Reading Links

Self-Esteem and Reading Difficulties

The effects of falling behind and feeling like a failure can take a large toll on kids. Children can lose all desire to read or go to school. Some begin to act out in class or set low expectations for themselves

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/self

Link 1

Questions and answers on Reading Disabilities

Hundreds of research-based and best-practice articles about reading.Reading Rockets offers hundreds of articles that provide research-based and best-practice information for educators, parents, and others concerned about reading achievement. You can browse our articles by date or title, or organized by topic.http://www.readingrockets.org/articles

Link 2

Reading Strategies Definitions

 Teach them to recognize when they are reading to be informed, reading for literary experience, or reading to perform a task, and help them to name, select, and apply strategies appropriate for each intent. The following strategies apply to reading in ALL content areas.

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/

isa/staff/abita/english/reading_strategies.htm

Link 3

Reading Strategies

What is Strategic Reading?

Role of the Reading Specialist

http://www.howard.k12.md.us/langarts/Curriculum/

strategies.htm

Link 4

Reading Strategies

In addition to using books and magazines to find 

out about Reading Strategies, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/

listreadingst2.html

Link 5

Reading and Mapping Stategies

Here are some strategies to use while reading to help you understand and retain information. We have included mapping strategies, since these can be used in either the writing or the reading process. Writing and Grammar

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/reading/

main/strategies.htm

Link 6

Reading Strategies

Familyeducation.com

The rate of growth and learning during your child's early years is tremendous! Help her gain the skills she'll need to read and be successful in school with these tips and resources.

http://school.familyeducation.com/reading/early-learning/38326.html

Link 7

What are Reading Problems, Reading Disabilities, and Dyslexia?

Researchers have now furthered the definition to include not only reading difficulties, but an impairment in areas of language development that is observed when the individual begins learning to read. These skills are measured in the Reading Screening assessment. 

http://www.pittstate.edu/services/carrd/readingproblems.htm

Link 8

Reading and Language Disorders

Speechville Express. About specific disorders

http://www.speechville.com/diagnosis-destinations.html

Link 9

Reading and Language Middle School Reading Resources

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/reading-ms.html

Link 10

Reading Wars

The teaching of reading

http://www.middleweb.com/Reading.html

Link 11

Getting Real About

Middle School Reading

After years of ignoring reading instruction, Long Beach's content-area teachers are learning to help students master academic text

http://www.middleweb.com/CSLB6read.html

Link 12

Reading and Language 

Middle School Reading Resources on the net 

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/

departments/isa/staff/abita/academic_websites/

reading.htm

Link 13

Integrating Literature into Middle School Reading Classrooms. ERIC Digest

http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9214/middle.htm

Link 14

Reading Middle School Girls' Selected Annotated Reading List and Resource Guide

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/msrl/

index.html

Link 15

Reading and Language Disorders. Speech Therapy 

Who Diagnoses Speech Language Disorders? 

http://www.speechville.com/education-station.html

Link 16

http://www.starfall.com/

 Where children have 

 fun learning to read! 

Pre K through Second Grade

Test Tutor for reading

Listed grade by grade covering all reading strategies

Excellent interactive educational site

Highly recommended

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/test_tutor/build19/

Link 18

English Center Study Zone

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/

index.htm

Link 19

Stories To Grow By

http://www.storiestogrowby.com/

Link 20

Techniques for Teaching Reading Effectively

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching

Link 21

Aaron Shepard’s World of Stories 

Folktales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, 

Myths, Legends, and More

http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/index.html

Link 22

Welcome to The Reading Corner, a place to find good books to read.

http://www.carr.org/read/index.htm 

Link 23

Interactive Websites - Reading and Language Arts

http://www.globalclassroom.org/2005/inservice

/reading.html

Link 24

The Internet Picture Dictionary

Reading practice for ELL students (Spanish, French, German, Italian, English) 

www.pdictionary.com

Link 25

Basic steps in the research process

http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/

Link 26

Interactive sites with lessons, and or stories

http://teach.beavton.k12.or.us/~andrea

_burke/FOV1-00030596/S0673B9D9-0675224C

Link 27

Teach a Child to Read 

Dedicated to the thousands of children who need to improve

their reading skills, and to their parents who want to help them succeed

http://www.succeedtoread.com/

Link 28

The Compact for Reading Guide offers tips on creating community and family-school partnerships with the purpose of improving children's reading. The School-Home Links Reading Kits are a collection of research-based activities designed to help families reinforce the reading and language arts skills that their children are learning at school.

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Link 29

A website containing very appropriate activities for letter and number skill building for grades K-1. Simple to use.

http://www.learningplanet.com/

Link 28

Reading Strategies for Elementary Students | eThemes | eMINTSThese websites contain reading strategies to help elementary school students become good readers. Some websites simply list strategies

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001436.shtml

Link 30

Elements of a story interactive

Literature gives order to human experience. 

Literature explores cultural values. 

Literature demands an emotional response from the reader. 

Like a great journey, literature can show you things you have never seen before and will never forget. 

Elements

1. Constructing Plot, The Elements of Plot Development

2. Exploring Point of View

3. Creating Character

4. Describing Setting

5. Analyzing Theme

6. Related Resources

Website Designed at Homestead™ Design a Website and List Your Business