ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Developing a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.
Other
Gcc: Reading Better and Faster
Tutorial site for students that teaches them strategies so they can read faster. This then makes the student a more effective reader.
Other
Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetics and Sight Words
Discover more about phonemic awareness when you visit this informative site. This resource features activities that teach phonemic awareness and activities that teach alphabetics.
Auburn University
Auburn University: English Phonemes
Come and learn more about English phonemes, spelling, example words and meaningful names. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Phonemic Activities
Come and learn more about these awesome phonemic activities for the preschool or elementary classroom.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Willie Nelson: All Together Now!
This lesson plan is based on Willie Nelson lyrics, and the PBS feature on him. It focuses on brainstorming and choral reading skills. In addition to the lesson plan, there is information on how to do guided reading and choral reading.
Phonics Guide
Papa Jan: What Is Phonics?
How can you define phonics? Take this opportunity to learn a little more about phonics and its relationship to letters and sounds.
LD Online
Ld Online: Learning Disabilities Online: Phoneme Awareness Activity
What do you know about phoneme activities for collaborative classrooms? This site will show how to develop your own activities to sharpen your students phonemic awareness skills. This informative resource will support any teacher's work...
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Teaching Approaches: Phonics Instruction
Explore the world of phonics instruction. Students and teachers can benefit from this informative site, which outlines a phonics instruction plan.
Kidsource OnLine
Phonemic Awareness: Important Early Step to Reading
This site features an article that looks at the importance of phonemic awareness as an early step to learning to read. Teachers will benefit from the information presented within this article.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness
Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...
Auburn University
Auburn University: Help Beginners With Oral Reading
This helpful overview for teachers recommends strategies that aid young readers with oral reading.
Other
Lesson Plan: Reading Comprehension Booklets
Use this online lesson plan for creating reading comprehension booklets. Teachers can use this lesson plan as a spring board for other reading comprehension activities.
Other
Papa Jan: Five Essential Components of Reading
Can you name the five essential components of reading? Check out this informative site from Papa Jan.com to learn more about phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.
LD Online
Ld Online: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness
This site from the LD OnLine focuses on beginning reading and phonological awareness for students with learning disabilities. Check out the information presented in this informative article.
ESL4kids
The Efl Playhouse: Phonemic Awareness for Young Language Learners
A group of ten simple activities easily incorporated into the course of a day to reinforce phonemic awareness.