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A Principal's Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Reading First Schools:http://www.fcrr.org/staffpresentations/Publication1a.pdf This article is by Dr. Joseph Torgeson, Director, Florida Center for Reading Research |
Acquiring a Second Language for School:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/100 Learning a second language for school is not simply a linguistic challenge; it poses social, cultural, academic, and cognitive challenges as well. This article describes a conceptual model for acquiring a second language for school that reflects all these challenges, and makes recommendations for instruction stemming from this model. |
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading:This website is designed to provide information, technology, and resources to teachers, administrators, and parents across the country. 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 website 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. | |
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Big Ideas on Beginning Reading - U of Oregon:This website is designed to provide information, technology, and resources to teachers, administrators, and parents across the country. 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 website 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. |
Bilingual Students with Disabilities Get Help:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/258 There are many children who are eligible for both special education and English as a Second Language instruction, but few models for how to serve these children well. Learn about a program in Clark County Nevada in which dually trained teachers provide overlapping instruction to meet both these needs. |
Children and Bilingualism:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/5127 Anyone can learn a new language. Some people find it easier than others, but all of us can do it. People who can use two languages well are bilingual |
Children's Writing in ESL:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/287 In teaching second language learners how to speak and read English, it is important not to neglect their writing development. Here are some strategies for teaching ESL children to become writers. |
Context Counts in Second Language Learning:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/99 Learning a second language is made more or less difficult by several contextual factors, such as first language proficiency, level of similarity between the first and second languages, and motivational factors. |
Creating Programs for Language Minority Families:http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/139 For language minority families, learning English is a key component of family literacy programs. This article describes questions to consider when establishing a program for language minority families |
Earlyreading.info Website:The earlyreading.info website is designed to help classroom teachers and grant writers find resources for prekindergarten through 3rd grade in five reading components. These components are consistent with the Reading First initiative. Because these resources have been chosen for quality, relevance, and authority, this website will provide you with quick access to the information you are seeking |