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Reading Rockets: Summer Reading
Here are some great ideas for summer learning and reading.
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Reading Rockets: 25 Activities for Reading/writing Fun
Discover these exciting 25 activities that develop reading and writing skills while having fun. The activities are split for two different age groups.
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Reading Rockets: Creating Timelines
This lesson from Reading Rockets provides a research-based rationale for having students create timelines in the elementary classroom. Grade level modifications and differentiated lesson ideas are included.
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Reading Rockets: Developing Academic Language: Got Words?
This is a research-based article concerning how to best teach academic vocabulary. Research finds that most teachers assign and mention vocabulary, but to be effective, instruction must be direct and meaningful. Recommendations for...
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Reading Rockets: Reading Topics a to Z: Root Words, Roots, and Affixes
An introduction to using word parts to improve vocabulary skills. Includes charts of common Greek and Latin roots as well as common prefixes and suffixes and their meanings. Each of the four charts can be downloaded.
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Reading Rockets: Writing
A collection of videos, articles for parents and for teachers, teaching strategies, webcasts for teachers, and research briefs on helping children develop their writing skills.
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Reading Rockets: Who's at Risk
Some children are at increased risk for reading difficulties. The more risk factors a child has, the more likely it is that he or she will encounter reading problems. Here you will find articles, research briefs, and a video on how to...
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Reading Rockets: Video Interviews With Top Children's Authors and Illustrators
A large collection of video interviews, along with biographical profiles, with well-known children's authors.
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Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: Phonics and Decoding
The goal of phonics instruction is to help children learn the alphabetic principle - the idea that letters represent the sounds of spoken language - and that there is an organized, logical, and predictable relationship between written...
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Reading Rockets: Students With Autism: 10 Ideas for Inclusive Classrooms
Students with autism may have unique needs with learning, social skills, and communication. These ten simple ideas will help teachers address some of these needs and provide guidance for bringing out the best in learners with autism.
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Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of Third Graders
Suggestions of ways for parents to read, write, and tell stories together with a child. Available in multiple languages.
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Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of Second Graders
Suggestions of ways for parents to read, write, and tell stories together with a child. Available in multiple languages.
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Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of First Graders
Suggestions of ways for parents to read, write, and tell stories together with a child. Available in multiple languages.
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Reading Rockets: Teach Expository Text Structure to Facilitate Comprehension
Expository text can be challenging to young readers because of the unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary it presents. Discover ways to help your students analyze expository text structures and pull apart the text to uncover the main idea...
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Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: What Else Matters
Factors such as classroom management, differentiated instruction, working with parents, and helping struggling readers play critical roles in the success of a reading program. Here you will find articles, research briefs, and a video on...
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Reading Rockets: Natural Disasters Around the World: Understanding and Empathy
Come and learn how to begin to help parents and educators address the aftermath of a natural disaster with children through reading and books. This site features a list of titles to begin this journey of healing.
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Reading Rockets: Learning Disabilities
This resource provides a wealth of information about learning disabilities, the most common of which is dyslexia - difficulty with language and reading.
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Reading Rockets: Oral Language
A collection of videos, articles for parents and teachers, webcasts for teachesr, and research briefs on helping children develop their oral language skills.
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Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: Third Grade
In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip sheets for teachers and parents on how to help third graders build strong writing skills. You'll also find videos on teaching writing....
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Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: Second Grade
In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip sheets for teachers and parents on how to help second graders build strong writing skills. You'll also find videos on teaching writing....
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Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: Kindergarten
In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip sheets for teachers and parents on how to help kindergarteners build strong writing skills. You'll also find video on teaching writing....
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Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing
An interactive tool to help teachers and parents learn more about writing. Here, writing samples from real kids provide examples and next-step guidance for students from pre-K to third grade.
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Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 12: Growing Writers
Find video excerpts from this program on how to build students' writing skills. Includes links to recommended resources and transcripts for the videos.
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Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 11: Summer Learning
Adventures in Summer Learning offers practical suggestions for parents about how to create a literacy-rich summer, as well as profiles of effective formal programs for at-risk youth and children with learning disabilities. Video excerpts...