with the different demands of content-area textbooks and novels. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:02:04 GMT http://www.readingrockets.org/article/16287 From Reading Rockets By: Cheryl K. Iannucci (2007) Research has demonstrated that the most effective read-alouds are those where children are actively involved asking and answering questions and making predictions, rather than passively listening. This article describes in detail a technique for a three-step interactive read-aloud using sophisticated storybooks. Literacy > EMERGENT LITERACY jgordon Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:00:57 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0359&r=sb050603b Book by Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak Teachers in grades 3 through 6 are discovering this conventional wisdom is wrong—their students have to deal with an increasingly sophisticated range of texts that require additional reading skills. Upper elementary teachers face the difficult task of trying to offer appropriate reading instruction just as many of their students have their first experiences with textbooks, high stakes exams, and complex reading in new genres. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:26:40 GMT