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This article talks about mentoring programs where adults bring animals into the classroom and the student reads to the animal. Animals are comforting and non-judgemental and reading to an animal can improve fluency and reading ability by taking the focus of the child and putting focus on reading to and teaching the animal.

Seems like this could be a good resource to incorporate Blooms Taxonomy, ZPD, and many other theories we've been learning in EDUC 334. "This video-based course is an exploration of learning theory - appropriate for grades K-12 and all subject areas - for the training of preservice teachers and the professional development of inservice teachers. Hosted by Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, the 13 half-hour programs illustrate a variety of learning theories with applications to classroom practice. A Web site and print guide supplement the videos, with background readings, questions for discussion, and ongoing assignments that bring theory into practice."

Seems like this could be a good resource to incorporate Blooms Taxonomy, ZPD, and many other theories we've been learning in EDUC 334. "This video-based course is an exploration of learning theory - appropriate for grades K-12 and all subject areas - for the training of preservice teachers and the professional development of inservice teachers. Hosted by Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, the 13 half-hour programs illustrate a variety of learning theories with applications to classroom practice. A Web site and print guide supplement the videos, with background readings, questions for discussion, and ongoing assignments that bring theory into practice."

Read, click, and win with Book Adventure - a free, motivational reading program available to children in grades K-8.

This website allows students to develop a list of their favorite books that they can return to at anytime. After each book, there is a quiz to help students with their comprehension.

Award-winning reading solution with thousands of leveled readers, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments to teach guided reading, reading proficiency and comprehension to K-5 students

A comprehensive core reading program for Grades K to 2 aligned to the Common Core State Standards

Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes.

An easy graphic organizer program to use with students of all ages!

A complete diagnostic and therapeutic center offering programs for the treatment of all speach,language voice,movement and sensory disorders

Daily news articles written at multiple levels of complexity in order to provide a text that is accessible to students with ranges of abilities. Just click the appropriate Lexile on the right side of the page. There is an optional quiz for each article, and an ability to assign articles and track activity for groups of students.