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New report explaining that Edmonton Public Schools is implementing Read&Write for Google

Read&Write Gold version 11

Dinah Zike's Reading and Study Skills Foldables

Reading Bear, a project of WatchKnowLearn.org, is the first free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media. We spent an enormous amount of time developing 50 presentations, covering even more phonics principles and illustrating over 1,200 vocabulary items. There is nothing else like it, free or otherwise.

Read & Write Gold's toolbar - YouTube Video

Aided language modeling: adult models how to use the individual's communication board/AAC system by actually pointing to/selecting symbols to represent words being read from the text Learning how to use aided language modeling during reading activities using strategies; either of the strategies could be used although in the research the RAA strategy was used primarily to model and elicit single symbol responses whereas RAAP strategy was used primarily to model and elicit multi-symbol response. You can use either of these strategies but prompts may be needed for some children. * RAA: using the read-ask-answer strategy to elicit single symbol responses on the AAC system * RAAP: using the read-ask-answer-prompt strategy to elicit single symbol or multisymbol responses on the AAC system

There are 7 reading courses and 5 writing courses within the program; including reading and writing in Spanish! Assign specific courses and specific strands within each course for specific students.

A PDF quick start guide for Read&Write for Google Chrome

Read&Write for Windows Quick Start Guide is a PDF

Article outlining research about the benefits of reading for pleasure.

snd reading comprehension

Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, and helps them learn words in new ways.

"Reading and writing are modalities of  language (just like listening & talking). The more we integrate literacy into language learning the more opportunities for prAACtice and learning.  Think of all the ways to prAACtice core words with reading and writing (e.g., "read again", "write about that", "that is good", "He was bad", "tell me more", "I know", etc…). With this in mind, we love encouraging a love of literacy for ALL of our students. Here are some top tips we have learned from the most reluctant reader/writers, to beginning reader/writers, to even the more proficient readers/writers. It is such a great pleasure to watch students begin to love literacy as much as we do."

This program is designed to be a fun way to develop your children's early literacy skills as you read story books with them. In the books For Children, you will find coaches, Pedro, Hali, and Monty who give ideas of how to talk with children about the books. In the books For Teachers and Parents, there is also another coach named Terry, who talks about literacy development and suggests fun activities to do with children.

Great resources and activities and prompts in helping children read!

Descriptions of a number of reading strategies

Scaffold student understanding of text usingthe following ideas and strategies that I have briefly described below. Many of these strategies are suitable for secondary as well as elementary students. I have researched links and materials to additional information about each strategy and have provided downloads to worksheets that you can print to provide students with support for many of the strategies.

"You Can't Learn Much from Books You Can't Read Richard L. Allington"

FOR LCPS staff and students: Use this guide to determine which files you need to copy from the school drive to take Read & Write home

Full online curriculum for early learning in reading, math, science, and art.

Evidence suggests that using text to speech helps students improve reading skills

How to improve literacy skills with word clouds

The YouTube Channel for Loudoun County Public School's AT Team. Find over 70 instructional videos arranged into playlists including but not limited to… Read&Write for Google Chrome Tutorials Read&Write Tutorials Read&Write Student Testimonials Communication Strategies Foldables