Reading

There are many reasons why students have difficulty decoding and comprehending text. These resources were compiled by literacy leaders across Kansas to help teachers find strategies to help all students.

ADD/ADHD

Resources:

AdLit.org - Adolescent Literacy resources for parents and educators of kids in grades 4-12

Complex World of Adolescent Literacy: Myths, Motivations & Mysteries - Research article on adolescent literacy from Harvard Educational Revew

Stephanie Bieberly presented an overview of an Orton-Gillingham based program called Multi-Sensory Reading, Writing, and Spelling to our Reading PLC group on January 25, 2008.

Characteristics of the Program:

DOWNLOADS:

Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties: The Reading Teacher's Sourcebook - This 410 page guide is an excellent resource for teachers of grades 5-12. Many interventions are included.

Text structure acts as a road map for reading comprehension. When students understand the structure of the text, they know how ideas are arranged and know what to expect from the text. This knowledge then aids students in understanding the relationships of information within the passage. Making these connections is vital in comprehension and learning from information presented in the text.

Resources include:

Professional Resources Below Include:

• Quotes that can be used for ice-breakers or "brain breaks". Have participants choose a quote to respond to with a small group or with the whole group.

Ways to Help Middle School Students with Fluency:

This is one of my favorite books.  It is full of ideas, checklists, and word lists.  I refer to it OFTEN when creating lessons.

Below are websites to increase students' fluency skills:

Reader's Theatre Scripts

Reading A to Z - leveled fluency passages and reader's theatre scripts to download. (Membership Fee)

Teaching Heart - Free Reader's Theatre scripts and resources.

Aaron Shepard- Free Reader's Theatre scripts and resources.

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