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Internet Integration That
Improves Reading
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that instruction be based on scientifically based research. But how do teachers know where to find research-based strategies and resources to support classroom instruction? What have researchers discovered about how to successfully teach children to read? What Internet resources be incorporated into Reading instruction?
The Research
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NCLB and Reading: Reading First (formula grant program) - http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/
page_pg5.html
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Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read (National Reading Panel - 2000) - http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Publications/
researchread.htm ...review of over 100,000 studies to analyze research in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension.
(book order form - #16)
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The Partnership for Reading: Bringing Scientific Evidence to Learning - http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/pfr/search.cgi
Internet Resources
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Phonemic Awareness
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AlphaBites - http://www.alphabet-soup.net/alphabite.html
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Learning Planet.com - http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp
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PBS’s Between the Lions - http://pbskids.org/lions/games/
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BBC Crankaphone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/
cvc/crank/index.shtml
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GameGoo - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html
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Phonemic Awareness - http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/phonics.html
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Phonics
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BBC ’s Digby Mole (beginning sounds, end sounds, rhymes) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dgi.shtml
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ikonwthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com
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Starfall – http://www.starfall.com
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Clifford's Sound Match - http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/
index.htm
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BBC Words and Pictures - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/
index.shtml
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Fluency
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Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By - http://www.storiestogrowby.com/
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Readers Theatre Resources for Teachers and Students - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/langrt.htm
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Poetry for Kids - http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
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Fables and Fairy Tales - http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/index.shtml
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Vocabulary
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Education Place: Wacky Web Tales and Fake Out! -http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/
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Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles -http://www.kidcrosswords.com
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Merriam Webster’s Word Central (grades 4-8 and up) -http://www.wordcentral.com/
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Fake Out - http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/
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Annie's Rhyme Time - http://teacher.scholastic.com/annie/index.asp
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Vocabulary University - http://www.vocabulary.com/
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Text Comprehension
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Strategies for Reading Comprehension - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
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4 Blocks Literacy Framework: Graphic Organizers - http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/
graphic_organizers.htm
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Graphic Organizers - http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
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SCORE: Graphic Organizers - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm
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Reading Sources
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