Strategies for
Struggling Readers

Gail Lovely

www.GailLovely.com

 

Components of Reading - an organizational list

Phonemic Awareness

Crankophone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/crank/index.shtml

Game Goo

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Phonics

Clifford

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm

Sound Puzzle

http://www.soundpuzzle.com/index.html

Fluency


Readers Theater

http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/carrick/

Lyrics

http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html

News

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/

Audio Books, Stories

http://wiredforbooks.org (all ages/abilities)

http://www.lightupyourbrain.com/stories.html (follow along)

http://www.bookhive.org/ (storytelling)

Vocabulary Development

Word Central

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Word Fun

http://teacher.scholastic.com/annie/index.asp

http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/

Comprehension


Graphic Organizers

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Book Adventure

http://www.bookadventure.com

WebQuests as Tools

http://www.webquest.org

Engaging Projects as Tools

http://www.glef.org/

 

Methods for Helping Struggling Readers

Direct Instruction or Practice

Tutorials and Skill and drill

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/reading/

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1298/5pesci.html

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/core/writing.asp

Indirect Instruction

Tutorials or game practice

Models of writing/reading

Spaghetti Book Club http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/

FunBrain http://www.funbrain.com/

My Hero http://myhero.com/home.asp

Small Group Instruction

Individual Instruction

Mythology Website example

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/mythology.html

Inexpensive Individualized books

http://www.readinga-z.com

http://starfall.com

 

Teaching Methods and Tools

Provide Tangible Guides and Organizing Tools

MORE Graphic organizers

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html

Customizable rubrics and checklists

http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=NewRubric&module=Rubistar

Think Pair Share

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/CL1/CL/doingcl/thinkps.htm

Open Ended Questions and Explorations

http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html

Fluent Reading Resources

Choral Reading

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/choralpage.htm

Storytelling

http://www.storyarts.org/

http://www.proteacher.com/070163.shtml

Provide Authenticity

Key Pals

http://www.epals.com

Moderated Chat (older students)

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/chat.htm

Ask an Expert

http://www.askanexpert.com/

http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html

Provide Audience of Importance to Students

Book Rap – share globally

http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/book-rap/index.html

Teacher Support

Teacher Information and Support

http://www.lite.iwarp.com/strugtech.html

 

Resources for Early Learners

http://www.earlyreading.info

http://www.literacyconnections.com/WordFamilies.html

 

Teacher Resource
A List of Easier Books for Older Readers

http://easybooklist.com/

 

Teacher Resources

The Partnership for Reading

http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/index.html

The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

U.S. Department of Education

Teacher Resources

Learning to Read

http://www.toread.com/

“…improve the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques. “

Serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research.

Teacher Resources

Reading Online

http://www.readingonline.org/

Online journal of the International Reading Association

Electronic Classroom

“…sharing effective practices and new developments related to the intersection of literacy with technology”

Resources to Support Great Teaching of Reading

Research

http://www.reading.org/advocacy/nrp/background.html

http://middleweb.com/alvermann.html

http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/facts/reading_facts.html

http://www.nclb.gov/next/overview/index.html

 

Additional Resources

http://www.GailLovely.com

If you found this information interesting or helpful,  I would love to come to your school and work with you and your colleagues, contact me!

 

 

Gail Lovely

www.GailLovely.com

glovely@aol.com or Gail@GailLovely.com