1	Reading from Research to Reality Gail Lovely www.GailLovely.com Email: Gail@GailLovely.com
2	Five Components Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Development Comprehension
3	Phonemic Awareness Phonemic awareness is the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in spoken words.
4	Teaching Phonemic Awareness Hear, identify and manipulate sounds and their letters Teaching sounds along with the letters of the alphabet is important because it helps children to see how phonemic awareness relates to their reading and writing.
5	Online Resources Phonemic Awareness http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp
6	Phonics Phonics instruction teaches children the relationships between the letters (graphemes) of written language and the individual sounds (phonemes) of spoken language.
7	Teaching Phonics Relationships between letters (written) and sounds (spoken) Needs to begin early and be systematic (according to research)
8	Online Resources Phonics http://www.readinga-z.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml http://www.iknowthat.com http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/phonics.html
9	Fluency Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Fluent readers recognize words and comprehend at the same time
10	Teaching Fluency Students become more fluent readers (1) by watching/listening to models of fluent reading and (2) by repeatedly reading passages as teachers offer guidance.
11	Online Resources Fluency Online Things to Read - Stories: http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/index.shtml online short fables and stories http://mgfx.com/KidLit/ publish online writing and read other’s writing http://kids.mysterynet.com/ online mysteries to read for kids http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bz050/HomePage.lm.html Monster Legends http://www.storiestogrowby.com/ Multicultural Stories http://www.netrover.com/%7Ekingskid/108.html stories with animation etc Online Things to Read – Non-stories: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Fun/riddleri.htm Riddles http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=carrick/index.html Readers Theatre Resources http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html lyrics Online Things to Read – Timely or Not Usually Available: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/index.html timely information and activities - Time for Kids http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/writings.html links to online kid writing
12	Vocabulary Development Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to communicate effectively. In general, vocabulary can be described as oral vocabulary (the words we use in speaking or recognize when listening) or reading vocabulary (the words we recognize or use in print).
13	Teaching Vocabulary Read aloud, no matter what grade you teach. Encourage students to read extensively on their own. Teach both individual words and word learning strategies
14	Online Resources Vocabulary Development http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/ http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html http://www.kidcrosswords.com http://www.vocabulary.com http://www.wordcentral.com/
15	Comprehension Comprehension is the reason for reading. If readers can read the words but do not understand what they are reading, they are not really reading.
16	“There should be a little voice in your head like the storyteller is saying it. And if it’s not, then you just lookin’ at the words.” High school student
17	Teaching Comprehension Use specific strategies: Graphic organizers Questions (writing or answering) Summarizing Can be achieved through cooperative group work
18	Online Resources Comprehension Graphic Organizers http://www.inspiration.com http://www.score.k12.ca.us WebQuests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
19	Additional Considerations Especially with Older Readers Intrinsic Motivation Desire to read Interested in content Interested in benefits of reading http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml Peer pressure Necessity
20	Online Resources Motivation Chat - via email services (unmonitored) Ask an Expert - http://www.askanexpert.com/ Epals – www.epals.com Content of Interest - http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ Youthful Writing – peer publishing, sharing
21	Online Resources For Teachers Reading First – Research and Practice http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1.html NRP Report (overview) http://www.reading.org/advocacy/nrp/background.html More Resources http://www.readingonline.org/
22	More for Teachers Book lists http://www.bookspot.com/ Compendium http://toread.com/
23	Online Resources For Parents http://www.nea.org/parents/readingmattershome.html http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/reading.html